It’s interesting to observe the events that trigger an ‘aha’ moment for a business. This week I caught up with the CEO of an events co…
It’s interesting to observe the events that trigger an ‘aha’ moment for a business. This week I caught up with the CEO of an events co…
The little Gibbon is playing happily in the sun when 180 kilograms of Gorilla rumbles in and parks its ample self beside the tiny ape. A…
One of the most appealing aspects of life in a small or medium sized business is that you get to play so many different roles. But sometimes…
I have this experience annually. The calendar says it is 1 July, the very first day of the new financial year, yet I feel like I have been l…
I would like all our employees to contribute ideas to help our business grow, but at the moment we don’t get many. What can I do? I did …
You might remember that last week I wrote about a CEO and his unfortunate experience with a general manager. I had a few people contact me f…
Here is the dilemma. The entrepreneurial CEO of a fast growing $20+ million company hired a general manager in April last year. He fired him…
It was almost starting to feel like Groundhog Day. Last week, I met with three different business leaders on three consecutive days, all of …
A coffee this week with an old friend, the CEO of a technology company, reminded me of how having an Achilles heel and a “critical number” c…
The other day an enormous Excel spreadsheet arrived in my inbox. “Here’s our annual plan,” announced the email proudly “what do you think…
I had an interesting question from the managing director of a shoe company, whose business it is to source and import high quality European …
I was lucky enough to spend last Wednesday at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the ins and outs …
