Last week I was talking to two women who run a small, fast growing business. They started by telling me what a great year they had had, and …
Last week I was talking to two women who run a small, fast growing business. They started by telling me what a great year they had had, and …
It’s the middle of May and many of us are thinking about planning for next year. Well, next financial year anyway – the one ending …
So, will you finish this financial year making a profit? Will you turn a loss because you are “investing in the future”? Or did you have a b…
Oh woe, a conversation I had yesterday about a business owner’s earnings – or lack of – sparks this week’s tip. Never mind the d…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article extolling the virtues of timesheets. A few days later the same topic came up in a conversation I ha…
I spent many years working in a professional services firm and one of the tasks that I least enjoyed was completing my weekly timesheet. As …
We are leveraging our current business by expanding into a new business, but it isn’t shaping up as quickly and as neatly as we thought it w…
We always have a lot of strategic projects on the go. I know we would make better progress if we did less but they all seem important. What …
I’m so busy that I’m not spending enough time with my employees and customers. I know I need to connect with them but how can I fit it in? …
Last week was bookended by opposites. I spent Monday with a visionary, energetic, but largely undisciplined business, and Friday with an eff…
To jump start innovation, I’ve given my employees the opportunity to do a fun project in work time, but no one has submitted an idea. What’s…
We’re not very good at regularly reviewing on our pricing, how can we keep on top of it? I have been doing a survey, it’s a small samp…
