The odds that an idea becomes a business are something like one in 50. Probably more if I look back on how many brilliant ideas have been put in front of me and how few have got to the stage of trading. The odds that a funded business … [Read more...]
The Power Of Three!
There is a magic and a power about three. Three wise men, three kings, three blind mice, when shall we three meet again, three stooges, three musketeers, three little pigs go to market, the holy trinity. You get the idea, there are lots … [Read more...]
Back To Basics Is Good Business
Complexity has become our enemy. Complexity coupled with the ridiculous levels of distraction that now exist make us exhausted and feel that we are not on top of our game. Often that is true: we make things too complicated and the vast … [Read more...]
Where’s The Evidence That Business Programs Work?
There are too many books and speakers that make claims along the lines of “this is how I did it (at one particular time, in one particular industry, in one particular set of circumstances) so do as I say and you too will become rich … [Read more...]
Bank Holiday Homework! A Bunch Of Fives
Feeling lethargic before your Bank Holiday break? Here are 25 things to get you and your business back into shape. Read the following list and commit to following through on just five of the following ideas as soon as you get back from … [Read more...]
Teaching Time Management Is A Waste Of Time But…
We are desperate to become more effective. The clarion call for effectiveness and efficiency is wherever we look: do more, be more, see more, earn more, enjoy more, love more. Everything we are told is about giving, taking and doing more. … [Read more...]
Not Enough Hours In The Day?
April 5, 2017 by Robert Craven “There are simply not enough hours in the day and that’s the end of it” the MD said to me. He meant it. You could see that he was exhausted, trying to do too much and ending up chasing his own … [Read more...]
Are You Creating A Role Model Of A Workaholic For Your Kids?
Here’s a thought. If we are constantly stressed, constantly working, and constantly arriving home wrung out, then what sort of role model are we giving to our children? What messages are we sending them and our partners about what we … [Read more...]
What Are You/We Selling?
Lesson 1 of any marketing programme is that we shouldn’t sell features and we should sell benefits instead. Let put this another way. I translate this focus on benefits to the word ‘afters’, first introduced to me by Andy Bounds. … [Read more...]
Objectives and Key Results
Let’s talk OKRs… one of those acronyms you either do or you don’t know. OKRs stand for Objectives and Key Results. Used by the likes of Intel and Google, it is the practice of setting and communicating team and employee objectives and … [Read more...]
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