Everyone says they know how important good support staff are. Although you wouldn’t always know that if you observed the working environment some businesses have created for “their most important asset.” I was doing some research around ‘people’ strategy recently and re-read some excellent wisdom from Scaling Up, by Verne Harnish.  One …

The last weeks of the year are fast-approaching so it’s time to slow down and refresh your hard-working brain. Here are a collection of great must-read business articles this November, to give you a new perspective and start you thinking about next year. 1. The Airbnb playbook for managing in a crisis …

Christian Bale won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his role in The Fighter, playing Dicky Eklund, the over-the-top addict and brother of aspiring boxer Micky Ward. In Bale’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, he acknowledged the work of lead actor Mark Wahlberg, for playing his role in a …

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you just can’t break through?  You’ve been grinding away, working harder and longer, but you don’t feel like you’re making progress.   I’ve seen this issue so many times. Recently I was speaking with a business owner who was really under the cosh. A key …

A few years ago I had breakfast with Barry Horner, CEO of Paradigm Norton Financial Planning and I asked him his best tip for any aspiring business owner.  His response?  The fastest way to accelerate your learning and growth was to be both a mentor and mentee. It’s a given …