Monthly Archives: January 2014

I have heard business described by many a metaphor but I particularly like this one. Imagine your business is a massive stone wheel, nice and wide and with a flat outer rim for stability. It won’t fall over but is … Continue reading →

I know I will get some hate mail on this one. It’s a business principal not an excuse to destroy valuable things and it goes with some provisos. The full version goes like this:     If it ain’t broke, break it. … Continue reading →

Absolutum Obsoletum rule number 1: If it works, it’s already out of date. If you are not already planning to do it differently and better, you will inevitably be left behind by your competitors who are. It is a simple … Continue reading →

Yada! That’s about as far as I get when I read about someone else’s theory on setting goals. Personally, setting goals has been great for me and when people ask me what my goals are I often tell them that … Continue reading →

Want more customers? It is the easiest thing to do in business, the most essential thing for success and yet paradoxically the easiest thing to mess up. I have been helping businesses start up and ramp up for over 15 … Continue reading →

Is there such a thing as “ Too much good advice” ? I am part of a panel run by the Queensland Government to help mentor new and emerging small to medium sized businesses.  It is known as M4G, (Mentoring … Continue reading →

Is it all about the cake? Why do you go to work?   Hint – The thinking is that it has more to do with cake than it does with doe. Here is a better question. Would you like to get … Continue reading →

If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly.    No, not a misprint!     AND it can make you good money This tool goes hand in hand with “perfection is the enemy of profit” It’s not about doing a shoddy job or … Continue reading →

One of the hardest things to learn in business is when to give something your all and when to cut your losses and fold. Here is a simple little flow evaluation that can simplify the decision making process for you. … Continue reading →

Are you a Zoomer? I was working with a fitness organization with 4 gyms and had just expanded to 13 when I first heard the term “Zoomer”. We merged with another chain of gyms in South Australia and then paid … Continue reading →