#0065 Leave it Till the LAST Minute
Why is it that we are 10 times MORE Productive when we have a FIXED deadline looming? The Tender that MUST be submitted, the proposal we PROMISED to produce, the presentation we COMMITTED to giving….
Tag: Process Improvement
#0063 5 Quick Tips to get back SOME Time
If you added up how much time is WASTED in your day, I’m sure you’d be SHOCKED at how much is Wasted vs Productive. I know from EXPERIENCE that Small Business Owners CRAVE time almost…
#0062 Simplifying Marketing
Marketing need not be VooDoo to the Small Business Owner. Nor should Marketing be COMPLICATED, confusing or guesswork. As a Small Business the available funds for Marketing are often LIMITED so we are then tempted…
#0060 Morale is CONTAGIOUS
Employees tend to HERD together when it comes to emotion and sentiment. One misguided sheep can DRAG the whole mob down. You’ll most likely find that if EMPLOYEE morale is down, it will stem from…
#0058 How to REDUCE your Outstanding Debtors
Many Entrepreneurs I speak to have a COMMON issue which plagues them, an OUTSTANDING list of DEBTORS that seem impossible to manage. It’s not only affecting their CASH FLOW but is causing them sleepless nights…
#0053 Give it OFTEN
The way to get the MOST out of your Employees is to provide frequent, SPECIFIC Feedback. It allows them to GROW and IMPROVE in what and how they do things as an employee. It allows…
#0050 DECISIONS decisions DECISIONS
As the Business owner EVERY day I got questions left right and centre and it was ALWAYS up to me to lead the way. Ask me, bug me, BOTHER me and this went on day…
#0047 Take the BLAME
What do you do if your Business SCREWS UP and your Customer suffers? Do you POINT blame at your staff, do you blame the ECONOMY, do you look to DEFLECT blame on to anyone but you?…
#0046 Coping with DISTRACTIONS
I should be an EXPERT on this topic. I have 3 small children under 6 and they are CONSTANTLY interrupting me. Short of LOCKING them out of my home office (and sound-proofing it) it’s pretty…
#0044 MONEY is not the OBJECTIVE
When I ask NEW Entrepreneurs what their goal is in going into Business, invariably they say to make a million dollars. Money is a means to an END When I ask the same question of…
#0043 Minimise the RISKS
Do you have any single points of FAILURE in your Business? There are many areas in our Business that can potentially be FATAL if we were no longer able to use that method. We get complacent,…
#0041 Dealing with BAD Debt
How does it feel when someone OWES you money and they refuse to pay. Not great right? They DRAG out payment, then they come up with all manner or EXCUSES not to pay and then they…
#0039 The Silver Bullet you have been looking for
Have you been SEARCHING for a silver bullet that will kick start your business and make you a million dollars? You are not alone. People spend years LOOKING, try a few, maybe make a few…
#0038 How Do Your Customers RATE?
When we first START a Business we often take on ALL and any customers we can get our hands on in an attempt to cover COSTS as quickly as possible. What then happens is that…
#0034 Put Your Money Where Your…
Not sure statistically if this is correct but it seems to me that MOST Small Businesses get the majority of their NEW clients through a recommendation that comes from their EXISTING client base or contacts….
#0031 Take NOTICE of your Customers
Has this happened to you? This morning I was sitting at a coffee shop having a meeting with a colleague, the waitress was QUICK to take our order but didn’t notice that we HADN’T received…
#0030 What IF you only had 1 hour PER DAY?
Most people today are RUNNING their business all day every day. “If I’m not here NOTHING gets done” I hear all the time from business Owners. But WHAT IF you were (your God forbid) struck…
#0026 In a PERFECT World
In a PERFECT World, my Small Business would……… (fill in the blanks for me in the comments. Have some fun with it)
#0025 My tools DON’T work
A long time ago a friend of mine was regularly entering bicycle races and at first he kept LOSING. So he’d go back to the bike store and ask to UPGRADE parts to make the…
#0021 5 quick tips to give you more Time
Is your list of to-do’s getting longer and OUT OF CONTROL? As a society we have so many MORE CHOICES today than ever in our history. As as time goes on we will have more…