Work Less, Achieve More
The concept sounds attractive, but can it be done? ‘Work Less, Achieve More’ is actually the title of a book by Fergus O’Connell, an Irishman famous for his project management skills. (No, this is not a joke!). In his book, Fergus uses simple language to outline how applying a few ‘guiding principles’ of time management […]
It’s About Getting Things Done
Seth Godin has been catching my eye again by stealing our catch phrase – “It’s about Getting Things Done” Stealing maybe an overstatement but he’s written about three ways of getting better performance from people, illustrated by a book about a basketball coach (it’s got the word ‘coach” in it, so I read it). As […]
Abattoirs Of The Human Soul
More TED inspiration. An idea worth spreading – How to Achieve Work-Life Balance Nigel Marsh (author of Fat, Forty and Fired talks about one of our favourite subjects – how to achieve work-life balance. He makes some good points (and his perfect day sounds pretty good, too) • Certain job and career choices are incompatible […]
Wisdom, Advice and Action
“Scio multos petere consilium pauci et indigentibus neminem fieri.” Discovering the meaning of the wisest words in the world makes no difference, all progress consists of action no matter how small or seemingly feeble For it is from small things that big things grow Seamus from Smallfish. Getting small business from here to there. Seamus […]
Time Management
What a start to the new year! As you may be aware Toowoomba, QLD Australia, got off to a catastrophic beginning and only now are we emerging from the shock. But as like showbiz business must go on. From the people I have spoken to this year, and I admit to the same problem, work […]
What Would You Do?
This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was used as part of a job application. You are driving along on a wild and stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people huddling on a bench, waiting for the bus: 1. An old women who looks as if she is dying. 2. […]
What Makes An Entrepreneur?
Last week I finally got around to having that dreaded garage sale to offer all my treasured ‘good things’ to others to help share the love! In reality, I had been constantly reminded for the last six months to do this, so a car could actually fit in the garage, and we aren’t talking about […]
How Do I Implement Incentives For My Team?
Incentive plans are important for Small Business owners. I hear many reasons as to why business owners fear implementing plans for their teams. Reasons such as “I pay them every week, which should be enough of an incentive” make me cringe a little. Yes, you do (or at least I hope you do) pay them […]
A Well Planned Retirement
Outside England’s Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 buses. For 25 years, its parking fees were managed by a very pleasant attendant. The fees were £1.40 for cars, and £7.00 for buses. Then, one day, after 25 solid years of never missing a day of work, he just didn’t […]
A Focus On Leadership
We are blessed to have children who love to read. They each devour a pile of books in a week, which means frequent trips to the local library. My wife often grabs something she thinks I might enjoy, or something she thinks I might find ‘interesting’. Her latest offering was ‘The Leader’s Way’ by His […]
Cambodian Children’s Trust
Hello, Seamus from Small Fish here. I am asking you for help. Tara Winkler is one of those wonderful young Australians of whom we can be rightly proud. You might remember her from the ABC’s TV Australian Story “Children of a lesser god”, if you missed it you can watch it here. In introducing her […]
The Business Reproductive System (Or How To Grow Your Business Without Losing Its Personality)
At the heart of a small business is the business owner, and their personality, values and relationships. People do business with a person, not a business. In most cases it is because of the business owner that customers have made the choice to spend their money with a particular small business in the first place. […]