Building A Happy Team in Your Business
I was asked the other day what is the key secret to building a great team, so I would like to share some thoughts. Environment is one of the key factors in influencing your team’s success. People base their behavior on their beliefs about themselves and their environment. Can they have a positive impact on […]
Mathematical Effort Output Analysis
What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life? Here’s a little mathematical formula […]
Are You Sure You Need An Office For Your Business?
I like to watch TED. They have this excellent mission of getting interesting people to talk abot the subjects they are interested in or expert in. It’s a non-profit organisation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. What a great idea and what a source of inspiration! I hope that didn’t sound like I’ve been reading The […]
Exit Strategies and Succession Planning
As part of our initial coaching session, we ask business owners if they have an exit strategy. “But I’ve only just started the business, why would I need an exit strategy?” is a common response. So is “They’ll carry me out of here in a box.” Well, macabre as it may sound, that’s an exit […]
Thank you to generous people for support Father Chris Riley
The other day I sent a blog post asking for donations of prizes for the breakfast next week that is raising funds for Father Chris Riley’s Youth of the Streets Project. I’d like to thank Maja Kowalsky of Beyond Projex and Nathan Ffolkes of Mojosurf in Byron Bay who both made generous donations. (I know, […]
A Success Story… Well Almost!
Last week we were prompted by one of our coaches to enter the Bankwest challenge- Explain your success story and you could win $10,000! So, we did…. We thought we would share with you our entry: Our vision is to build a global company (we’re not there yet!) supporting business coaches (Small Fish) to build […]
Taking Putting Lessons- Sales Lessons Learned From Golf
The big money winners of golf follow some fundamental rules for putting. They can also be applied to score a sale. They are: 1. Never use a putter until the ball is on the green. Salespeople who apply a closing technique before the customer is ready will rarely get a chance to conclude the sale. […]
The Rules for the Paperless Office
There is no doubt Email has made our lives easier. No more pens, paper, stamps and envelopes. With this ease comes some common mistakes that can easily be avoided. Who am I? Once you have built a relationship with someone there is no need to be overly formal, however, addressing the email with a simple […]
Pittwater Business Limited December Breakfast
Christmas is around the corner already (sorry) and Pittwater Business Limited’s speaker for December (6:45am 2nd Dec, RMYC Newport) is Father Chris Riley, talking about his Youth off the Streets Project. This has put me in the mood to write about sustainability and social responsibility in a small business context (which is most of us […]
What Your Mind Can Conceive… You Can Achieve
You find inspiration in the most amazing places. Sometimes as you are driving your car or walking in the park. I found inspiration one night as I watched TV (Not sure of the program). Yes, I was veging out, not looking for inspiration of any kind when an ad was shown that I believe was […]
The Dip, A Little Book About Quitting
I like Seth Godin. He writes often and well about marketing and related matters and he is refreshingly honest about it. No more am I reading formulaic rubbish about what to do to get more readers or fax back; no more am I reading the secrets to marketing success. I also like that he believes […]
Networking – A Powerful Tool
I realise that to many businesses, networking is just another thing that has to be done. However, I find it a very powerful tool in the marketing mix: • For starters, it’s fun and I usually get a free drink and nibbles out of it 🙂 • Secondly, you never know who you are going […]