The Importance of Focus – by Jon
Focus, focus, focus. It’s a mantra we often hear but what does it really mean? Particularly, what does it mean in a business sense for us small business owners? Here’s my interpretation and an exhortation from me to put it into your business context and ask yourself – do we have focus? I’m going to […]
Jon Dale of Small Fish Business Coaching interviews Tim Shaw
Jon Dale of Small Fish Business Coaching interviews Tim Shaw – “But wait, there’s more” . Go to the Our Manly website to read Jon’s interview with Tim Shaw on Social Media for Small Business. Jon conducted this interview for the Northern Beaches premier netwokring group Pittwater Business Limited.
Business Blog – Metacognition and Peak Performance
Are you aware that human beings are the only species on earth who have the ability to evaluate their thinking? Metacognologists believe that the ability to consciously think about thinking is unique to homosapient species and indeed is one of the definitions of sapience. Metacognition refers to a level of thinking that involves active control […]
Business networking – a long term investment or a time-sink?
You can group business networking into three types – casual contact (just getting together – places like the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary or Lions), strong contact (whose purpose is overtly about passing referrals to each other) and a third whose name I forget but which is about groups with a specific purpose, like a […]
Hear Tim Shaw, Master Salesman, talk about TV Selling on the Internet
Quick notification of the next Pittwater Business Limited Breakfast, October 21st, 7.00 am, Royal Motor Yacht Club, Newport (If you don’t live near Newport, forgive me – these emails go to everyone we know. We used to be only Northen Beaches based but now we have coaches and clients across the eastern states. Expect to […]
The Pandora & Blackmore Stories – As featured in Our Manly by Jon Dale
Well, you won’t believe it but I learned something recently. As a member of Pittwater Business Limited (see the new listing on this site) I had the pleasure of hearing breakfast presentations from both Karen Adcock, MD of Pandora Australia and Marcus Blackmore, CEO of Blackmores. Surprisingly, perhaps, they had a lot in common and […]
Business Coach Almost Killed in Freak Gliding Accident – August Newsletter
OK, that’s not quite true, my brush with death was about as close a call as some of those comets we hear about – the ones that come within about a zillion miles of Earth and get astronomers all in a tizzy. I’ll explain in a minute. Subjects for this month are: • Your People are […]
Why men should write advice columns for magazines – Business as usual
Sent to a motoring journalist: Dear John I hope you can help me. The other day, I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching TV. My car started stalling and then it broke down about a mile down the road and I had to walk back to get my husband’s help. […]
Free – a strategy for your business
FREE – A strategy for your business. FREE for the asking – a tool that will help you set your strategy for your business success – no charge, no risk and no strings. Take a look at our online, interactive, e-learning module that will help you formulate a strategy for your business success. There’s only […]
Business Coaching – June Newsletter
Here’s June’s newsletter, slightly late, I know. I’m sending a long article that I wrote about marketing and how necessary it is for a small business to keep doing it, especially in straitened circumstances. We’ll revert to our structure that allows you to select the bits you want to read: • Article about marketing • […]
GFC – Time to cust costs and jobs or time to invest in your business
Sell More Stuff – It’s Important
In our last newsletter, I referred to an excellent booklet called “Selling in a Down Economy” by Robert Miller of Miller Heiman, as US Sales performance consultancy with a strong pedigree. If you missed it, the article is at www.millerheiman.com. This month, I’d like to dig deeper into the sales activity I touched on and […]