A Worthless Business Guru

Being a person who began writing with blue ink and a nib, I wish to know, if you have a blog that is 106 words long, is it technically a Twitter? Well now it is up to 145 words, so it must be a blog. Below is the juice. I was recently asked how to spot a worthless...

Are You “Great” Or Just Doing OK?

In a recent article I posted to our Small Fish Blog ‘What makes a great business owner?’ the behaviours of great owners were discussed. To continue with this theme and to look at some more specific behavioural data, I have conducted some analysis of businesses I have...

Thinking Is Free

The following passage is from a book called “Make Your Small Business Thrive” by Kevin Gilbert. “Thinking is free, so do it more often. It is amazing the amount of people who do things without knowing the reason why. Remove yourself from the hurley...

What Makes A Great Business Owner?

Jim Collins in his book ‘From Good to Great’ discusses what differentiates a good company from a great one, and how few companies end up being great. It’s a great read and I recommend it for anyone in business or in a management role. When we look at these questions...

Why Are You In Business Anyway?

Jon wrote a story in the Byron Shire Echo last month entitled “Why are you in Business Anyway?” Read the Article Below: Who’s your business coach? Obviously, as a business coach and a coach and recruiter of business coaches, I think everybody should have one. Well… I...

Jon Survived the CEO Sleepout

I did it, I slept outside (sort of) with a group of equally self-righteous CEO types and we all felt good about the small contribution we made to the plight of people who are in such dire straits that they don’t have a place to live. We raised some money and...