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What personal sacrifices are you making for your business?
Every successful entrepreneur has made sacrifices to build their business. Growing & scaling a business is demanding, which often sees you prioritise ‘work first’ and sacrificing other life pleasures. ... Read more
Delegate your tasks in minutes
A trusted 2IC or skilled team members can be invaluable to business owners who want to grow their business and delegate the more menial tasks off their plate. The... Read more
Artists can be bad for business
Today we might be referring to you as an “Artist”, not in the sense that you are someone who creates paintings, drawings or works in the entertainment industry, but... Read more
How to manage under performance & get results . . .
As a valued member of our tribe we wanted to share the learning from our Managing Under Performance workshop last week We started big picture and discussed how complexity in the world... Read more
5 challenging stats on work performance
Businesses are full of people who are motivated by recognition. . . Humans are naturally propelled forward by seeing and hearing the value of what they do. Money and... Read more
Life lesson from a funeral . . .
Exactly one week has passed since I attended the funeral of my father-in-law. . . It was a tough day. His name was Vic, he was 82 and a... Read more
Why it’s harder to be excellent
How do you maintain the work performance of yourself & your team members? How do you help your team to be great at what they do? And why is... Read more
Managing Under Performance
Under performance and unacceptable workplace behaviour are inevitable challenges for business owners and managers. The problem . . . Most approaches fail to deliver sustained performance improvement:... Read more
Do you own a business . . . or a job?
Many business owners I work with often complain about feeling stuck in their business. Are you working excessive hours, not making the money you thought for the effort you make? Are... Read more
Avoid the sheep dip at all costs
Are you sheep dipping your business leaders . . . Have you ever seen sheep dipping? The video below is quick visual of what I am talking about . .... Read more
Why the Easter Bunny is a master marketer . . .
I love extracting business lessons from weird places. Late last year I examined Santa and his scaleable business model. Given Easter is upon us I have taken a close look... Read more
You’re not a super hero
So many of the business owners I run into are stuck doing everything themselves, and I mean everything. Selling, accounting, admin tasks — it all falls on their shoulders, both... Read more