On Friday I attended an online business networking event where each month they hold a draw and the winner gets 2 minutes the following month to talk about their business to the whole group, normally about 40 to 50 people before we have a series of breakout rooms of about five to six people. TheContinue reading “Business values matter”
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Get rid of low aspirations
Several events that happened over the last couple of weeks resulted in me having clarity about why productivity in the UK is low compared to other developed countries and has been for many years. There are lots of different ways of measuring productivity, we do badly under all those measures. A great source of informationContinue reading “Get rid of low aspirations”
How to survive in hard economic times
I am writing this while having a cup of coffee and a toasted sandwich in Costa Coffee, in Pool. It is just after 11 am and the cafe is busy with only a few tables free. The customers are diverse; a group of young mothers with toddlers meeting up for a catch up, a retiredContinue reading “How to survive in hard economic times”
Ask and ye shall receive
I am reproducing this post from about a year ago as it came to mind because I was due to be at a Your Partnerships event tomorrow asking on behalf of Go Beyond, unfortunately I cannot go because I have Covid. Fortunately, someone is going to ask for me. “My debut as a stand-up comedianContinue reading “Ask and ye shall receive”
Business Plans – proper ones
This post will be short in keeping with its theme. Business plans are a great idea, I would say an essential item; however, they are misunderstood and underused; often ignored. When I was working in the Friendly Society sector in the early 2,000s some of those organisations were archaic and I used to give talksContinue reading “Business Plans – proper ones”
Are you smooth?
Can your business learn from how people drive? I often find myself driving behind motorist that I describe as brake stabbers. They arrive at a corner too fast and stab on the brakes, or even worse wait until they are in the corner, realise they are going too fast and brake. When the road narrows,Continue reading “Are you smooth?”
Effective networking
Networking can be a useful tool for most businesses, unfortunately many of them do not do it well. Networking has a lot to do with sales but has nothing to do with selling. Try selling at a networking event and you will fail. It is about building relationships and trust. There is one simple thingContinue reading “Effective networking”
Do you deliver on your promises?
Two recent experiences lead to this blog post. I was on a course several weeks ago and early on the presenter said there was no need to take copious notes because he would be sending out the slides. Three weeks later these have not been received despite me sending a reminder a week ago. ItContinue reading “Do you deliver on your promises?”
Carpe Diem
Whenever I see ‘Carpe Diem’ I cannot help but think of a fancy dish on a restaurant menu in the fish section. That is the strange way my mind works. It is of course Latin and often translated as ‘seize the day’; it is more than that it is an entreaty for someone to makeContinue reading “Carpe Diem”
You don’t need to read business blogs.
The title might seem to be shooting myself in the foot; however, I believe honesty is important. If you keep reading you will find that reading blogs can be a good thing. Reading business blogs is good for business, unfortunately it is not always your business that benefits and if you follow advice without thinkingContinue reading “You don’t need to read business blogs.”
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