Edition 457 – The Spirit of Entrepreneurship
My wife and I have not long returned from a fabulous trip through the Caribbean, the Florida Keys and Los Angeles, in the lead up to, and over, the Christmas break.
Edition 456 – Refreshed & Ready
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Happy New Year. May 2025 bring you and your family, good health, much happiness and great success.
Edition 455 – Wrapping Up
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So, with a week to go before Christmas, it’s time to reflect on the year that was, what’s working in some businesses and what’s not working in others.
Edition 454 – Barbados
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The glorious azure of the Caribbean Sea is right in front of me. Between me and the beyond is some of the whitest sand I’ve ever laid eyes upon. Right at this moment, we’re in Barbados, heading off tomorrow on a 10 night cruise, with the final stop, Miami.
Edition 453 – Let Them Fail
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In more than one family business I’ve observed over the years, a senior member of staff, or invariably, the owner, throws their hands in the air when something goes awry and says “I may as well do it myself”.
Edition 452 – Random Thoughts
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From time to time, random thoughts enter my mind. Here’s some of them:
Edition 451 – The Fragility of Life
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It’s Wednesday night at 10.40pm. It’d been a long day. I’d been up early that morning, in my hotel in Melbourne, as I prepare for a full day of meetings with a fantastic client we have there. We covered lots of ground in our time together, talking about current issues and the performance of the business.
Edition 450 – You’re A Terrible Liar
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It’s a Mum and Dad business. Both of them are in the room as we talk through some elements of their business strategy that we’ve been working through, this year.
Edition 449 – Stuck In The Weeds
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Too many small and family business owners are stuck in the weeds. They’re too busy applying themselves operationally, and spending little to no time, thinking, then planning strategically.
Edition 448 – Front End Vs. Back End
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In my ongoing quest for learning, I started following the work of a respected, US based organisation around two years ago, on the recommendation of a good friend and colleague.