Edition 418 – Beyond Fatigue
It was a busy return to work after the Christmas break. Lots on and plenty to clear before our planned road trip to Tasmania in mid-March.
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It was a busy return to work after the Christmas break. Lots on and plenty to clear before our planned road trip to Tasmania in mid-March.
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Have you ever come across a business owner where it’s “my way or the highway”?
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There’s no doubt the pandemic changed the way most of us work in Australia, and across the globe. Technology, and a rapidly changing economy where a large portion of the working population are employed in knowledge based industries has meant there are businesses that can function where staff don’t need to head into the office.
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It’s 1986. The birthday clock had not long ticked over the number 18. I was in my first year of university at the New South Wales Institute of Technology, which was to morph into the University of Technology, Sydney, two years later.
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Last weekend, I was a guest presenter at the annual retreat for the Family Business Association Forum Groups hosted by my friend and colleague, Andrew Barter, in Montville in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland in South East Queensland.
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Do you remember the Costa Concordia? It was the cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Tuscany in January 2012 after the captain stepped away from the bridge to, how shall we say, attend to other matters.
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It’s Friday evening. I’m heading home after a late appointment in North Sydney. The traffic is surprisingly quiet at 7pm as I head across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. To my left, I can see the Brilliance of the Seas manoeuvring away from the Overseas Passenger Terminal and preparing to do its miraculous turn in front of the glorious Sydney Opera House. You never, ever get tired of that scene.
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You start off in business and take any work that is offered to you. As a former consultant that we used to engage in my former accounting practice, David Connell, once remarked, if they had the smell of a cheque book, they became a client.
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In Growth Edition 199 – Ageing Parents – https://deanrobinson.com.au/edition-199-ageing-parents/ – I spoke about the impact on our lives, and our businesses, as our parents age.
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It’s late Saturday morning. The lawns are done early and it’s time to duck out and collect a few messages (an old term of my paternal grandmother’s that has stuck with me).