Edition 37 – A New Era
After 21 years at Redmans, 17 of those as an owner, I have made the decision to venture out on my own.
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After 21 years at Redmans, 17 of those as an owner, I have made the decision to venture out on my own.
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We’re enjoying the onset of Spring at the moment. Everything is in bloom, the sun is rising earlier and the days are turning warmer. It is one of my favourite times of the year.
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I caught up with a colleague of mine on the phone the other week. Great guy. Fantastic personality. Very smart. However, he overthinks almost to the point of inaction. Almost!
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Have you ever stopped to consider the true cost of delaying your invoicing by one day in your business? Not from Friday to the following Monday but the cost of not invoicing at the end of the month and leaving it to the first day of the next month?
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There’s an old saying “why put off to tomorrow what you can do today”? People say it yet they don’t embrace it. In actual fact, amongst the many family businesses I see, I believe the saying is inverted — why do it today when there’s always tomorrow?
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Last week I attended the 2016 Family Business Australia conference in Melbourne. It was a fantastic three days of learning and connecting with other family business owners and advisors from all over Australia.
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I have had the good fortune of working with many great family businesses over the years. The industries may differ. The personalities certainly differ. For me, the part I really like is working with business owners who consider an issue, gather the facts, make a decision and then implement it immediately. No committees. No politics. Just get on and do it.
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One of my big criticisms around modern Australian politics is that we no don’t have a clear vision for where Australia is heading as a country. For me, the Hawke, Keating and Howard Governments were all clear on vision.
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One of the great joys of working with family business is observing what works and what doesn’t in different businesses. It’s interesting that, irrespective of industry, geography or size, there are issues that apply across a range of family businesses.
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Sometimes, the subtlest changes can have the most significant impact in your family business. Let me explain.