Tips Tuesday: Boundaries: why we need them and how to set them
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Category: Business Wisdom
What’s Holding your Progress Back?
So, you’ve spent years building a pretty successful business, but now things have reached a...
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Keeping the big picture front of mind in business
When we enter business it’s often with short term goals front of mind, such as making a profit,...
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Why culture is critical in business
You can talk growth, vision, business mindset and numbers, but one often underestimated asset of the most successful businesses is culture.
This near unquantifiable X-factor is all about the team ethos. Get it right, you attract great staff and great customers. Get it wrong and your business can be a minefield of poor service, staff personality clashes, and lagging morale.
So, what is culture, why is it critical to business and how do you set yourself up for a positive workplace?
Business Wisdom Podcast: Take a Break, Relax, Recharge, Rejuvinate
he end of the calendar year is upon us – a time to take a break. relax, recharge and rejuvenate. For many that means a time of celebration. For some it is a time of holiday.
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How to solve problems with planning
From the trivial to the serious, problems arise in business almost every day. They’re part of the reality of managing a business, working with customers and handling staff. But with planning, problems can be anticipated, with strategies in place to remedy any issues that may arise. Here’s how to get ahead of the problem-solving game, with a little pre-planning.
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Working on, not just in, your business
One of the biggest mistakes most business operators make is to get so caught up in the day-to-day operation of an enterprise that they fail to work on, not just in, their business.
So how do you shift the focus? Well it’s about prioritising, keeping the big picture in mind, and knowing when to delegate tasks to other staff members or an external person.
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Outstanding invoices – Are you a business or a charity?
Outstanding invoices – whether you’re a small business or large, they’re the bugbear of most organisations.
Money that is owed to you as a business is cash that you do not have at your disposal, income you have not yet earned, and a liability too many businesses willingly shoulder.
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Santa is not the only one who should be making a list and checking it twice
As the countdown commences to Christmas, the big guy in red isn’t the only one who should be...
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Busy is not good for us
We live in a world where “busy” is seen as being “successful”, and even good for us. Here’s the...
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Vision and Mission are more than just words we use in Business
We hear a lot about visions and missions – these bold statements etched into the websites and walls of businesses and big corporations. But amidst all the careful crafting, big hopes and dreams, why are these words so important, what’s the difference between a vision and a mission, and where do you begin when it comes to creating them?
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The most important questions in business
When it comes to business, too often business owners become bogged down in the day-to-day running of things. We get caught up in the operation but fail to look at the big picture of what we hope to achieve and how. Success can be whittled down to a number of factors by answering some pertinent questions. These are the questions a business owner should be asking in order to achieve success.
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