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When leaders don’t lead

August 25, 2021

A promotion or job offer into a leadership position can be an amazing accomplishment. A milestone you may have worked really hard to achieve. Your skills and talents have been recognised and you ha...


Money, does it motivate you?

July 23, 2021

When asked “Does money motivate you?”, many people would instinctively answer yes. If you’d asked me this question many years ago, I probably would also have said yes. That if I was paid more money...


What is the secret to a successful business?

June 22, 2021

Business owners partner with me to help them structure their business plans. They want to develop key priorities and focuses in their business and then to be held accountable for their progress. Th...



What it means to be a business owner

February 24, 2021

The idea of being a business owner for many is a thrilling feeling, mixed with a touch of fear, but overall an exhilarating feeling. Not having a boss leaning over your shoulder every 5 minutes que...


Under-promising and over-delivering

January 26, 2021

Towards the end of last year we decided to get some work done in our garden. Ensuring we got the right business in to do the work, we did our due diligence, well we thought we had, by chatting with...


Can your business run without you?

November 24, 2020

What would happen to your business if you weren’t there? This wouldn’t be for just a day or two if you took a long weekend away, but for an indefinite period of time. It would also mean no communic...


Being a market-orientated business

October 28, 2020

What does it mean to be a market-orientated business owner? Simply put, a business owner that is in tune with their market’s demands, and builds their products and services around that specific dem...