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What is it about a fresh start that brings out the extremes in us? Whether a new year, a new job or hobby, even a new home. We start with great intentions and enthusiasm for our adventure. We are all plans and lists and throw ourselves into it with excitement. We tell ourselves 'I will start as I mean to continue'. Read More

Business is being constantly cajoled about Innovation. “Innovate or die!” “Innovation is the lifeblood of the Knowledge Economy!” Similar slogans abound. “OK, great. So what is Innovation?” Well, the answers are often not quite so forthright or clear in response. Businesses move on and deal with day to day problems and quite rightly don't Read More

Video is the most engrossing and persuasive medium and has exploded as a communications currency over the past few years. Communicating through video gives us an opportunity to show potential clients that we are professional, likeable and trustworthy. This is crucial to growing businesses because it's proven that people will buy from others that t Read More

Last Friday, Bloggertone's launch was followed by a right old #twineup If you don't know what this is don't worry, have a look here at the conversations going on in Twitter. Or maybe look at the night's Twitterfall (it's more fun when viewing it live anyway) The countdown to the site launch was held on Twitter with the site going live @ 2pm Read More

I am amazed how the job market landscape has been transformed over the last 12-18 months. Not so much the actual change but more the speed of this change. All associated stakeholders need to take notice and embrace this change. Read More

Online or offline, one frequently hears references to web1.0, web2.0 and web3.0 and possibly wonders where exactly are they with using the web in their business ! In this post, I will write about some of the main features (or characteristics) of all three terms and also suggest an approach to measure how effectively you are using theses features. Read More

Describing a “what is Leadership?” can prove a challenge for a great many organisations. Unfortunately nowadays, leaders are expected to lead without ever being afforded the time to investigate what it means to lead. Is leadership a about the result? Is it more to do with the process? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It is a complex s Read More

SOLE-TRADERS and smaller businesses are the most vulnerable potential victims of the expected swine-flu pandemic. There's a lot of information about at the moment on how enterprises should prepare themselves to weather a global swine flu outbreak should the current situation worsen. Most of this is aimed at large organisations rather than the s Read More

I shook myself down and decided to investigate further. I pride myself on good planning, yet here was something I had failed to consider. It had left no apparent trace of itself in my work. It was bloody invisible. Read More

All business owners exit their business at some point, the only question is whether they are in control of that process or not. When the exit happens one of three things will occur:- * The business will be taken over by an heir * The business will be closed * The business will be sold Read More