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In the film 'Enter The Dragon' Bruce Lee demonstrated the 'art of fighting without fighting' in which he shrewdly avoided a conflict by not allowing it to happen in the first place. The same idea could be relevant for small businesses who rely on customer service. Read More

It is actually good business practice for a busy entrepreneur to take some time, ideally every day, to relax and do something that has nothing to do with business. Read More

The Gadarene swine drowned when they rushed into the sea because they were suddenly possessed by demons. They have since become an appropriate metaphor for mass panic.Certainly the metaphor is applicable to all sorts of things that are happening at the moment — but it is particularly neat when applied to the panic over swine flu. Read More

News moves so quickly these days it can be hard to keep up with. Maybe it's time we took a calm look at what is actually going on. Read More

Here is a truly horrifying thought: there is actually a specialist graduate degree of Master of Marketing Research, with the post-nominal letters MMR. Read More

Even the densest politicians are forced to acknowledge that successful businesses are essential to get the world out of recession: there is no other potential source of the sort of economic growth that is required. Read More

With Spring in the air, the financial markets seem in a frisky mood, there is a small bounce in British property prices. The banking system is no longer in danger of immanent collapse. President Obama says there are signs of hope in the economy... Read More

Further to our last, it says something about the politicians of the G-20 that they did not agree a single measure to help business directly — despite their nominal agreement with the obvious truth that a revival of business confidence is the only way out of the recession. Read More

The expression “irrational exuberance” has taken on a new significance in recent days. It was used in a 1996 lecture by the then Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, and was widely interpreted as a diplomatic hint that he considered the markets overvalued. Read More

Generational change is notoriously one of the greatest challenges in management. With the exception of the early years, it is the most dangerous time for a business. Many successful businesses fail to make the change and simply fold. Read More