Business Improvement Articles

Running a business is very much akin to flying a Space Shuttle – it can be thrilling and terrifying at the same time; there are all sorts of risks involved; and there’s a very real possibility [...]

There is strong evidence emerging that multitasking is not all it’s cracked up to be – in fact Dr. Edward Hallowell, a Massachusetts-based psychiatrist specialising in the treatment of attention [...]

When an economy slows, the job market can soften as businesses cut overheads by shedding staff, or as talented or ambitious staff sense that the ship is listing in heavy seas, and decide to swim [...]

If we ask 10 business owners or managers to name their three top challenges, eight of them will come back with something along the lines of: I’ve got not time – I’m working like a dog! I can’t [...]

I’ll give you the short version here.  For the long version, just email me for the 13 Staff Development Strategies. 1. Build Better Specs Always start with what you want to end up with!  List the [...]

Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow – or, better still, never do at all?! If you thought that was a management tip, this article is definitely for you! What is Procrastination? [...]

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. Douglas Adams Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday. Anon You may delay, but time will not. Benjamin Franklin [...]

Nearly all of us now operate businesses which rely increasingly upon electronic data processing and storage, but many have not given much thought to managing the risk posed by losing accounting [...]

In our busy life-styles we can easily become caught up doing things that aren’t satisfying on a deeper level, and that may cause us to lose sight of what we really want to be doing, so [...]

The military has had plenty of time to reflect on leadership and, in the interests of building effective armies, how to engender it in the widest range of individuals, so here’s a military view [...]