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Managing Remote Teams

A short sensible, quirky, accurate, view of the challenges and opportunities with remote team members provides for your, and your business.

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Darth Vader in the workplace

Darth Vader was a whiny little b*tch! Yes, you read right. Darth Vader was a whiny little b*tch. How dare I? Well, I dare, but before hitting Dislike, or otherwise, read on to understand. It may just be that you may get a morsel of food for thought. So, to the one person in the […]

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It’s not personal, it’s strictly business

It wasn’t true in ‘The Godfather’, and its not true in reality. Its a phrase which is often thrown about by those who want to seem professional, or ‘bizznessey’. That’s it. Its nonsense. Don’t worry – it’s just business. In fact, it is masking a completely unacceptable form of behaviour oftentimes.  The phrase is then […]

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Discovering your Lifestyle Business

Don’t worry – its just the end of the world

“Its the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” Are you young (old) enough to get the reference to the song lyric above? If you are, it is very likely that ‘work’ to you, consists of:– getting up in the morning early– putting on appropriate clothes to be seen in […]

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Creating your Lifestyle Business

More than a logo

Balance. baLancE. BalANCE. Keeping things balanced is not easy One of the key things which I have discovered, is that often there is a ‘picture’ in your head of what ‘it’ might be. That ‘it’ can be a person, a thing, a lifestyle, an outcome – anything. One of the key paths to dissatisfaction and […]

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Two-Track Thinking

This is something which most people who want start a business need to master. Being good at one or more parts of it, without knowing how it all fits, can be more problematic than not. So, this post is designed to get you thinking and being aware of these steps. If you are reading the […]

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Why setup a Lifestyle Business?

Hi one of the things that people sometimes ask me is why would you bother setting up a business at all if you’re not wanting to make loads of money? Okay? And why this whole thing about being a lifestyle business, be something you even want to pursue? If somebody asks that question, they’re not […]

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What is a Lifestyle Business?

This short video explains what it is, in essence. It is not for everybody, but for those who it is… it’s great.

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When it’s all up (or down) to You!

How do you motivate yourself when it is all down to you? The bad news is; It’s down to you. The good news is; It’s down to you! When you run your own business, large, medium, or small, you will have often come across the ‘It’s down to me’ feeling when something (usually unpleasant) needs […]

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Doctor Who & the Art of Client Management

Regenerating your business. “This article originally appeared in Business Achievers, Nov 2017” It is like a staple of life, eventually, Doctor Who will regenerate. You may, or may not like it, but it will happen. It is the same with the person you have working on your key client(s). Your previous account manager. Calm, collected, […]