An extraordinary event happened to me last week. My car was low on diesel, so I popped into my local Esso garage on the way home. The woman behind the …
The warning signs your staff are disengaging
I’ve written previously about the three types of staff you have within your business: Engaged: Your very best staff who you can rely on whatever the circumstances. Not engaged: People …
When your business creates long-term stress
Slightly off-topic, but I’m having a hell of a stressful week. And it’s only Wednesday morning. Nothing to do with my work with IT support owners. I’m quite heavily into …
You have to DOA so you don’t end up DOA [updated for 2023]
You know what DOA means, don’t you? You hear cops talking about it in TV crime shows: “He was DOA”. Dead. On. Arrival. And it’s what you will be, as …
The most important figures to track (how much money you take home)
I’m reading a very entertaining business autobiography at the moment about the founder of Iceland (yes the supermarket): Best Served Cold by Malcolm Walker.
Victory loves preparation
Victory loves preperation. It’s a phrase I’ve been living by for a few years. And it was only when writing this article, that I looked up where it came from.