Getting Back to Business for SMEs is primarily for small and medium sized business owners and leaders that have either experienced adverse conditions in their business through events like the global pandemic, as well as for those aspiring to start their own new business entities. Sometimes the business owners that have waded through recent... Keep Reading

Quite often in recent times when I’ve been facilitating Human Resources needs for client companies, more and more managers have been making comments like “It’s not my responsibility to look after that”, or ‘I don’t get paid enough to get involved in those things”, or “Maybe if they paid me more I’d be more attentive to... Keep Reading

I was assisting a company recently with the annual revision of their business plan and as we begun to assess the changes in the business bought on by the pandemic over the last year, one of the directors voiced that “It would be good to get back to normal business as it was before the pandemic”.  I asked the director if the expectation... Keep Reading

A business coach is pretty similar to a sports coach. The coach doesn’t actually play in the game, yet it’s the coach’s job to make sure that the team plays the best game they can, with the intention of winning each game they play. The coach makes sure that all the players work together. ensuring the backs connect well with the forwards,... Keep Reading

Should I take a break from the business? A friend of mine was asking for some business guidance the other day which I was happy to give, yet I was somewhat surprised at simplicity of the question, The reality is that having a break is the best thing you can do for you, your business and your family. Let’s consider each one: Keep Reading

What is caretaker management? Caretaker management is simply when a business owner or employee in a key position is away from that position for an extended or unknown period of time and a contracted person is bought in to facilitate the management of the position. The scope of the contracted person is defined by the word ‘Caretaker’... Keep Reading

SHOULD I COMPLAIN? If you were at a business lunch in an up-market cafe, maybe an intimate dinner at a restaurant, a group function, or a quick meal in between tasks at the local café and the experience was less than good, would you complain??? Most of us don’t want to ‘make a fuss’ and tend to say nothing to the proprietor, yet we... Keep Reading