Who's driving the bus?

Your business is your "vehicle" in a very real sense, in that you probably built it at the outset to take you to a "desired destination" [ more ]

Crows and the art of communication

We've all heard it, "Kaawww-aww" the deep throaty call of one crow to another, often with a corresponding response from some far distance. Crows are highly intelligent and have a complex and sophisticated social system. [ more ]

Email & Internet Policy Template

Good email and internet policies go along way to improving workplace relations and keeping everyone safe. Steven Troeth, a lawyer with Gadens in Melbourne, advises that a good policy should; [ more ]

Are you a responsible website owner?

As we reach the end of financial year, we review our client files. In turn, we recommend that our clients conduct a review of their business including their policies, their procedures and their websites. [ more ]

Australia and Norway are the two most resource-rich nations on earth

According to recent World Bank figures, Australia and Norway are the two most resource-rich nations on earth but where Norway imposes heavy taxes on the companies mining their resources (a reported 78%), Australia seems... [ more ]

Strategic Alliances- An eight step approach strategy

Use your Active Listening skills to build rapport and an opportunity picture that is, a clear idea of the challenges they face, and the types of opportunities that provide them with profit.  [ more ]

What is a BBQ speech?

The absolute secret to being able to gain a prospective client's interest quickly is to appear valuable to them. Develop your BBQ Speech which you can use when introducing yourself or when asked what you do (as might happen at a... [ more ]

Revenge of the right brain

Logical and precise, left-brain thinking gave us the Information Age.Now comes the Conceptual Age - ruled by artistry, empathy, and emotion.By Daniel H. PinkWhen I was a kid - growing up in a middle-class family, in the... [ more ]

The death of the lawyer (and the accountant)

Dan Pink, of A Whole New Mind fame, was noted as saying this a while ago; "Anything that can be 'routinised' will be put on a microchip or in a software programme. Whether you are a lawyer or an accountant, you will be... [ more ]

What does your business sound like?

At Glasgow airport they play natural, ambient sounds (birds singing, plus soothing chill-out music underneath it) over the loudspeakers to relax travellers. Sales in the airport shops went up 10%. [ more ]