Business Plumber…?
Business plumber? Go on, admit it, you've been dying to ask. What exactly is a 'business plumber'? Do I come and fix the sink in the canteen when Mabel's blocked it up with old tealeaves again? Do I discreetly sidle into the gents to deal with a faulty cistern? Do I,...
Business can be a rum game…
…but gaming can be a very profitable business. And so can the gentle art of ‘gamifying’ – turning the experience for someone visiting your blog, your website or your social media page into a game. No wonder game designers are having a field day! ‘Gamifying’ something...
Good communication – now easier and cheaper…
Communication – good communication – has never been more important in business than it is now. The Covid pandemic has shut down many of the communication channels we’re used to. Smoke-filled rooms have long been out of fashion, but under lockdown crowded rooms of any...
Mental health – and business survival
Mental health in business has always been an important issue, but it’s taken a pandemic to deliver the focus it deserves. Not surprising, really. A few months in lockdown with your nearest and dearest can test the strength of even the best relationship. Add the extra...
The Christmas Creation Process
Christmas - ever wondered how we got to where we are with it? Like most other things that are even a little worthwhile, it's the result of a long and complex process. Which goes something like this... It's the middle of winter, and our (very) distant ancestors are...
Business communication – only connect?
Good business communication is a much undervalued skill. For example, in an earlier post - Is your cashflow flowing? - I highlighted, as a joke, precisely how to frame an invoice to be absolutely sure that you wouldn't get paid. And the examples I gave aren't...
Changing working methods in a family business
So you’re a family business, and you’re wrestling with all the palaver that Covid-19 has created. New regulations. New – and ever-changing – restrictions. New ways of working to keep your staff (and your customers) safe. And, of course, to keep in line with the law....
Communication failure: when systems collide…
Communication is the key to successful business - yet all too often communication between businesses can fall at the first hurdle. Sometimes with potentially serious consequences. A good friend, who chairs his village Parish Council, was told that a recent storm had...
Are you listening?
Listening? Well of course you are, or you wouldn't be reading this. But... is your business listening? Consider that venerable comedy cliché, the old married couple: "Are you even listening to me?" "Of course I am. You asked me to fix the shelf." "Well?" "And you've...
Support in Covid19
And there’s no charge if you need some help… Covid19 has created challenging times – so I am happy to help you review what you do, how you do it, and how you might deal with any glitches.I can do it virtually, via phone calls and online conference software, and I am...
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