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Shifting the Monkey
Everyone has responsibilities, obligations, and problems to deal with in the workplace and in life. Some people, however, have mastered the art of shifting those monkeys onto the backs of others. They claim they don t know how to solve a problem or do the task, they say they don’t have time, they complain, they ...
The Seven-Day Weekend
I posted comments about this book in August 2007 (see post) and am finding that its message remains relevant, especially when business and political leadership is looking for more ways to control people instead of trusting them. The extract below comes from the Amazon site - Email and paperwork have invaded homes. Most people know ...
New Year’s resolutions: Just pick one
If you make too many new year’s resolutions, it all becomes rather overwhelming. This, of course, then makes the temptation to be fair and ditch all of them rather than choose which ones to hold onto, somewhat irresistible. In vowing to achieve everything, one invariably fails to achieve anything. Read the full article at New Year’s ...
Financial Modeling
Your financial model is nothing more than certain inputs producing certain outputs. By designing the model correctly, a user should be able to change certain inputs to assess the impact of these changes on the related outputs commonly referred to as a ‘what if analysis’ or ‘stress testing’ a model. By way of a simple ...
Be Your Own Boss
The Be Your Own Boss franchise and biz ops directory will assist you in researching the large variety of opportunities available in South Africa to those looking to start their own business. Have a look at BeYourOwnBoss – Franchise Directory – Franchise & Biz Ops Finder.
Instant screenshots and screencasts
Add notated screenshots to all your online conversations, or create a quick tutorial video you can share with the entire company. Get everyone on the same page with Jing. Have a look at TechSmith | Jing, instant screenshots and screencasts, home.
Top 10 Small Business Myths
Unfortunately, small business owners believe a lot of myths about how to run their companies. These are things they assume to be true, but when put into practice, simply don’t work. Here are the top ten business myths, and the truth about each of them. Have a look at Busting The 10 Biggest Small Business Myths
Business ebooks
Here is a site worth exploring, because a simple, free registration will give you access to nearly 200 free small business ebooks. Some examples of topics covered in the free white papers and free documents are maximizing conversion rates, getting website traffic, internet marketing, increasing profits and improving customer satisfaction. There’s something here for everyone ...
About Virtual Assistants
There are some legitimate concerns when it comes to virtual assistants. Do you need someone who can do everything or a person with specialized skills? Should you hire a team or an individual? And how to navigate this virtual relationship, so that it doesn’t break when they — or you — move on? Have a ...
Four Stories Every Business Must Build
Four core stories that must live in every business - The Passion Story The is often the owner’s story, a tale of why they started the business, how the business serves their own personal mission or purpose in life. The Purpose Story This is mostly the story about why you do what you do in ...
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