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Writing and Revising Your Life Story
Change is not simple. Why do we repeat behavior that doesn’t work? Those actions that lead to stifling debt, disappointing careers, or stuck relationships? Then do it harder, yet expect a different result? Why is it not obvious that trying to exit an old story by simply writing a "better ending" only recreates the same story, and ensures that we…
Results of Poor Cross Cultural Awareness
Results of Poor Cross Cultural Awareness. Having a poor understanding of the influence of cross cultural differences in areas such as management, PR, advertising and negotiations can eventually lead to blunders that can have damaging consequences. It is crucial for today’s business personnel to understand the impact of cross cultural differences on business, trade and internal company organisation. The success…
Cross Cultural Solutions for International Business
Globalisation, the expansion of intercontinental trade, technological advances and the increase in the number of companies dealing on the international stage have brought about a dramatic change in the frequency, context and means by which people from different cultural backgrounds interact. Cross cultural solutions to international business demands are increasingly being viewed as a valid and necessary method in enhancing…
Work Priorities: Where Can You Spend Your Time Most Effectively?
Understanding where you can spend time most effectively requires concentration in three areas: 1. Doing what you enjoy 2. Concentrating on your strengths 3. Understanding Job Excellence Let’s start with doing what you enjoy. Your quality of life is in many ways dependant on how much (or little) you enjoy your job. While every job has aspects that you may…
Vampire Meetings and How To Slay Them
Meetings can be like mythical vampires ? sucking the life out of intelligent and creative people. And sucking the funds out of businesses. Unfortunately, there are too many of these meetings in business today. A UCLA study said the "typical" meeting includes nine people. If you have nine people in a meeting room for one hour, you have consumed one…
Meetings and Road Trips
Managing a meeting is like setting off on a long car trip with friends or family. You need to plan your route, pay attention to the rules of the road, consider what will keep your passengers engaged and occupied, and always remember you have to get back home at the end. Just as adults and children consider car trips to…
Are You Ready to Sell Your Business
Make Sure You Understand Your Motivation for Selling Are you thinking about selling your business? This simple one-question quiz will help you to better understand your motivations behind this thought. A better understanding of your underlying motivations will help you make the right decision. Select the answer closest to your actual reason for thinking about selling your business. A. “I’m…
Selecting a Business Broker or Intermediary to Help You Sell Your Business
As crazy as it seems, some people spend more time choosing a coffee machine than they do selecting the business broker or intermediary that will sell their business. This can be a fatal mistake that can cost time, money, and sometimes the ability to sell the business at all. How do you choose the right business broker or intermediary? What…
If You Build It, Investors Will Come
When you begin to write your business plan or a section within it, you probably ask yourself, “What should I talk about? What key points should I bring out that are important to potential investors?” The best way to answer these questions is to put your business plan trial. That’s right. Think of your potential investors as the jury and…
Bolster Credibility with Investors–Avoid These Phrases in Your Business Plan
Remember Papa John’s commercial on TV with the slogan “Better Ingredients, Better Pizza”? Well its nothing more than puffery: general, non-provable, inane claims. The problem is puffery is not only acceptable it’s often expected. Phrases like "the biggest," "the best," "the cheapest," and so forth are so over used most people simply ignore them. If you’re guilty of using puffery…
