MAKE SURE YOUR BUSINESS SURVIVES THE RECESSION (WHICH IS NOT OVER!)
I read in Business Day a few weeks back that we’re supposed to be coming out of the recession. The manufacturing sector, we’re told, is back on track. Well, I’ll reserve judgement for now, because I’m...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Important Questions you will ever ask.
I recently copied this extract from an edition of Business Day: "November 2009 marked the centenary of Peter Drucker’s birth – he died in 2005 just short of his 96th birthday – and the anniversary was...
View ArticleAnother side to that Supplier story!
I had an interesting experience the other day while visiting a client. While we were chatting, his firm’s buyer popped his head into the office and said (almost gleefully), “I’ve just been told by XYZ...
View ArticleCHANGES!
Thanks to the development in information technology, and the ease with which we can all communicate today, many of us can now do our work almost anywhere in the world. This is especially true in many...
View ArticleSingle-minded!
Well, we’ve just seen the end of January – the first month of 2011 is gone, – and I feel like I’ve missed it; – it went so fast. While we were away on some much-needed leave, I took time to reflect on...
View ArticleSolvency & Liquidity – What does this mean?
I’ve recently had occasion to answer these questions for clients, though for very different reasons. In the first instance, the client’s business is in serious distress. It’s a vicious circle – on...
View ArticleInnovation – Essential in today’s economy.
If you’ve been in business for a while, you will (hopefully), from time to time, have sat back and thought about your business; about what you make or sell and how you do it; about your customers and...
View ArticleFuture Prospects?
I came across some interesting perspectives on the future world of work in a recent blog from TomorrowToday.com – some interesting and challenging projections of what the global business arena will...
View ArticleSo much to do, So little time!
We’ve all heard that little question: “How do you eat an elephant?”, and the answer, “One bite at a time!” Well, no one ever eats an elephant (unless you’re a hungry poacher), so it’s not that relevant...
View ArticleAs the Year Draws to a Close!
The end of another year that has literally flown by! I know that older folks always used to say that time flies as you get older, but I don’t know – I hear younger folk saying the same things these...
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