The Simplest Framework for Focus DATELINE: PENANG, MALAYSIA Hey I won’t bore you with the whole “new year, new business” BS, because we all know your January Strategy Day is probably a waste of time. What you need as a business owner is a ridiculously simple and objective framework that you – and your leadership team...
Twice the Moneyin the Same Amount of Time DATELINE: PENANG, MALAYSIA And now, the end is near… Last week I wrote about the value of consistency in your marketing strategy. It’s so easy in small business to “send a newsletter every Friday”, but skip the holiday period because “mumble mumble excuse”. After 15 years of (admittedly not...
How Does He Do It? DATELINE: PENANG, MALAYSIA Merry Christmas We’re on the repeat viewing of the Blackboard Fridays video series, by popular demand after the original pause when I became a dad in 2019. Email marketing (which I started in 2008) and content creation like these videos remain one of the most important brand...
Zero to One is the First Black Hole DATELINE: SINGAPORE Happy Friday Given I worked from 21 different countries in 2019, leaving my first 2023 international trip until December is a little unusual! But having pioneered remote business coaching more than a decade ago, when Skype was cutting edge, I’m used to blending work and...
You Can Always Make More Money.Can You Always Buy More Time? DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA Most business owners I speak with would like more money; EVERY business owner I speak with would like more time. So what separates those of us who always have enough time, from those who are always playing catch up? Blackboard Fridays Episode #37 –...
Was 2023 your business’s best year?How will you make 2024 even better? DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA If you’re a B2B business, you’ve likely noticed increasing uncertainty in your clients (and therefore your operations) about the economic situation we will face in 2024. On Tue Dec 12, in my last public event of the year, I’ll be...
