You Can Call MeQueen Bee DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA Not for the first time, I’m on a Billboard! You might recall from last time, when Blackboard Fridays had a Billboard thanks to Valley Edge, that I said “for our small business, we may not do it again”. So what happened…? Nothing quite as flash as my previous incarnation. Our daughter’s...

Never Destined to Wina Pointless Trophy Have you ever wasted an hour in a meeting, that could have been an email? Or seen a simple decision drag on for weeks through an email chain, because nobody wanted to make a decision? We all know “Communication” is imperative in business – but do you appreciate the different...

You’re Leaving? Let’s Party! Almost exactly a year ago, we ran two of our most loved episodes on “How to Empower Your Team to Step Up” – and you can watch Part One and Part Two. I made a key point in that series about empowering your team members by helping them with their careers – even if...

Don’t Want to Grow?Ignore This! I’ve been in business long enough to remember when websites were optional. It was hardly ‘the good old days’ – we used to spend $20,000 a year on a Yellow Pages ad – but they were simpler times. Of course we’ve all realised that’s no longer the case, but still too...

N E 1 4 10 S? Here is every business owner’s dream: knowing you have the right person, with the right skills, doing the right job, at the right time. I call that ambition “R’n’R” – a play on words that demonstrates how “Roles ‘n’ Responsibilities” gives business owners “Rest ‘n’ Recuperation”. I draw the analogy to playing doubles...

Guinness FactoryAlways In The Black Skip the sentimentality and go straight to the profit conversation and video here. South of the equator, today marks the shortest day of the year; while my Northern Hemisphere friends join the druids at Stonehenge in celebrating the longest stretch of daylight on the calendar. This also means today marks the 21st Anniversary of...