It is difficult to get someone to understand something when their salary depends on them not understanding it. DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA This week’s focus is Productivity, explaining a useful element of my Capacity Engine framework to help you objectively monitor how efficient your team really are.  This is a crucial measurement in uncertain economic times. Work will always...

Most people who say they want to have a million dollars actually mean they want to spend a million dollars, and that’s the reason why most people don’t have a million dollars.” Ever heard something like that?  Well, it’s a nugget of wisdom from Jacob Aldridge, a financial whizz who has dedicated his life to guiding...

Have You Started Implementing Your 2023 Annual Plan Yet? DATELINE: KINGSCLIFF, NSW, AUSTRALIA Happy Friday I’m writing you from Northern NSW, as I prepare to deliver the closing keynote at the Happy Lawyer, Happy Life retreat this weekend. “Events” are a theme this week, so without prevarication: If you’re still cramming success into 2023, you are invited to...

If you’ve been in business for more than five minutes, I can guarantee you’ve had a terrible strategy day experience – all talk, no action, and the highlight of the day was the mediocre muffins at morning tea. You deserve better. Your team and your customers deserve a business that knows where it’s going, and...

Cash-strapped Australians are refusing to give up on travel, even as inflation and cost-of-living pressures shrink pay packets and force families to make tough budget calls. A new report commissioned by global technology company Wise suggested millions of Australians are now prioritising travel over other aspirations. Brisbane-based husband-and-father Jacob Aldridge squirrels away $1500 a month...

Are you Unconsciously Incompetent? DATELINE: BRISBANE AUSTRALIA Happy Friday A big THANK YOU to everyone who shared my newsletter last week, or made an introduction to another business owner they know. The more people I meet with at the moment, the clearer it becomes how much uncertainty exists for small and medium size business owners. We’re not yet...