I rarely see business partnerships fail. Because the ones that explode usually do so long before they sit down with me for a coffee. I think every business owner has a Partnership horror story – if not your own, then one you’ve heard from someone close. Are these preventable? Let me deal you in… Know...

Pop Quiz: Which do you find spookier? How quickly the 7 weeks to Christmas will disappear? Or forecasting your holiday season cash flow? This year I’ve run two large “Cash Accumulation” projects with clients – one creating a warchest for some expected chaos, and the other for a smaller business who is finally making payroll...

For those of you following my family’s nomadic wanderings, tomorrow we fly from Spain to Tunisia. I never studied Ancient History, so I was surprised to learn that (1) Spain was first colonised by the Carthaginians, who were ultimately wiped out by the Romans, and that (2) Carthage was based in modern day Tunis, Tunisia....

I Did Say I had an INTEGRATED Business System DATELINE: Still stuck in a queue somewhere trying to buy vacation packages for Tokyo Disneyland… We are now in the final quarter of the year. I don’t know about you, but the first week for me includes reviewing the many Quarterly Financial Reports that we send...

You Had Me At Hello DATELINE: Brisbane, Australia Sometime after the ‘Greed is Good’ meltdown of the late 1980s, management theory finally realised that there’s more to life than money … and how relevant that is for business. As business owners, we make decisions based on gut feel not perfect logic, and our team members stay because...

What’s My Archetype? DATELINE: LOGANHOLME, AUSTRALIA Last week, I introduced you to the concept of Brand Archetypes, and encouraged you to do the free online Brand Archetype Indicator to learn what yours may be. There’s still time to catch up! I promised that this tool would be practical, and so in this week’s follow-up episode I’m talking...