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...

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...

Achieve More (Revenue + Profit) Without Growing Your Existing Team Happy Friday A brief note to begin: thanks to all your support, and with a handful of active proposals still awaiting decisions, I have reached my coaching capacity for Nov / Dec / Jan. I am not in a position to discuss new client projects until...

Don’t let the Tail Wag the Dog DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA What is Business Strategy? Approaching 18 years as a business coach, this is a frequently asked question that … I sometimes give way too detailed an answer to.So since it’s the topic of this week’s Blackboard Fridays Episode 30, what better time to provide a straightforward...