Which is Worse: Synergy or Microsoft Teams? When I began creating my Blackboard Fridays business video series I thought the most popular topics would be the million dollar growth ideas. Yeah, nah. Even in small business, it turns out the greatest pain (and most in demand episodes) are about MEETINGS and how horrible they are. So Can...

My Birthday Month Begins DATELINE: Brisbane, Australia (Side Note: With the US Election next week, a few people have asked about the Presidential Election murder mystery novel I wrote back in 2004. If you want to have a read The Cookie From The Cookie Jar is available as a PDF download on my website here). Over...

Are You Energised For the Final Push? DATELINE: Brisbane, Australia It behooves me to point out that today is exactly two months until Christmas. That’s still an enormous amount of time to complete 1-2 of your 2024 strategic priorities: Don’t believe so? Give me a call today (+61 427 151 181) and let’s chat about...

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...

Crack the Secret to Sales Growth DATELINE: Surfers Paradise, Australia Next Friday I’m flying Brisbane to Manchester, for another 2 week visit to England. In addition to some client workshops in the North, I’m planning to spend time in around a dozen different counties and council areas. (Thank you again to all those who helped on...

DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA “Consultants are a Gift from God” – Mr Beast Ask yourself – If you wrote a deep, blunt, and politically incorrect playbook like this for your business, what would it say? I wrote you two weeks ago about the 3 core principles of Founder Mode: Set the Context Manage the Energy Coach,...