Category Archives: management

Running your business the right way

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jon Stow

              Most of us are very serious about our businesses. Many people work very hard but do not use their time well. It is so easy to get involved in matters which don’t make … Continue reading →

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Commuting a life sentence Part 2

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Jon Stow

All our yesterdays It is almost ten years since I was an employee with a large firm, and at the time they were just thinking about the concept of hot-desking. I must admit I did not like the thought of … Continue reading →

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The Frank Sinatra guide to running a small business

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jon Stow

The local councillor who couldn’t help me might have been a local version of one of those politicians who think it is sufficient to reach high office and do not have a vision or a plan to do anything when … Continue reading →

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The Peter Principle and the newly unemployed

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Jon Stow

I recently asked a local government councillor if he could advise on a local issue. He was of no help whatever. Firstly he didn’t seem to understand the problem and secondly he wanted to pass the buck to someone else. … Continue reading →

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Poisonous cultures

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Jon Stow

I have already written about workplace cultures  and how they can lead to poor standards. These cultures are usually not management led, and management may not know. However if a culture is there for all to see, there is no … Continue reading →

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Rare weekend off

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Jon Stow

Someone in my line of business tweeted the other day “I am having a rare weekend off. I hope the weather stays fine”. Well, I think the weather probably held up and delivered, but what a statement, or should I … Continue reading →

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Consequences

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Jon Stow

While we know that planning ahead is what we all should do, the reality is that many people don’t like thinking beyond the here and now. If they are having a good time, the future doesn’t matter – except it … Continue reading →

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Diseased and toxic workplace cultures

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Jon Stow

Disbelief I understand the furore over the apparent disbelief, especially amongst politicians, when the management of the News of the World and the senior editorial staff say they didn’t know that telephone hacking was used to get stories about well … Continue reading →

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How to get the right result in your service purchasing

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jon Stow

We know what we want? It is easy to think we know what we want when buying in services, but we do need to check what our supplier thinks we have asked for. After all, if we buy a new … Continue reading →

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Let another brain take the strain

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Jon Stow

Are you good at everything? I’m not. I doubt many people are. Do you like having to do everything in running your business: both the creative and the mundane? Of course what is mundane to some is interesting grist to … Continue reading →

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