Category Archives: management

Really not a football post

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Jon Stow

And I don’t mean a goal post. It is just that sometimes we can use sport to illustrate a point about business. So to a cliched quote “If you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep on getting … Continue reading →

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Loneliness is such a sad affair

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Jon Stow

It is a lonely affair being in business on your own or just in a small business of a few people. There is also the question of fear of other businesses in the same line, seeing them as competitors. I … Continue reading →

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Short-sighted customer fleecing

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Jon Stow

I went to a meeting at a hotel the other day, which is one where my colleagues and I quite often hire a room. On this occasion we didn’t hire a room but met in the lounge. I didn’t actually … Continue reading →

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How can we hang on to a dream?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Jon Stow

To have dreams in the sense of hopes and plans is something we all have and especially in business. We have objectives and targets and aspirations as to where we want to be in a year’s time, or five years or ten years. Continue reading →

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Time wasting and fog

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Jon Stow

Image via Wikipedia I believe we should always be at least fine-tuning our business models and especially our marketing of course. Whether the New Year is the time for a good clear-out or the business should have a good spring-clean … Continue reading →

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Mutual envy

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Jon Stow

Image via Wikipedia Many of us in business for ourselves feel we would be unemployable if we were asked to go to work for someone else. We enjoy the freedom of making our own decisions and being in charge. We … Continue reading →

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The tools of our business – choice, discretion and honour

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Jon Stow

Back in January when visiting the local branch of my bank, I was whisked in by the customer relations manager and offered their premium service at a discounted rate. I weighed up the benefits and agreed to sign up. It … Continue reading →

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Loss of status issues for the newly self-employed

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jon Stow

I remember well what it was like to find myself without a job, not able to get one and with the prospect of “getting on my bike” and earning a living as a self-employed person. I had not planned to … Continue reading →

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Management should not involve dictatorship

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Jon Stow

Image via Wikipedia I have had my difficulties recently dealing with a Government department, HMRC. A current trend in an era of cuts is to sweep away those employees who are regarded as expensive, which means the loss of many … Continue reading →

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Alliances and team players

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Jon Stow

Photo by LordNikon   I am a great believer in getting out and talking to other people in business. I go to networking meetings, I go to seminars and I am a member of several business groups where we may … Continue reading →

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