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Category Archives: productivity
Doing far too much not well enough
Riding for a fall My wife and I have been away recently, which has meant eating in restaurants rather more than we usually do. I love restaurant watching. So often one can see in a very short time the … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, productivity
Tagged Customer service, management, planning
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Conversations make team work
As you may remember, I believe that there is a difference between hearing and listening. Listening is the bit where we actually take in what someone is saying rather than just appearing to be polite by giving them time. Listening … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer service, productivity
Tagged hearing, teamwork
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Rare weekend off
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
Posted in Business planning, management, productivity, Uncategorized
Tagged delegate, planning, Time management
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Loneliness is such a sad affair
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
Posted in Business planning, management, productivity
Tagged cooperation, joint venture, Loneliness, small business
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Ageism, realism and working life in the twenty-first century
Since I started my businesses I have ploughed the furrow which many others have to do or will in the future. Realistically, the bureaucratic burdens on employers and their prejudices over age will need them to be more interested in taking people on short-term ad hoc contracts where there is no long term commitment on either side. The current employment laws both on the HR side and in relation to tax do not match up. Continue reading
Posted in productivity, Start-up
Tagged Ageism, Employment, future, Julian Knight, Market, Seth Godin, Work
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Giving our time to our loved ones and ourselves
The other day I talked about giving time, but it was not a lecture for anyone, but more of an observation as to how some do and some don’t. I work hard on my business mainly because I enjoy it … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, productivity, Social
Tagged Fiction, Online Writing, Writers Resources
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Special offers to be taken with a pinch of salt
Image via Wikipedia Do you receive at least daily loads of emails offering you the secret of how to make vast amounts of money a day for working only four hours a week? Do you get telephone calls from overseas … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Fraud, productivity, Sales, Social media, Start-up
Tagged Day trader, Penny stock, scam
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Management should not involve dictatorship
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
Unemployment, qualifications and aptitude
On the local news on TV there was a feature from a seaside town about the high level of unemployment. One guy interviewed complained he couldn’t get a job despite being a qualified bricklayer, gym instructor and IT technician. Now … Continue reading
Posted in marketing, productivity, Start-up
Tagged benefit, business, Business and Economy, Employment, Job Search, jobseeker, responsibility, small business, Start-up
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Alliances and team players
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
Posted in Business planning, management, marketing, networking, productivity
Tagged cooperate, cooperative, marketing, networking, professional, responsibility, small business, together
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