In this video, I offer a simple 3-step guideline on what small business owners should keep in mind when planning to train and develop their team—and to get them to work for you so that you can grow your business. For a business to grow, we need to work with the resources that we have …
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What can the judges of Shark Tank teach small business owners? It turns out, a lot. In part two of this two-part video, I share some of their best pointers, explore the wisdom behind their advice and offer tips on how we can apply their advice to our daily lives. Shark Tank is a reality …
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What can the judges of Shark Tank teach small business owners? It turns out, a lot. In this two-part video, I share some of their best pointers, explore the wisdom behind their advice and offer tips on how we can apply their advice to our daily lives. Shark Tank is a reality TV show that …
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As a business owner, do you know when to seek help? In this video, I will explore what kind of professional services that many entrepreneurs, particularly the widely successful ones, believe to be essential for their own businesses. In the very early stages of any business, a small business owner would likely try to do …
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In this video, I will tell you the story of how a screw almost screwed with Apple’s business and what we can learn from this. Apple vs. the Screw Several years ago, Apple tried to manufacture its top-of-the-line computer Mac Pro, in the United States. Unfortunately for the company, they found out that a very …
A growing number of business owners and experts believe that gratitude is fast becoming a powerful business strategy. In this video, I explore why using gratitude as a business strategy might be worthwhile for you. What is gratitude? Gratitude defined is “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” …
As business cycles go, there will be times when businesses experience periods of growth, and there will be times when businesses face downtrends. Sometimes, the causes of growth and decline are factors external to the business, such as economic booms (for growth) or recessions (for decline). The world experienced an economic crisis in 2008, which …
How do we effectively motivate employees? Studies have shown that there are different sources of motivation—internal motivation and external motivation. In this video, I explore how business owners can improve productivity through what research says are effective motivating factors. And these studies have been unanimous that only one of these two types of motivation can …
How do these team-building activities improve collaboration in the workplace? Are they really as effective as they purport to be? In this video, I explore why team-building activities may not necessarily improve collaboration in teams or within the workplace—and what you can do instead. Team-building activities can be fun: scavenger hunts, obstacle courses, cooking or …
Growth is a good thing—until it is not. In this video, I discuss why growth for the sake of growth may be a bad idea for your company—and what you can focus on instead. What is good—and what is wrong—about growth? One of the more common growth strategies include product lines extension and business diversification. …
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The common belief is that employees are motivated when they are rewarded for their good behaviour. However, this may do more harm than good. In this video, I explore how reward systems and policies can be discouraging the behaviour you want from your team. Can rewards motivate behavior? In a recent study on organisational behavior, …
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While over 70% of Australian businesses are family run, did you know that only 30% survive the transition from first to second generation and just 12% making it to the third generation? In this video, I explore succession issues that affect family-run businesses, and how they can address these to ensure that they not only …
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