The Simple Insights are often the Best!

It is sometimes so obvious that you need someone outside of the forest to show you One of the most satisfying processes we come across as coaches is the ability to move the coachees thinking to the point that they illuminate with the answer to their own thinking. So often, it is that you already ... Read More

Business Coaching – The Elements of Successful Coaching

What is Business Coaching? All too often we as coaches are posed with a blank expression or the question of what does a coach do? As a professional business coach, we use this expression to ensure that you can hear that we are: 1. Professional i.e. abide by a ... Read More

Business Names – What's the big deal?

Naming Your Business - Whats the big deal? I will break this down into a few posts, mainly because there is a lot of material to cover. Firstly, not all of us have the luxury of naming our own business, as we may have inherited a business and its name or purchased an existing business ... Read More

Organizational Planning – Outsourcing – Will it work for you?

Outsourcing for Organizational Planning Outsourcing is sometimes overlooked whilst people are planning within their business and its requirements for Human Resources (or services and products).  I have listed some benefits and challenges with outsourcing for you to consider: Benefits Contract rate: No overheads with regards to tax, GST, superannuation, workcover, insurance, office ... Read More

Business Planning – Mistakes in Organisational Planning

Who makes mistakes in Organizational Planning? Well, all of us will at some stage.  It is a human condition to learn from our mistakes, to meet new challenges and basically to ignore what others have done before us because "we can do it better". Some of the most common mistakes I see regularly ... Read More

Marketing – Relationships and Gatekeepers

Understanding where the power is perceived to be in a Business Organization Part of the reality of dealing with any business is that a lot of times, you come across a gatekeeper.  Someone whose role or assumed role is to control access to the decision maker.  Unfortunately these relationships need to be handled with ... Read More

Marketing – Building relationships for the long haul

Building Marketing Relationships It is easy to get lost in the product, position, your USP, demographics and much more! The short answer is about building mutually beneficial relationships for the long term.  Getting a win/win result for both your and your product and for the people using your service or product. By using a marketing funnel ... Read More

Time Management – Reading for Pleasure

Reading for Pleasure Ever wondered what to read when not drowning in business books, journals, gazettes, emails and the all important stationery brochures.  Ahh, I forgot the great car magazines when you happen to purchase an Europeon model. Well, in the spirit of Work Life balance and utilizing your time well, when trying to relax and generally ... Read More