“Well, I don’t know what will happen now. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountain top, I won’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long time. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s […]

The car ride was library-quiet despite having a 10 year-old daughter and an 8 year-old son in the back seat. The peaceful respite from the calamity that usually takes place behind me should have been my clue that something was up. But I was enjoying the rare serenity to the point that I was actually […]

When I say “green” I am talking about the environmentally conscious consumer, also called “Cultural Creatives” or the LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) market which includes about 50 million people. If you are trying to reach them, ya gotta go green. They are all about a better lifestyle for the planet over the long […]

Organizational conflict can occur at several levels: between individuals, between groups and between organizations. While we will focus on interpersonal conflict, the principles and ideas discussed here are also valid for inter-group and inter-organizational conflicts.
Conflict typically proceeds through four stages even if each step is not recognized as such. The phases identified by theorist Louis […]

First of all, do you have connectors working ‘for’ your business?
Read each of these statements below, and say whether you agree or disagree with them:
• So many people, especially those with service-based companies, say they have grown their business mostly through referrals. Maybe you have too.
• Mostly, they/you do little to generate these referrals, and they […]

Because street smarts are so important to every part of your life, here is a quick review of the major elements that go into street smarts. Print this list out and keep it with you, for a regular reminder to be street smart every day.
I. Heightened Awareness
A. Trust your intuition
B. Develop perceptiveness and ability to […]

Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King were both spiritual giants. While it may seem difficult to see yourself in those terms, there is a lot to be learned from them - a lot that can be applied in your own life.
Spirituality is looking beyond the material dimension of your life and discovering something that’s intangible […]

When I first got into sales there were three companies that absolutely lead the field in training their sales people.
They were IBM, The National Cash Register Company (NCR) and Xerox.
At age 17, I applied to each of them for my first sales job and got “knocked back” by all three of them. However persistence finally […]

Australia, Sunday the 15th April, travellers returning from Hawaii via one of our local airlines, the aircraft has technical issues so they were held up for up to three days. The overriding issue all travellers  interviewed on TV mentioned was, “They did not tell us what was going on…”
So they were frustrated, many saying they […]

It was one of those “lets go out for the weekend” weekends, Friday night see a show, stay in the city, have a late check out and the full on breakfast. That’s where the bump in the morning took place.
The hotel was fine, nicely refurbished room etc, the show was okay and then came […]

Our primary focus is to work with our clients to grow the value of their businesses. It is the value of the business which ultimately delivers wealth and returns to business owners and shareholders.
From a business valuation perspective, there are a number of factors which will influence the value of your business, some of […]

I don’t know about you, but I secretly love watching infomercials. I enjoy dissecting how they sell, how they get people excited, how they entice people to take action now and pick up the phone and order something they completely don’t need!
As you know, these programs always offer a huge bonus or multiple bonuses for […]

Enjoy this compiled list of “Tonyisms” with your morning cup of coffee!
- To achieve more and better results, more resourcefulness is as important as more resources.
- Anything in excess is a poison.
- One of the problems with the future is that good things always take longer than they should, whereas bad things happen right away.
- […]

As marketers and businesses seek to promote themselves, their products or events, they need to think through the promotional products they use in their promotions. While they need to consider the positives, they also must explore possible negatives. A product that may seem like a sure-fire hit may actually turn into a public relations problem. […]

You bet! Can I create a million dollars by sitting on my backside and meditating each day? No way!
With all the hype about The Secret and the Laws of Attraction, there have been many people jumping on the bandwagon to make a quick buck. All of a sudden there are experts in abundance thinking […]

With a shrinking job market and an ageing workforce there are higher levels of competition for workers in the western world than probably at any time in our history.
How then will employers handle this situation and create workplaces, which employees will love to work in, be delighted by the work they do and generally be […]