Travel bags. My current thoughts….. Form factor: Wheelie bags are great for heavy loads but if it’s lighter, e.g.one overnight in London, or visiting friends for a weekend, they are not as good as either a duffel bag or a backpack. Snags with the wheelie One arm is used up pulling it Slower […]
Are your people motivated?
Sometimes a great person leaves, and you think “I never knew he/she was unhappy”. You just didn’t notice, because the quality of their work carried on being great, as they prepared to quit. Many managers forget to think about the motivation of their staff, they are so engrossed on getting the job done. All […]
Getting Ahead of the Game
Ideally you’d spend a bit of time every day – maybe half an hour – getting ahead of the game. Instead of reacting to the problems that are dumped on your desk this would be time spent on… thinking getting to the root of reported problems improving systems setting up a system for a repeating […]
How to decide what to do next
Here are some BAD strategies – commonly used by people Do the easiest job first Do the smallest / quickest job first Do the most fun job first Do the most URGENT job first Random Whichever job people are shouting loudest for Do the one that’s been on your list the longest […]
How to make more profit
Here’s a question – what would be on a list of all the things you could do in order to increase your profits….?? I think the following probably sums it up: The big three are – Sell more – Put prices up – Reduce costs And if you do one of these it […]
