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The shortest distance between any two points is a straight line.

The shortest distance between any two points is a straight line. The shortest distance from a customer enquiry to a successful sale is also a straight line. So, why not design a sales process that takes the customer through a series of well-designed steps that produce predictable great outcomes? I can’t think of any good reason not to, but my..

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Avoid criticisers

It’s always easier to go second. It’s much easier to criticise what someone else has written or built than to create it. It’s much easier to blame and suck energy than to create and add energy. You can’t always change people to make them more creative or positive, but you can choose people. You can choose to spend time with..

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Be Careful What You Wish For

Last week the Fair Work Commission ruled in favour of putting a floor of $25.41 per hour in the award for pickers in the horticulture sector. The move effectively abolishes piece rates where workers are paid based on how much they pick rather than an hourly rate. The Commission found that a “significant” proportion of pickers earned less than the..

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Parkinson’s Law

Parkinson’s Law states that work expands to fill the time available. And this is important because it is a key driver of productivity, or more correctly, lack of productivity. If you give someone a week to complete a task, they will usually take a week. If you give them two days to complete the same task they’ll probably complete it in..

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Successful business owners have a plan!

If a plan without action is a dream, then action without a plan is a nightmare. Successful business owners have a plan, take action consistent with their plan and then review progress. It’s not really that difficult when you have an experienced business coach to help you develop: * A plan with the right amount of ambition and detail..

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The shortest distance between any two points is a straight line.

The shortest distance between any two points is a straight line.

Avoid criticisers

Be Careful What You Wish For

Parkinson’s Law

Successful business owners have a plan!

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