Category: Operations

Maintain Balance

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Everything in the universe was created in opposites. No matter what you look at in physics, nature or our daily lives, everything has an opposite. The old folk understood this factor well and that is why they always used to say ‘anything in moderation, and nothing in excess’. They understood the need to maintain balance! ….  Read More

Discipline

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Whenever we read of the great leaders of the past, we feel moved, inspired and even fearful. These great leaders ignited the passion of their followers … was it through their vision, their strategy, or their powerful ideas? All of these played a vital role, but the cornerstone of their reign was found in a ….  Read More

The Training Fad

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We all know that no expenditure, whether it be in the form of time or money, should be made in business without first considering the return on the investment. Yet today more money is wasted on training than in almost any other activity in business! Do not, for one second, misinterpret this statement … training ….  Read More

Get Paid on Time

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Just getting paid for the goods and services you provide can cost your business a small fortune. Unpaid accounts, the time and energy spent on chasing up late payments, and the cost of collection agencies and legal bills can be a huge drain on your resources. Prevention is always better than cure, so if you ….  Read More

Business Cancer

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Cancer can be cured, BUT you must pick it up early, and treat it! The same rule applies in business, except that here the cancer is called ‘Toxic Corporate Culture’! One of our first posts listed 18 fatal business diseases. One of these, a toxic corporate culture, is probably the worst as it is a ….  Read More

Know the Credit Risk

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How many times have you heard that the collapse of a major debtor caused the collapse of the business to whom the money was owed? Tragic indeed, but unfortunately credit management has become far too much of a science and has lost the art that used to govern it. Granting credit to another company, or ….  Read More

Blame it on yourself!

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Blame it on Yourself! So, you are in business … it is remarkably successful, making you truckloads of money and there is absolutely nothing you could possibly change to make it even better! Be honest – is this really the case? If your answer is yes, you are indeed a rare exception. Don’t you see ….  Read More

Fatal Business Diseases 

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A business also develops disease…some are fatal, and some can be cured! The important issue is to diagnose the disease, take remedial action, and cure the disease before it takes hold and kills the business. Few business diseases cannot be cured if they are caught early enough. What are these diseases? How do you identify ….  Read More