So, I was just reading about the Beecroft review (again) and they have completely missed the point. Yes, its probably a good idea to extend the unfair dismissal period to 2 years. In some jobs it could take a year or more to really get a rocking performance out of someone and if you were […]
How a 13 Year Old Might Just be the Cleverest Person I Know
So, you know how sometimes life surprises you and someone says something so profound that you (mentally) gasp and then a split second later you wish you’d thought of it. Well that happened to me about 5 minutes ago. My 13 year old daughter, Phoebe, is sitting next to me and helping me do some […]
I’ve gone back to doing something I used to do when I first started my business and so far its really working
When I started my first business in May 2001 – I had no money (2 months bills money in the bank), no office, no advertising budget, no contacts to speak of and I had no clients. I also had a husband who was on part time hours and an 18 month old little girl. Oh […]
Everything before ‘BUT’ is Bullshit
This is an expression I coined long ago – when working as a sales manager at Yellow Pages. Apologies to those of a sensitive nature for the graphicness (is that a word?) of the headline. However, it is true. Once you consciously acknowledge this fact (which you subconcsiously already know) it can help you do […]