In any organisation, the hardest thing to do is to create a breakthrough result. The essence of any breakthrough is to be able to look at a situation in new and innovative ways. Consider how Nudie has been able... read more
What is the difference, however between someone who has those setbacks but still over the long term achieves what they set out for and others who get more and more cynical and never achieve the greatness they had hoped... read more
Wife, mother and businesswoman Phoebe Lane, started PKL in 1995 at the age of 25. She established PKL as a force in the highly competitive recruitment world and 14 years later, the company has revenues of over $13 million.... read more
The First Impression Phase During the first impression phase, we have available a very small window of opportunity in which to make impact and engage another individual. Interestingly, image may play a crucial role so it certainly makes sense... read more
What is publicity? In order to answer this question, think about a magazine you have read lately. You may have devoured an article about Vanuatu, a gorgeous holiday location in the Pacific Ocean. The article would have been organized... read more
It all began in a backyard shed back in the 80”s and has grown from a one-person operation to now employing 80 people with offices in most states of Australia and people manufacturing under licence to us in NZ.... read more
We receive a present worth $100 – we send a card. We receive a client contract worth $1,000 – yet we generally don’t put pen to paper and say thank you – were too busy, and more often than... read more
Networking really does work. I know what some of you are already thinking: “I hate it,” and “It’s just not something I’m comfortable with”, or “I’ve tried it and it just doesn’t work for me”. Sure, we’ve all had... read more
My earliest experience with Michael Gerber started about 2 years ago when I was recommended by a friend to read his book, The E-Myth. At that stage, I was a professional rugby league player with the South Sydney Rabbitohs.... read more
First comes the dream… “I’d love to climb Mt Kilimanjaro”, or, “I want to be rich”, or, “I’d love to have a body like Arnold Schwartznegger”… It’s like a comforting fantasy of something we’d love to do or have... read more
When you first start out in business, you will no doubt do most things yourself, yet to continue trying to keep control of every task that needs doing by handling everything yourself, you’ll never be able to grow your... read more
There are a number of things you can do and when they are combined with a bit of focus, discipline and consistency they create the magic pill. But for most, what is required can be a little too much... read more
