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- the use of professional skills for identifying and achieving organizational objectives through the deployment of appropriate resources. Management involves identifying what needs to be done, and organizing and supporting others...
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- Leading in Challenging Times | John Raymond
- Robert Gerrish speaks with Yellowedge's John Raymond on how you can better lead when the going gets tough.
- Videos 2009-05-03
- Look Out, Here Comes Gordon Ramsay
- So there you are quietly going about your work when foul-mouthed Gordon bursts in and gives it to you with both barrels. Okay, he’s unlikely to appear and to the best of my knowledge he has his hands full with the restaurant trade and making a motza...
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- What's Your Manifesto?
- How often do we see businesses solely promoting the detail of their services, while avoiding the motivation behind offering these services in the first place? Promoting specific offerings assumes that someone is looking for precisely those services and does nothing to create a point of difference. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Work With Those Who Are Listening
- Any business that is trying to break new ground inevitably comes up against challenges from those who just don't get it. So what do we do when things fail to develop in the way we want? The answer is to direct our energies towards those people who...
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- A Coming Together of Masterminds
- Look closely at enterprises that are going places and it's a fair bet the person at the top is hanging out with some cool people. Surrounding yourself with individuals who inspire, stretch and challenge you --- let's call them masterminds --- gives you little choice but to...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Cleaning Windscreens
- Successful small businesses love their work and it shows. When we come across someone who loves what they do, they are great to be with, aren't they? Loving what you do is attractive and it creates an energy all of it's own. Opportunities come your way. Doors...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Educate Your Clients
- Earlier this week I spent some time with a small design group, who while striving to deliver their finest work, were continually being pushed to cut corners. Clients always wanted more for less. One way to combat this --- or at least minimise the incidence of it...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Ready for New Business?
- One of the distinguishing behaviours of a successful entrepreneur is that they are always at the ready when it comes to fulfilling their work and accepting new business. "Being at the ready" can mean different things to different people, but in general it indicates the following pattern:...
- Blog posts 2008-09-21
- Staying on a Prospect's Radar
- One easy way to stay in the frame with a prospective new client is when you have a contact the prospect would like to meet. By introducing both parties you stand to strengthen your relationship and grow your profile. A good example of how simple actions can...
- Blog posts 2008-10-17
- Getting There Faster
- It seems to me that everywhere we look someone is trying to persuade us to accomplish things more quickly. Doubtless there are strategies and products that can help us be more efficient, but is faster always better? These days I'm big into walking. Most days I'm off...
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- 5 Tips Before Escaping on Holiday
- For many entrepreneurs, the lead-up to a holiday can be a period of heightened pressure and stress. A backlog of work brings longer days; forgotten actions disturb sleep and before long plans are afoot to smuggle the laptop and mobile phone into the luggage. Worse still is...
- Blog posts 2008-12-19
- Build Value In Your Business
- I recently caught up with serial-entrepreneur, Tom Poland in this little video interview. Tom has started a small portfolio of very different businesses and while he's taken a good few into international markets and successfully sold a handful, at least one has nearly ruined him. ...
- Blog posts 2009-08-30
- Get Creative!
- I recently caught up with creative thinker, Joanna Maxwell on the topic of how to unstick your thinking when wrestling with business challenges. In this 5 minute video Joanna takes us through her top 3 tips involving escaping your busy head, meeting aliens and changing assumptions!...
- Blog posts 2009-09-03
- Making The Most Of Global Opportunities
- I recently caught up with David Thomas of Think Global in this little video. In it David talks about the role Australian small businesses can play in emerging countries and how our abundance of creativity, design, innovation, leadership and expertise is in demand overseas. ...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
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- Time to Shine | BTalk Australia
- (12min 24) Robert Gerrish, Director of Flying Solo, says there’s an increasing interest in starting up your own business. On today’s BTalk Australia he tells Phil Dobbie that, for those with a positive attitude, now might be a good time to be going it alone. After all the economic downturn...
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Lessons From a Pop Band
- Several years ago I took a stab at managing a pop band. They were good musicians. I was an okay manager. Together we failed abysmally. I think I know why. Before I talk about the band, let me tell you about my son. Oh, go on he's...
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Thinking Creatively
- BNET Australia blogger Robert Gerrish discusses straightforward steps to develop and nurture creativity with Deborah Kneeshaw, adjunct faculty member of the Australian Graduate School of Management.
- Videos 2008-08-21
- Who Stole My Time?
- There are a mass of companies and products directed at improving time management and no doubt they all have their merits. The thing is though, I've spoken with quite a few people in business who continue to struggle with time even though they've spent a fair chunk...
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Creating the Space for Ideas
- Recently, when addressing a group of business owners, I asked them to share their greatest business challenges. Not surprisingly, the responses were immediate and ranged from issues of marketing and time management, to staffing and finances. We had a short discussion and soon realised...
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
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