Communication

Two rules for operational efficiency

Two rules for operational efficiency

Are you and your team focused on what is important?

The Bee Hive is one of the most efficient operations around.  They use little energy to generate great results. 
How?  They have two rules.

Dealing with difficult people

Dealing with difficult people

Last week I had the opportunity to speak to Law Institute Victoria members on Dealing with difficult people…  a topic that is relevant to us all.

In my experience these points are a strong start to creating positive outcomes from difficult situations.



Build capacity in your business

Build capacity in your business

Wondering how to build capacity in your business?

Support an employee when they come to you with a decision… even it is not the best decision. 

“Wait what!? But what if it is a bad decision?” I hear you ask… Great question

Design your business to run itself

Design your business to run itself

Don’t try to be super-men/women – and swoop in and fix every problem yourself, you are inadvertently ‘disabling others’, creating dependencies and preventing yourself from moving on to other tasks…

Create more referrals

Create more referrals

Want to create more referrals?
When starting out you’ve got to be specific… it’s easier and things move faster.  Why? It’s simpler – People can quickly get ‘Who you are, what you do and how to send people to you

Happy teams, Happy times

Happy teams, Happy times

Ever worked in a team of great individuals, but when it comes to working together, it doesn’t quite gel? 

One of the great contributors to team disharmony is misunderstandings and to reduce misunderstandings, we need to improve communication… but… where do you start?

Communicating with influence

Communicating with influence

When seeking to co-create a solution don’t ask for opinions, ask for advice as it creates more of a partnership role; rather than a critic you get a collaborator and the information is likely to be more constructive

Connecting with your customers

Connecting with your customers

People determine what’s important to them in any given situation… eg price, quality, timeliness. 

Here are two ideas for you to be mindful of when seeking to influence customers to your product or service.