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Author Archives: Mike Urness
29
Mar
Mar
Work stress affects us all, but left unchecked, it can lead to serious work, personal and health problems.
Last week, we outlined three key high-stress triggers and three case studies showing how clients have resolved their work stress. This week, we share practical and applicable solutions that you can implement in your business for these and a range of other topics.
At the very least, work stress can make you miserable even in your down-time. Read my latest blog and escape the stress trap.
15
Mar
Mar
Work stress affects us all, but left unchecked, it can lead to serious work, personal and health problems.
Last week, we outlined three key high-stress triggers and three case studies showing how clients have resolved their work stress. This week, we share practical and applicable solutions that you can implement in your business for these and a range of other topics.
At the very least, work stress can make you miserable even in your down-time. Read my latest blog and escape the stress trap.
07
Dec
Dec
Work stress affects us all, but left unchecked, it can lead to serious work, personal and health problems.
Last week, we outlined three key high-stress triggers and three case studies showing how clients have resolved their work stress. This week, we share practical and applicable solutions that you can implement in your business for these and a range of other topics.
At the very least, work stress can make you miserable even in your down-time. Read my latest blog and escape the stress trap.
30
Nov
Nov
As Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “plans are nothing; planning is everything.” Taking the time to plan ahead, rather than taking a “Ready, Fire, Aim” approach, will almost always create better business results.
We are often tempted to act on impulse, thinking a spontaneous decision will save time and, therefore, money. But in doing so we often set ourselves up to fail.
In our latest blog, we dispel the notion of the “Ready, Fire, Aim” mentality, sharing how a little forethought, investment and planning can ultimately yield far better results.
23
Nov
Nov
As Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “plans are nothing; planning is everything.” Taking the time to plan ahead, rather than taking a “Ready, Fire, Aim” approach, will almost always create better business results.
We are often tempted to act on impulse, thinking a spontaneous decision will save time and, therefore, money. But in doing so we often set ourselves up to fail.
In our latest blog, we dispel the notion of the “Ready, Fire, Aim” mentality, sharing how a little forethought, investment and planning can ultimately yield far better results.
16
Nov
Nov
The only thing that chaos can produce is more chaos.
In business, disorganisation is self-perpetuating, creating more work, costing more money and producing more issues the longer it goes unchecked. It takes time to step away from your existing business structure and implement new protocols, but it is time that you will get back tenfold.
What’s more, a well-organised business is more efficient, productive, cost-effective and even more attractive to prospective investors, clients or future employees.
Learn the five steps to a well-organised business in the final blog of our three-part series.
09
Nov
Nov
The quirks of a business can be endearing. Its idiosyncrasies can be regarded simply as ‘the way we do things here’.
But these ineffectively-organised aspects of your business can escalate, causing frustration, embarrassment and financial impact while appearing unprofessional and far from reassuring to potential clients or investors.
When these processes have been in place for months or years, it is easy to disregard or overlook them, and far too much effort to correct. But these can become your greatest undoing.
Learn whether your business has its own characteristics, of if it is dangerously disorganised in part one of our new three-part series on effective business organisation.
02
Nov
Nov
The quirks of a business can be endearing. Its idiosyncrasies can be regarded simply as ‘the way we do things here’.
But these ineffectively-organised aspects of your business can escalate, causing frustration, embarrassment and financial impact while appearing unprofessional and far from reassuring to potential clients or investors.
When these processes have been in place for months or years, it is easy to disregard or overlook them, and far too much effort to correct. But these can become your greatest undoing.
Learn whether your business has its own characteristics, of if it is dangerously disorganised in part one of our new three-part series on effective business organisation.
26
Oct
Oct
Have you ever been confronted with the choice of whether or not to retain a staff member?
It can be one of the most challenging decisions to make but, like so many aspects of your business, it should simply be a case of following the correct process.
In our latest blog, we define the step-by-step guidelines for determining your staff members’ positions, value and whether they are worth investing some time and effort in, or whether you should simply let them go.