Category: News

In this podcast Emily and I will discuss: Do you have the right positions in the right place? Evaluate and de-risk. Internal capability, mobility, development. Non negotiables, bringing external experience...

My eldest son recently celebrated his year 12 graduation - it was a day of mixed emotion made even more acute by his idea of moving overseas for a gap...

I had the pleasure of facilitating a 2-day conference in Melbourne this week for the Precise Air Group which included a special guest speaker. There are so many parallels between...

There's an old saying about strategy…."Good strategy is doing less better, bad strategy is trying to fix 100 things at once." There are so many fruits to getting this right. First...

When I ask people how they're feeling, the most common response is 'tired'. Some businesses have been struggling to navigate growth with the chronic labour/skills shortage, meaning people are doing...

Last time we spoke about the 3 growing pains of any business: leadership, structure and culture.Today’s focus is on structure. I stumbled across an article on ant colonies and how they...

Have you ever felt your Business is like parenting, forever passing through different phases? As soon as you think you’ve got it sorted, the next phase emerges with a different...

Each year I start a new habit. This (calendar) year I've been doing cold showers. 'Why would you' is a question I've been asked countless times. There are a few reasons: 1.Like red...

Christmas is coming quickly and it's a natural time of year to reflect, particularly given the craziness of what we have seen this year. Below is a snapshot of some...

What a year this has been..... An entrée of bushfires, followed by a main course of COVID-19, topped with the US election circus. Billy Joel will need to add another verse to...

You didn’t have to be a fan of his genre to know who Eddie Van Halen was.  I've been scouring Twitter to read the reactions following the news of his passing...

What does winning really mean? Can a 'win' be bad for you? Can a loss be good for you? Deep questions I know!! Research shows the brain benefits from fasting in terms of...

For those that know me know that I am a passionate football/soccer guy, moreover I am a passionate follower of the Liverpool football club in England. They just won their first...

I was speaking to the original founder of a 40+ year business recently. It would be fair to say this Business has seen a lot, having survived and thrived quite...

Warren Buffet is a famous and successful investor. One of his famous quotes is to 'buy into fear'. The quote means to not allow fear to take a compulsive grip, in...

We say it each year but every year really does feel quicker than the last. Christmas is coming quickly and it's a natural time of year to reflect. Below is a...

It's often said that we live in uncertain times, but we really do live in uncertain times! From the on-going China/Trump trade war to Brexit, the exponentially increasing impact of Artificial...

Poor George Calombaris was in the news for all the wrong reasons recently when it was discovered his staff had been underpaid. Being a celebrity would not help in this...

Last time we spoke about the importance of identifying whether strategy or implementation is at fault if the lowering tide has exposed the naked swimmer in your Business (in Warren Buffet's...

Last time we spoke about what Warren Buffet meant when he said "A rising tide floats all boats….. only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked."...

"A rising tide floats all boats….. only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked." This is Warren Buffett's addendum to the famous 'rising tide' quote....

At a recent client workshop about a soccer dad I met on the sidelines of a pre-season under 14s soccer training session. This soccer dad was a trader and he...

Christmas is coming quickly and it's a natural time of year to reflect. Below is a snapshot of some of this year’s blogs to provide a summary of the key...

I’m reading an Elon Musk book at the moment and came across the following quote: “One of the really tough things is figuring out what question to ask. Once you figure...

In our last blog we discussed how everyone has a set of non-negotiables which become obvious in conflict. See below for a refresh. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/black-art-accountability-ivan-gavran/ Did you reflect on your non-negotiables, and...

My two sons are doing Ju Jitsu this year - a change from years of soccer. My commitment to them (and my wife) was that I would ferry them every...

I have just finished re-reading Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book titled ‘Total Recall’. A fascinating insight into his mind and how he made his business decisions (the book did not touch on the...

2017 is almost over – can you believe it?! Each year seems to go by a little faster than the previous one. Below is a snapshot of this year’s blogs which...

Excitement, anxiety, confidence, stress……some days I feel each of these in my business. I suppose the only constant in business is change. Change in staff. Change in processes. But most of...

We recently built a new house – it was a painful 12 month process but we made it and we are very happy with the end product. Aside from everything...

2016 has been a busy year. Everyone I meet has the same problem - ‘Sure, my business is growing, but I’m finding that as I grow my business, I’m hitting more...

I had the pleasure of attending a Family Business Association event hosted by Kennards Hire last week.  The Kennards family were gracious enough to not only host the event, but...

Most Businesses start with brilliant service.  It's easier in the early days to over-service clients because there aren't that many.  More clients come on and the Business grows….which is surely...

I had the pleasure of attending a lunch today hosted by the NAB to promote the up-coming Socceroos game against Greece.  We didn’t leave hungry with the Alpha restaurant putting...

One of my boys recently had a tough soccer game, the opposition were clearly more experienced and the scoreline reflected it!  It was interesting observing the individual players during the...

completed building a home.  It’s been a long journey full of excitement, frustration and issues but we have made it!! One of the final jigsaw pieces was the driveway and...

I’m in training for a triathlon and I figured a few swimming lessons couldn’t hurt so I signed up to ‘stroke correction’, a class that shows you how to improve...

Have you ever felt your Business is like a child, forever passing through different phases? As soon as you think you've got it sorted, the next phase emerges with a...

Have you ever felt your Business is like a child, forever passing through different phases?  As soon as you think you've got it sorted, the next phase emerges with a...

What is a context? It is an anchor.  A ‘why’.  A criteria to pass decisions through. For example, when entering a food court the decision will depend on your context. ...

In the last couple of posts we heard about the importance of separating oil and water (ie separating the financial investment in a Business with the operational responsibilities). We also...

In the last blog we explored separating oil and water, the ownership structure from the operational responsibilities. So what is the secret to moving operational decision-making out of the Owner's...

One of the common sources of most frustration in business is separating ownership from operational responsibility.  When the two become tangled it can create confusion. To give you an example,...

So Buddy Franklin, getting paid $9m over 10 years , is ordered to rest for a semi final due to mental health issues…..a semi-final….exactly the type of game the club...

I was speaking to a Business recently who’s Owner was ‘stuck in the trenches’ and ready to throw it all in. The Owner was doing it all, from high level...

Don’t laugh, this is me learning to surf….for the non-surfers out there, this is not as easy as it looks!  I am proud to say that I was abIe to...

An interesting thing happens with growth, there are consequences. Most growth stories follow a similar pattern: Business starts off being really good at what they doThe process of running the...

That’s me on the right! Please excuse the politician–like pose!! So the question of the week is…. what does it look like to put a high-vis jacket on your Business?...