Overcoming Procrastination

Overcoming Procrastination

Procrastination: the enemy of planning We are all about planning this month in our business community and in sticking to the ‘plan’, I have set aside a whole day to plan for a very busy few months ahead. Yet as I sit down to get things done, I’m finding anything and...

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Artificial Intelligence Advertising

Artificial Intelligence Advertising

Artificial Intelligence should be embraced When I started RedBalloon in 2001 it cost roughly five cents to find a customer and now, across the board in the businesses I deal with and see, it is costing businesses upwards of $20 to source that same customer — an...

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Thriving Workplaces

Thriving Workplaces

Is your workplace thriving? It is no surprise that when your people thrive, so too does your business. The common theme underpinning thriving businesses is the clear alignment between vision, values and purpose. In successful companies, people know exactly what they...

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What I’ve learned – 8 May 2017

What I’ve learned – 8 May 2017

Best Business Advice My blog theme for the month, as the title suggests, is ‘Best Business Advice’. Throughout my career I’ve had many people offer ‘nuggets of gold’ that have benefited me greatly, unbeknownst to them. That’s the...

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The Future of Work for business owners

The Future of Work for business owners

There is a massive shifts in the way we work – and what the future of work will look like. There are shifts in key trends for business owners that they highlighted, fascinating. A study acknowledged that the nature of work has changed and as a result, so has our...

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Rhythm in Business

Rhythm in Business

My advice? Create rhythm in your business and life My husband (of five months) took me aside last week and said “I do know that this is just the way our life is – you are running a million miles an hour, committed to supporting business owners in their...

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Meet Tiffani Bova

Meet Tiffani Bova

Introducing Tiffani Bova – Sales Futurist In September 2015 I sat listening to a woman who shared a vivid story of growth. A woman after my own heart, I was keen to connect with this like-minded woman. She has the most fantastic background (and title) –...

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Good Mentoring a Key to Success

Good Mentoring a Key to Success

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”– George Bernard Shaw I choose carefully where I spend my time. This includes who I take on for mentoring, as well as finding mentors for myself. In the early days life is a little less of a...

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