Is Your Business Kinetic?
Kinetic: relating to or resulting from motion. A question most businesses need to ask themselves today is: how ‘kinetic’ is my business? The key word in the dictionary definition of ‘kinetic’ is ‘motion”. Is your business moving, adapting, constantly changing, to meet the needs of the times? Or is, as is often the case even with so-called modern […]
Checklist For Business Travellers
You’re a business traveler. You know too well that things don’t always go as planned. To avoid hassles, even last-minute panics, here’s a checklist of things to pack, as collated from frequent travelers. Don’t leave home without them! Your own MiFi hotspot. It’s a credit card-sized package that give you access to 4G networks. Saves a lot […]
Sharing An Office Makes Good Business Sense
One of the first important decisions a start-up or small business needs to make is – where do we work from? While a home office may seem like an attractive low – or no – cost option, there are several drawbacks, the main one being that it does not give a professional image. So you […]
How To Master Your Workflow
Working is not just a nine to five thing. It’s what you accomplish in that time that really counts. How can you organize your time for greater productivity? Here are some easy ways you can master your workflow: 1. Make a to-do list. People at the top use a to-do list every single day. […]
Being Your Own Boss – And Loving It!
How does it feel to give yourself a pay cheque, a bonus, a promotion? When you are self-employed, you are the boss. What a feeling! But also remember what US President Harry Truman said, “The buck stops here.” The other side of self-employment is self-reliance. Being self-employed is primarily a way to earn an income. […]
Negotiation Is a Two-Way Street
J. Paul Getty, the legendary American industrialist and Founder of Getty Oil, always remembered what his father said: “You must never try to make all the money that’s in a deal. Let the other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for always making all the money, you won’t have many […]
How Carbon Offsets Help Reduce the Carbon Footprint
A carbon offset is an emission reduction credit which can be purchased by individuals, businesses and governments to reduce their net GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions. Offsets are purchased from another organisation’s project that results in less carbon dioxide or other GHG in the atmosphere than would otherwise occur. Offsets are so named because they counteract […]
The smart way to get on the fast track to growth
Many business people are quick to generate ideas but slow to turn them into reality. How can you accelerate the process of scaling up without overloading your team? Here are some tried-and-tested ways: Small is beautiful There are many benefits of running a small, tight ship. It enables you to be more flexible and agile […]
Choosing the right brand colours
The human mind is highly responsive to visual stimuli and colour is one of the major defining factors in that response on both conscious and sub-conscious levels. Colour is an important element in a brand’s visual identity. Think of iconic brands whose logos have withstood the test of time. Certain colours are immediately associated with various brands. […]
Questions to ask when designing an office
We spend more than 50% of our time working. So it makes sense to plan your office space carefully. The changing and constantly evolving work environment underlines the fact that old office designs must give way to the new. Here are some key questions to ask when designing your office: Do I want to encourage […]