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Leadership meetings are meant to move the business forward. Decisions should be made, ownership agreed, and […]

With the end of the year approaching, we inevitably look at our journey through 2022, acknowledging […]

Are you a business owner? Congratulations! Owning a business can be an exciting experience, and it can also be challenging. With freedom and time being some of the main challenges. However, with careful time management and efficient use of your time, you’ll be able to make the most out of the opportunities that come with being an entrepreneur. 

Successful business networking is built on referrals. Some of the big networking organisations use phrases like “meet, like know, trust,” and “givers gain”. They do this to prompt their members to think about finding referral opportunities based on relationshipsrather than guesswork. 

The 80-20 rule, otherwise known as the Pareto Principle, states that 80% of outcomes, or outputs, result from 20% of inputs. My experience is that our tendency as business owners is to look for new business from new clients. The 80-20 rule suggests that as we are likely to win 80% of our business from 20% of our clients. This saves time and energy.

Check out this great article on Mindfulness as a Management Technique from Jim Butcher in the Harvard Business Review, and how it’s been in use since at least the 1970s.