When should you turn down a client?

Some clients are just not worth it Following on from the post about sacking a client, a lot of the feedback I had was that people knew when they took those clients on that it was a mistake. Sometimes it was a gut feeling, sometimes they had more concrete indications but they all knew they […]

Why you should sack your client

Some clients just stink The most heart rending calls I get from my clients are when they are deeply unhappy with one of their own clients. They feel sick every time they hear them on the phone because the call is usually bringing a deadline forward, changing the scope of the project, making unreasonable demands […]

You can’t grow a business by yourself

Do you do everything in your business yourself – or just the important things? Today I got into a bit of an argument on Twitter (nothing new there). It started with someone moaning about having to get up at ridiculous hours to attend to their business and me responding by saying that as they own […]

Who is spending your time?

Get that monkey off your back! Are other people spending your time? Check by doing this after every meeting: Did your meeting start/end on time? If not what could you do to make sure this happens in future? Who benefitted most from the meeting? If it was you, is the benefit in the short or […]

The only time management tip you’ll ever need

What’s the only time management tip you’ll ever need? BE EARLY! Why? Being Early Saves Time AND Money The bulk of the time we waste is spent trying to catch up on things that could have been done earlier, in less time. By doing things before they need to be done we really SAVE time. […]