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On Professionalism

A professional is true to his beliefs Professionals are not swayed by popular opinion Professionalism is having the courage to tell your client something they don't want to hear.   A professional seeks to add value Professionals do not accept…
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March 2, 2016
BusinessUncategorized

Where are you in the pecking order?

Observing chicken politics is hilarious, the jockeying for position, competing for advantage, secret liaisons, negotiated alliances, clandestine trysts, reminds me of Canberra, but I digress.... It is human nature to behave a bit like my chooks. We assess our relative…
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November 2, 2015
AdviceBusiness

The Ultimate KPI

There is a whole industry out there engaged in assisting businesses to set Key Performance Indicators as a means of encouraging desired behaviour and alignment with an organisation's goals and objectives. For me, there is really only one KPI. "Turn…
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October 25, 2015
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The Aged Care Minefield

My wife and I have both had the unfortunate situation in the last year or so of having to arrange aged care for a parent. We found this to be not only an emotional situation, worrying about the future well…
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October 7, 2015
AdviceBusiness

The 3 “F”s of Change

“If you are miserable NOW, but not willing to change, you’ve got a problem” One of the reasons why many people seem to be stuck in their present situation is that they are unable to face change. There is no…
Paul Wright
November 6, 2014
Advice

What is Real Advice?

I was sitting in my dentist’s chair the other day, after my umpteenth visit, yet another root canal over, when he suggested I had some other problems that he needed to discuss with me. Once I had mentally checked my…
Paul Wright
October 7, 2014