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Consistency Breeds TRUST

Andee Sellman — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:15 +0000

One of the great attributes for people online is consistency. I have found that in developing this blog it is important to be consistent above everything else. When I first started out I was hoping to make a blog post every day. As many of you know I am a fan of Seth Godin who [...]

Three Tips When Starting a Business

Andee Sellman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:00:27 +0000

Posted in Management

I wish that someone had given me these three tips when I started out in business nearly ten years ago. I had been an employee in other people’s businesses for nearly twenty years and then had the chance to start my own. Having never started a business from scratch before, I really should have focused [...]

Demystifying the great myth – working on your business

Andee Sellman — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:00:50 +0000

Posted in Management

Have you ever heard the term ‘Working ON your business rather than working IN your business’? This term is often used to justify selling consulting or coaching services. BUT… Could small business owners actually work ON their business unassisted? Has any one shown you how to do this BY YOURSELF? Working on your business means [...]

I need a Business Turnaround

Andee Sellman — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:18:09 +0000

Posted in Management

It had been another long week for Mike. As he drove home that Friday night, he reflected on why his business had not performed as he had expected. He remembered how exciting the idea was to have his own business. He would be his own boss and have the freedom he’d always longed for. Even [...]

When did you last take a holiday?

Andee Sellman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:26:30 +0000

Posted in Management

Many business owners feel stuck in their business and feel unable to take a holiday. Why do you think this is the case? Normally it is because the business owner is working in the business without drawing a wage and in order to take a holiday they have to find someone to do the same [...]

Banish One Step Thinking – The key to better understanding (Part 1)

Andee Sellman — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:57:10 +0000

Posted in Management

What would it be like for you if you only had one leg? How would walking work for you? Probably more like a hop I suspect!! This is how many people think about the money side of their business. They never think about the ‘other side’ of what they’re doing. Cause and effect never enter [...]

Empowerment – The Key to More Success

Andee Sellman — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:57:02 +0000

Posted in Management

Lately I’ve been thinking about words that contain a hidden meaning within them which can open up better understanding and success. One of those words is EMPOWERMENT which is a term often used in management and business today. Everyone wants to empower others to help them but unless correctly used it can lead you no [...]

The Jekyll and Hyde of the Business Owner

Andee Sellman — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:49:53 +0000

Posted in Management

You know that there’s a little bit of Jekyll and Hyde in everyone of us who are business owners. May be you don’t believe me but think about this example. When you’re about to lodge your tax return how high would you like your profit to be? When you want to value your business to [...]

A NEW LANGUAGE

Andee Sellman — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:40:20 +0000

Posted in Management

I was down at a client yesterday talking to the Chief Financial Officer about The Financial Fence and why we report things the way we do. It occurred to me that the fence is moving away from being a financial tool to being a management driven tool which just happens to include the key financial [...]

What the heck is a balance sheet all about and why it doesn’t make sense?

Andee Sellman — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:42:17 +0000

Posted in Management

Lots of people get confused by balance sheets because they have no idea what they’re meant to represent. Have you ever done a project? What was more important; The project milestones or the project plan? When you compare this to financial accounts, the milestones are balance sheets and the plan is the profit and loss [...]