Smarter Goals
One of the most popular goal-setting systems in business management is the SMART goal framework. It has been proven effective over decades of use when used properly and with the right incentives for employees and…
The Idea or Vision
A business venture or project requires an idea or vision that it will be based on. Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the acclaimed playwright, orator, and philosopher of the old Roman Empire once said ‘If one does…
YOUR PERSON SPECIFIC ASSETS – PSA
Your traits as a business person are called into action often because, upon waking up every day, those traits have to be dependable enough to enable you to survive and thrive. I have coined these…
Seven Tips for Dealing with Procrastination
Procrastination has been described as the thief of time and even of life progress. The tendency to procrastinate affects almost everyone and causes delay in the actualization of business tasks, goals and vision. It is…
Business Plan
After carrying out the necessary research it will be very useful to spend time writing a realistic business plan. The business plan need not be too detailed for starters but it must be a realistic…
China’s Black Monday – Handling ‘Classic Herd Behavior’
Notable American economist and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Edgar R. Fiedler once said, “The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.” The reason for this type of comment by Fiedler…
Human Resources
Decisions must be taken on who will work in the business or project right from the commencement of business. The staffing may start off with the Junglepreneur alone, with a partner(s), or some other people….
Evolutions in Global Business, Why Junglepreneurship is Needed – Part 3
In the new business terrain it is argued that Junglepreneurship and the new law of survival will play significant roles. Reason is that part of the new mindset required to cope in this environment will…
Evolutions in Global Business, Why Junglepreneurship is Needed – Part 2
With the ongoing massive shift in business, global leaders have realized that one of the ways to achieve and sustain international economic recovery is to boost the development of huge numbers of fresh small and…
Evolutions in Global Business, Why Junglepreneurship is Needed – Part 1
The global financial crisis of 2008 has come and gone or has it? Many years after the crisis, there appears to be a recovery in some economies, confidence also seems to be gradually returning to…
Perseverance Part 2 – Keep On Keeping On
Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, was a man who persevered in the face of extreme challenges. In the early days of the company, around 1930, Ford told his engineers that he…
Perseverance Part 1 – The Fuel of Progress
The late Steve Jobs, founder of Apple once said that he believes perseverance is responsible for 50% of all business success. He of all people knows that the road to success can sometimes be very…