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Decision-making improves capacity building.
Is your decision-making impulsive, emotional or pragmatic? Proper decision-making is fundamental to your role as a business manager. You will have to make lots of them and in many cases without the benefit of all the facts. What you can do is minimise your careless decision-making. It is poor decision-making and procrastination, which puts the…
Read MoreCancer in your business is unhealthy.
Don’t overlook cancer in your business during drought. Cancer in your business or your community can be just as hard to spot as a cancer on the back of your leg. A cancer diagnosis can turn anyone’s life upside down, but for business owners the diagnosis can put their business at risk. Cancer in your…
Read MoreHealthy people build healthy communities.
Or is it healthy communities build healthy people In my experience healthy people is one aspect of community and business development often overlooked, leaving the problems and frustrations to the health professionals who are so overworked in smaller communities they become reactive, not proactive. The solution lies in having the business and non-profit organisations working…
Read MoreSupporting regional towns and villages.
Many forget about supporting regional towns and villages Many forget about supporting regional towns and villages struggling with globalisation, new technology, sponge cities, drought and other adversities, many of them impacting at the same time. We must act, or many will cease to exist and where will be when it comes to food, fibre and…
Read MoreReality dictates future actions and outcomes
The basics of any venture are important The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. If you wait until you’re ready, you’ll be waiting for the rest of your life. Work with people you like, who treat you well and forget the ones who don’t. Stay focused on the solutions, not the…
Read MoreBuilding reality futures
Will your toolkit take you to the future Be sure you are not running away from your problems because it is a race you’ll never win. While it’s never too late to start over, be sure you are doing it for the right reasons. Once start moving from your current reality and commit to building…
Read MoreSelf-confidence increases action orientation
Self-confidence increases with each new day, if your give it a chance. Build your confidence to avoid an ‘average’ life Action orientation is the key to building your self-esteem as your self-confidence increases. The more actions you take, the more practice you get and so the better operator you become. Even when you are coping…
Read MoreInnovative ecosystems in regional towns.
You build great towns and villages on innovative ecosystems. Innovative ecosystems play a vital role in a town or village’s innovation, economic viability and resilience. Often the first place entrepreneurs will look at is innovative ecosystems which can support and impact on the communities prosperity. Entrepreneurs create innovative ecosystems and environments for new businesses to…
Read MoreDisconnected community business advisors
Where is the practical experience? Two extremes plague ineffective community leadership and community developers. Either they nod their heads in agreement with the person at the head of the table. Or a dominant person ends the conversation, and the status quo remains. Disconnected people and businesses need to be brought into the fold. We all…
Read MoreHandling drought adversity
Sometimes life is never easy Handling drought is common, but difficult with more frequent occurrences. Without adequate mitigation and response, it can be very destructive. If you can’t make enough money to make ends meet, then you could be in real trouble without outside assistance. In handling droughts, more than just you are looking at…
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