The reason I haven’t posted the last three chapters of my book, “The Unprincipled”, is because I was nervous that any potentially interested publishers might be put off by the fact that it was all available free online. Anyway, 8 chapters out of 11 should be enough to whet anyone’s appetite. If you have ploughed [...] Read more »
Chapter eight is here
We’ve just undergone a major split in the ranks which threatens our very existence. Another round of redundancies has done nothing to improve morale, though as ever, those left behind are thankful and motivated in equal proportions, even if the immediate prospects are not terribly bright. Now we have an opportunity that could make or [...] Read more »
Merry Christmas, chapter 7 is here
To lose one partner may be deemed unfortunate; to lose two smacks of carelessness. Losing more than half the business at the same time spells drama. And we all know what drama brings. Yes, that’s right, a lot of shouting and potential violence. Luckily we avoid the violence; the same cannot be said of the [...] Read more »
Chapter 6 hits the presses
Comings and Goings: Recruitment and Redundancy We’re over the half-way mark now: six chapters down, five to go. What happens when things go wrong (the first time): grappling with recession and the need to make redundant colleagues who have become friends, and trying desperately to stabilise the ship. Plus, as we recover (sorry to spoil [...] Read more »
Chapter 5 is now here
The theme of motivation. A lengthy (too lengthy) description of the many and varied ways we found to motivate our clients, our staff and ourselves, generally involving large amounts of alcohol and frequently ending in bad behaviour and embarrassment all round. As one of my erstwhile colleagues put it, after he had read it, “Finally [...] Read more »
The story so far
There are 11 chapters in the book in total, and so far, the first four have been published here, though chapter 5 will be here very soon. Each chapter is 20 or 30 pages long, so I thought it would be worth while summarising the content of each chapter, so you can pick and choose [...] Read more »
Chapter 4 hits the (Word)press
More about the work we did, the problems we encountered, the characters we had to deal with, on all sides of the business equation, and especially some of the dodgier characters that fell across our path. It isn’t always pretty; there are almost as many black Fridays as happy Mondays, but somehow we keep going. [...] Read more »
Chapter three is up
It would be great if I could add to this site the ability for visitors who are interested to sign up to any future page/chapter posts. I know this is possible, but it seems that WordPress is just about the most complex blog on the net, and everyone I ask says, yes of course it’s [...] Read more »
Finally the book begins
After promising myself (and anyone else who bothered to read the first post) that I’d have everything finished and published by the end of the decade, sloth intervened, amidst an uncertainty about how to transpose 280 pages of handwritten script into digital content. I tried voice recognition software, with little success. I started and stopped [...] Read more »
Introduction
As a small business advisor/coach/mentor/NEC, I spend most of my time helping established small business owner/managers grow and improve their business. Through a network of successful business owners and entrepreneurs, I share knowledge, experience and expertise, to help them make the small but frequent step changes that add real value to the business over time, [...] Read more »
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