Why systems beat initiative for your team
When they’re looking for a new person for their team, small business owners often say, ‘I want someone with initiative’. Initiative is great. It solves problems, opens up opportunities, creates new...
View ArticleI couldn’t trust a freelancer with my business
If you ever think that a freelance couldn’t possibly do important work for your business, it’s time to take a walk to your nearest newsagent. There, head for the magazine stand. Notice how magazine...
View ArticleIf you were ill, would your clients stay with you?
When I was a music magazine editor, Michael was the guy who typset specialist musical notation for us. We’d phone him up and tell him, then post him what we needed, and he’d post us back a floppy disk...
View ArticleCan I trust a virtual assistant with personal information?
If you’re nervous about being able to trust a virtual assistant to deal with personal information, here’s something to think about. Who do you trust most? The assistant who’s been with you for years...
View ArticleWould I starve your cat?
For our last holiday, we decided to house swap. That meant that we went off to Edinburgh to live in a lovely city-centre flat owned by a woman called Verity, while she explored London from our house....
View Article7 ways to get your VA to deliver to a deadline
A common complaint about working with virtual assistants is that work isn’t done when you want it. You can’t make someone else manage their time well, but there are plenty of ways you can give yourself...
View ArticleHow to delegate, and why I want your questions
Knowing how to delegate is the secret of every successful leader. If you know how to hand over work to the right person in the right way, the whole world opens up to you. Throughout this month I’m...
View ArticleHelp! My brain won’t let me delegate!
Your brain has two natural conditions: calm, relaxed and creative, or ready to protect you from a perceived threat. Naturally, we all tend to spend far more time in the ‘negative’ state of avoiding...
View Article3 great ways to delegate for under £30
If you’ve seen my last post on Help! My brain won’t let me delegate! then you’ll know that even the idea of delegation triggers lots of uncomfortable reactions from your brain. But the key to making it...
View ArticleTime Wizard Awards 2013
2013 has been an extraordinary year for me. I’ve totally transformed my business, taking it in a new direction, with the help of a huge range of brilliant people, books, organisations, services and...
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