CHECK OUT RAW CRAFT WITH ANTHONY BOURDAIN

This new show features two things I really like – people who are committed to mastering their craft and Anthony Bourdain. Now interestingly enough, I came across it on You Read More

A seriously good opportunity coming to a city near you in September and October.

The extraordinary Glen Carlson, KPI Australia founder is doing a series of 3 hour business accelerators around Australia in the next few weeks.   They are being held in 8 Read More

Want to learn how to do events better? Then don’t miss this event.

On October 7th in Melbourne one of best event companies, if not the best event company in Australia, is putting on a workshop to help people run extraordinary events. There Read More

How can you make sure you don’t ruin your reputation when you go through a tough time in your business?

Typically when a business goes through a tough time financially the business owner will either handle it really well or they will make matters worse by doing everything wrong. And Read More

A sensational one day writing course for my Canberra peeps….

A great friend of mine, Chris Sheedy, a professional journalist and author has embarked on a wonderful business venture in Canberra – “The Hard Word Writing School”. Chris is running Read More

Smart networking is more about what you give than what you get…

  This week in my Inc.com column I talk about networking – specifically how to build a really strong network. I believe strongly that to achieve this you need to Read More

It’s time to reach out and ask “RUOK”?

This Thursday, September 10th, is RUOK? day. It is the day where attention is brought to the fact that every year, some 65,000 people attempt to take their own lives. Read More

And this week on Inc.com I’m talking trust…

Oh the times are well and truly changing. In the good old days marketing was all about telling people how awesome our business is and by association how awesome we Read More

Are the disruptors being disrupted?

I love this. Most of us know Dollar Shave Club, the disruptor that changed the way millions of men buy razors (me included). So now we have Dollar Beard Club, Read More

I could write anything on my blog if only I knew what to write about

Do you struggle to come up with ideas for things to write about on your blog? Or in articles? Rest assured most people do. Here are 21 suggestions that might Read More

If you’re a CEO, Senior Manager or Executive – it’s time to ramp up those presentation skills.

When it comes to presentation skills, I strongly believe that higher level executives have special needs. The environments where they have to present tend to be hugely varied, there is Read More

And the latest episode of funny business is anything but funny – staying productive during a crisis.

Well it had to happen. At some stage funny business had to go dark. Of course it could be that Timbo and I are the only ones who think we Read More

Podcasts are flowing thick and fast – here’s one that I think is excellent for business owners.

  Now there are a lot of podcasts flowing this days – some great, some not so much. One that got my attention is “Not Another Business Show”. I was Read More

Most businesses go to great lengths to make this mistake…

This week on Inc I talk about a problem that seems to be on the rise. Businesses going out of their way to say how they are the same as Read More

BOOKS WITH BITE – My first episode!

Books are a big part of my life (surprise surprise right?). Well I write books, I help others to write books and I read a lot of books. I’m always Read More