“We didn’t get the house tea blend with this shipment and we’re almost out.” Mary had reluctantly interrupted our meeting. She knew that Joanne held our pow wow sessions as inviolable, but she also knew that a Tea House without tea wasn’t good either. Joanne excused herself to straighten out the situation. She was back […]
Heirarchy of Needs for Business
You’ve heard of Maslow’s Heirarchy of needs, right? The same concept applies to business. You start by established your product/service, your marketing, your staff and all those other things that make your business work. Then you get a sense of security, knowing that it will all carry on again next week. The sense of […]
Bookkeeping Manifesto
I live and breathe bookkeeping. Accounting is almost my first language – my first year english professor at Dal was convinced English was not my first language, and maybe he’s right. Not everyone does. A large component of my business is training people how to do their bookkeeping. But, I also I hear from people […]
A New Way to Tell Stories
Here’s a new way to tell stories. They use the leading edge of technology in new ways to create and to communicate. It couldn’t have happened even 2 years ago. As you participate, enjoy the stories, and think about how you could use the same ideas or other ideas that are sparked from this. http://www.wetellstories.co.uk/
Before you buy your next ad
From Seth Godin: Before you buy your next ad, my suggestion is that you spend 1 minute watching this ad
Accounts Receivable
Getting work is the goal of every business, but even more important is getting paid for that work. There’s been much talk lately about how the economy is taking a downturn. This seems to cause many people to try and hold onto their money for longer, meaning they are paying their bills more slowly. Not […]
More of the Best
KD Lang’s Juno Awards performance in Winnipeg. She has an awesome voice. Thanks to Carrie and Danielle once again for pointing this out.
A free day today
It’s a storm day around here today. The kids are off school. My day’s appointments are canceled. I have a free day. I’m using it to do some of the fun tasks I like to do once in a while. When you lose a day from your schedule this way, you find a way to […]
I’m a Yummy Mummy
I love my business and I love my kids. Both those things are part of what defines me. So when Erica Ehm of the Yummy Mummy club called for articles about Yummy Mummy’s at work, I just had to chime in. You can read my article here http://www.yummymummysite.com/index.cfm?PID=19772&PIDList=16915,15873,19772 Note:I have taken a little artistic licence […]
5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lenc...
This is my favourite kind of business book- the information is presented as a story. We read the story of how Kathryn was thrown into the CEO position of DecisionTech. The current CEO was the founder of the company who had great startup skills, but lacked the ability to run a large business. Her executive […]