Julia

Julia’s Rules Of Business

I’ve just been watching a programme about the social rules which gorillas follow. This made me think about the business rules I follow, and why.

How To Spot A Gap In The Market

Why do you need to spot a gap in the market? A business based where someone has spotted a gap…

The conventional wisdom in business about feedback is that it’s very important and you must always listen to it and act upon it. Which is all very well and good, but like all conventional wisdom can be a little simplistic. This isn’t my experience of how the real business world works.

The myths about maternity pay

I was recently asked to comment on the changes to maternity pay for the Politics Show on BBC1. Maternity leave…

Why the Apprentice gives business a bad name

I’ve just run away from the television because my good lady wife is watching the Apprentice. Might as well write…

The 10 Minute Team Meeting

I like to share some of my bag of tips and tricks which I use with my clients, so here’s one which I suggest regularly.

Doing a Pomodoro

I’ve noticed something about the way that I work. If I can concentrate on what I’m doing, I can get a whole day’s worth of work done in about an hour. Millions of items (well, about 3 or 4) can be ticked off the to do list when I’m in the zone. But if I’m not focussed, my productivity drops dramatically, and my day disappears. So I’ve been trying a new time management technique – the pomodoro technique.

Avoid wasting your own time

Lots of my business support clients are busy people. We’re all busy people. But sometimes being busy stops us getting things done. There are lots of resources out there for managing your time better and I don’t want to just duplicate those, but to encourage you to do something other than work on your business for a change.