Staying in the work zone, a follow up on our Working From Home podcast. In this show we take a look at how to work efficiently and effectively. How do we define the Work Zone? What does it mean? Working from home has many comforts but also plenty of distractions. What about the need to discipline yourself if working from home? Two standard approaches to maintaining productivity – the Charles Dickens method and the Anthony Trollope method. The third approach – the entrepreneur’s app ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
#81 Mind Your Own Business 2008-05-19
“Don’t Get Mad, Get Even” goes the old saying. In this podcast Guy Kingston and John Richards take a look at the options open to entrepreneurs to resolve disputes. Is it wise to use the courts? Who wins? Is it just the lawyers? But, what happens if you get a reputation for never defending yourself? Based on their real-life, practical experiences Kingston and Richards impart a few tips and cautionary tales on the best way of getting what you’re owed and protecting yourself from the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
#80 Mind Your Own Business 2008-05-05
“You really need a business plan” – so says the consultant who makes money out of planning.
Entrepreneur podcasters Guy Kingston and John Richards lock horns over the pros and cons of business plans. Do they provide essential preparation and guidance or do they stifle motivation and initiative? Business plans may indeed focus the mind and focus thinking. They are almost certainly essential tin order to impress investors. But does the process of preparing market research and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
#79 Mind Your Own Business 2008-04-21In this show Guy Kingston and John Richards discuss the concepts behind Michael Gerber’s best-selling book The E-Myth Revisited. Is the concept behind the E-Myth really all that startling or revelationary? Or, is it just common sense and pretty obvious? Having addressed these questions they then expand the discussion and go on to consider detailed systems, procedures manuals, delegation (is the One Minute Manager any better?) and enterprise skills. Also in the show, we take a look at a mark ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
#78 Mind Your Own Business 2008-04-07Do Mission Statements serve any useful purpose in dynamic, entrepreneurial businesses? Or, are they the prerogative of PR agents and mindless public sector automatons obsessed with process than useful results? Guy Kingston argues with John Richards in this podcast, which takes a look at objectives, strategies and statements of purpose.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
#77 Mind Your Own Business 2008-03-31A special show looking at the world of the freelancer. Are freelancers entrepreneurs? Are entrepreneurs freelancers? What types of freelancers are there? This podcast discusses the challenges faced by freelancers and the business environment in which they work. As to be expected from a Mind Your Own Business podcast, this show is full of useful information, analysis, practical advice and tips, including a discussion of an ethical problem particular to the world of a freelancer. Our occasion ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
#76 Mind Your Own Business 2008-03-17Does having a positive mental attitude matter in business? Entrepreneurs need various mental disciplines but can self hypnosis work? Or, is it dangerous? What about mental re-programming? Is it contrary to the spirit of the entrepreneur? What to commentators such as Derren Brown have to add to the debate? Do motivational and inspirational speakers have to offer other than palliative sound bites? Can such books as the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People really help us? Are these grounded ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
#75 Mind Your Own Business 2008-03-03In another ‘almost live’ show Guy Kingston and John Richards respond to a listener’s request for advice: should he put his energies into expanding his existing business or start a new one? What is more important: staying focussed or benefitting from administrative economies of scale? These and many other questions are discussed as the pros and cons of both courses of action are considered.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
#74 Mind Your Own Business 2008-02-18What every business always wants, and especially new, start-up enterprises, are new clients. But, how do you find them? Is it contacts, advertising, pr, low prices, better quality? In this show Guy Kingston and John Richards take a close look at the strategies entrepreneurs can employ to build their client base, with particular focus n service industries and start-up enterprises. Millionaire Masterclass Videos: Listeners are invited to watch our video previews and sign up for a special, pre ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone |
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