Jan Askew
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Morning Johannesburg traffic and the Go placidly amid the noise and the haste really resonated with me today. It is so hard to put aside all the 'stuff'' that is irritating and external and to foc...
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These sites discuss what it is that makes certain companies great places to work. To attract the right kind of employee we need to be attractive employers. small business can rarely compete on sal...
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Stress and sleepless nights go hand in hand. Make the time to do what is good for your body your mnd and your soul. I have literally resorted to diarising time to catch up on reading to gym etc. T...
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Given the current political & economic instability facing South Africa recession is a very real threat. Now is a good time to reduce any debt (interest rates are likely to rise) and to be ruthless...
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Tax paperwork compliance - it is never ending time consuming and downright irritating. We try to allocate work according to each other's strengths & weaknesses but as none of us are good at admin ...
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We are a family business and although that is great because there is high trust it also means that we are a little too cavalier with the way we treat each other sometimes. Also it is essential to ...
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This is where I rope in help from family & friends who are happy to feed me information on interesting trends they have observed. I also subscribe to various online newsletters relevant to the ind...
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We have actually had to let go of certain products or lines that we personally loved because either the profit margin was too small or there was simply not enough interest from our customers. It's...
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A famous Tom Peters story that about a steel company that was doing fine despite the fact that the US seel industry was dying at the time. Tom asked the president how he could run a company with 1...
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It is so very easy to assume that 'no complaints' means 'no problems'. Customers rarely bother to let us know how they feel unless they are really upset or really pleased. We need to be actively s...