This is sent in by one of my readers. It has got to be the quote of the year from a height-challenged senior manager called Peter. “I’m firm but fair … and I’m the only short man I know who doesn’t have short man syndrome.” Yeah right! It turns out that the little fella is […]
Gary Weigh business coaching Brisbane Luck does not fall in your lap. You must find ways to find it. Or maybe it was sitting on your lap all along. In that case you need to learn how to see it. Here’s how to do it. This is the guide. the detail of what, how and […]
Business consultancy Being wrong can feel exactly the same as being right, because even in error, the blind assumption of righteousness underlies the assertion. However, that feeling can change dramatically at the moment the error is realised. Embarrassment, humiliation, shame are just some of the words to describe what follows that well known sinking feeling. […]
Business Planning If it’s not online or doesn’t have a significant online presence, you best re-think your business model. Everything can be bought online and customer service and security is constantly improving. Online marketing and product / service technology is improving and escalating exponentially. So just imagine what it will be like in another 5 […]
Are you business building or are you simply self-employed? Is your business bigger than you, or are you the sum total of your business? It is a critical question and I ask it because it matters a lot if your health, for whatever reason, fails you. Heath events happen to the best of us and […]
Gary Weigh & Associates – business coaching Brisbane When I first read bullying story, I was gobsmacked. This is hard to top! “This is about a sociopathic office bully called Colin. Affectionately known as ‘Col’ by his legion of enemies, Colin was a senior manager in a prominent service company who could be best described […]
Business building In the Japanese art of Aikido it is subtlety, timing, practiced positioning and advanced state of mind that make the art work. We follow this philosophy when approaching the challenges of business building. Even in the art of business, practice doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice does. At first the student merely learns the outer […]
Business coach Brisbane A calm business mind for me comes from aikido, a subtle Japanese martial art known worldwide as the Art of Peace. Whilst dojo training is never a life or death situation, it does teach a very useful self protection skill that I can use effectively in 95% of life’s unpleasant situations. I am […]
Business Management Tips The hallmark of the elite is complete calmness under extreme pressure. When bullets are flying around their head, or a 20 foot putt stand between them and the green jacket of golf, a calm mind, iron-clad concentration and years of training is what they rely on. Developing that elusive calm mind is […]
Business building Australia As MMA champion, Ice Man Chuck Liddell said, “Mental toughness is no part time thing.” Mental toughness does not mean swaggering around looking for fights. It means practiced resistance to breaking down or giving in under pressure. Note the emphasis on ‘practiced’ resistance. Like all skill development, mental toughness requires a good […]