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Matching energy

I was two things last week: tired and busy. The two states are not a good combo and it made me even more sensitive as to how I communicate with others and get stuff done.
In this haze of being tired and busy I acutely noticed [...]

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A lot to be excited about

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2012 is going to be a goodie. I’m going to make it that way. Let’s check out what’s already on the plan.
We’ve got some exciting events coming up at Business Chicks. First up is Tony Hsieh who’s the CEO of Zappos.com which sold to Amazon [...]

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Phew, what a week!

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There’s been no slowing down for me and my team this week. With to do lists lengthening and the time before our break shortening, it’s been a mad race to prioritise and get through as much as we can.
On Monday some of my team and [...]

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Strategic planning: your business at a bird’s eye view

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There’s nothing much more powerful than stepping out of your business and looking at it objectively from afar. What’s working? What’s not? Where are the priorities? What have you achieved?
At Business Chicks, we love getting out of our business and, you know, working on [...]

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Make your offsites count

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I’ve always been a big fan of taking my teams offsite to do strategic planning. When I had my first company – a recruitment business – I took them to the Whitsundays, Noumea, New Zealand and skiing at Mount Hotham to do our planning. The [...]

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