Non carpe diem! Or, why it can be so difficult to take action

I have a client – or, rather, I don't have a client – who, despite being granted funding from Train to Gain for coaching, has still not booked the first session after four months.

Whatever you want to do, there's probably an app for that.

Did you know that mobile phones now outnumber PCs worldwide by 4:1? Couple that with reports that 25% of all phones sold by Vodafone in the run up to Christmas were Smartphones and it's clear that the unrelenting explosion in the mobile market shows no signs of abating anytime soon.

Action for Lasting Change

This week, I want to use some of the ideas from Jim Collins' book Good to Great to explore making changes that really stand the test of time. For the purpose of this article, I'm going to assume that you know where you want your business, or your life, to be. If you don't have a strategy, then take a look at Jeremy Thorn's excellent articles (part 1 appeared in the blog last week and part 2 is in this week's). The more clearly you and those around you can see, hear and feel that destination, the better. Knowing where you want to be is good, clarity around the details of that is better.

DO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY? (- or 'Thinking Around Corners) - Part 2

Now is a great time to 'spring-clean' your organisation's strategy. In Part 1 of this article last week, we explored how having a Strategy, before first determining clear Goals and Objectives, might be as unhelpful as taking Action before determining a Plan. (And you wouldn't want a Business Plan without first having an under-pinning Strategy, would you!)

Why is now the time to sell your business?

One tablespoon of hindsight, a dash of hope and a sprinkling of luck. The perfect recipe for a successful business sale? Sadly, not ingredients readily available for your average entrepreneur wondering whether the conditions are opportune for a business disposal.

Taking action with purpose

I find some shade to protect myself from the sultry sun as I wait for my beautifully tailored salwar and the made to measure shirts for my husband. Three sewing machine operators are crammed into a tiny space packed with multi coloured materials. One operator is outside the shop with his treddle machine on the dusty lane that runs alongside this busy little enterprise. I am in India.

DO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY? (or 'Thinking Around Corners')

Spring is not just a time for 'spring-cleaning', but also for renewal. Now may well be an ideal time to dust off that dusty document in your bottom drawer labelled 'Strategic Plan', and see if it is still relevant.

Time to be "Slicker" in 2010?

Has your life ever been influenced by a film that you saw at the cinema or maybe on the TV whilst having your supper? In my case, the film was "City Slickers." If you know the film you will remember that three tired advertising executives head for Colorado to try and deal with their mid-life crises and "find themselves."

Taking Considered and Decisive Action

One of my strongest beliefs is that unless we take positive action, nothing will happen. I know that it seems obvious but it has been reinforced in my work with hundreds of top executives where I have seen the difference that positive action can make.

Let Mr. Pareto Be Your Coach In 2010!

Vilfredo Pareto was an Italian economist who developed a very exciting and important theory …