1. Find The Obvious – Drucker looked for the obvious things in order to identify people’s greatest needs. It takes discipline to find them…and will lead to tremendous opportunities in your small business.
2. Help Employees Grow – Show the employees of your small business how to learn. In the knowledge economy we have today, Drucker believed continuous learning is the key for growth.
3. Teach – To become a better learner…teach. Drucker taught American history, Japanese art, religion and statistics during his career, because teaching requires learning new concepts, not just …

The teachings of Confucius have endured for centuries and remain influential in the thought and lives of many Asian people and other cultures around the world. Confucius was a philosopher who emphasised personal and government morality, justice, sincerity and virtuousness. I wonder what relevance the words of Confucius have to entrepreneurs in today’s world of immediate gratification, liberal morals and values and access to endless streams of information? Here is some of what Confucius had to say.
1. “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do …

“Leadership by Example” is a phrase that can often be found on the creeds and pledges of many military organisations all around the world, and for a very good reason. Due to the unlimited liability of military leaders, the responsibilities for not just the careers and development of the soldiers under them but the very lives of their subordinate, they are placed in a position where their leadership skills and abilities are of utmost importance, and leading by example may well make a difference between a successful mission and a …

While many of us are happy in life and do accomplish to some extent what we set out to do, there aren’t many that actually push themselves that little bit further and go on to develop their full potential. While we might be particularly good at doing certain things in life we could excel if only we had the courage and belief in ourselves to go for it.
As children we are full of excellent ideas, they never stop flowing because we have an open mind and belief in ourselves that …

Let’s face it folks.  We’ve all made dozens of New Year’s Resolutions that we haven’t followed through with.  But this is the year of redemption for all those forgotten promises.  It’s that time of year again, time to turn over a new leaf and live life to it’s fullest.  It’s time to resolve to lose that extra weight you’ve been carrying around, start the home based business you’ve always dreamed of or whatever it is that you desire to do with yourself and your life.
I know what you’re thinking; you’ve …