When I was at University I remember studying lean management techniques in car manufacturing based on the sole premise that it’s faster to put 10 letters in an envelope, write the address and stamp them one by one than it is to split that job up into three sections, and complete each task before moving

As your company grows there’s a huge temptation to become a figure head for the business. That means that every time there’s an important announcement you’re the one to make it, but as companies grow the role of a figure head can in effect become less important than you think. People often make the mistake

One of the most destructive forces in a business is a conductor without a team. Conductors by their nature don’t have to be a specialist in any one area, they simply need to understand their team’s role and seek to facilitate its operation as best they can. They are the future of management, a person

In the modern world of business people seem to spend more time talking about doing things than actually doing them. If you study any successful person who has succeeded in more than one area of expertise there is a common theme among them; they know how to get things done. That doesn’t mean they are