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Ask yourself the following hypothetical . . . think about your favourite personality, rock star, movie star or sports star of the opposite sex. And suppose you won a prize this morning on a radio show. The prize was that they were going to come to your place tonight for dinner. You have two options. Read them both and then decide which one you would do. 1. You tell your boss that a family member has died and that you need to take the day off. You race home and while you are avoiding speed cameras, your mind is racing about what you need to do, need to buy, need to wear. Is your favourite shirt even washed? You call mum and ask her to come over to help you clean and cook and iron. You even stop by the hardware store and get some paint to paint that wall that has all those marks from that party. Now before he or she arrives in the limo you double check everything right down to the music and your armpits. The doorbell rings. How do you greet them? Are you smiling? Do you use their name? Do you introduce yourself? Do you treat them as a special guest in your now immaculate home?2. You treat it like every other night. Leave the flat as it is and pick up some take-away and just wait. The doorbell rings. You finish your phone call first and then eventually answer the door and say “G’day… Come on in.” Perhaps a good exercise to do at your next staff meeting! |
This month we feature an old favourite: Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish. You know how some books give you heaps of theory about managing your team better? Well this book gives you HEAPS of practical advice in managing your Team and growing your business. For Australian Round Table members we say this is your text book for managing growth, accountability and results in your business.
This month I read about 4 very different ways of marketing:
We have recently witnessed history’s most highly strategic battle plan to become President. But have you thought what we could learn from this victory? There are many business lessons that we can take from his journey and over the next few month I am going to share some of them with you. Please understand though, this is not about the ideology of the two parties but rather what can we learn from this well planned assault on the White House!
We started a new tradition at the last few meetings for Round Table and that was peer selection of a Star Performer. 
Have you ever noticed what happens with children when they don’t sleep? And before you say they become irritable and ‘ratty,’ what physiologically? In Zoe her eyes go red, she gets jerky movements and becomes quite restless or before starting to cry.
The hi-light for the month was attending the launch of Crunch Time by Michelle Bridges 