Lately when I watch, listen to or read the news it feels like Murphy’s Law becoming part of our everyday life;
Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
At workApplying Murphy’s Law to the working environment somebody formulated it as follow “If there’s more than one way to do a job, and one of those ways will result in disaster, then somebody will do it that way.”
But instead of looking at this adage with a pessimistic view, we should think of it as a word of caution; ... continue reading
Last week I wrote that entrepreneurs are the forgotten heroes of the economy and the past weekend in a speech Pres Cyril Ramaphosa asked that entrepreneurs should be treated as heroes. Rugby produces sport heroes, but in the professional era it is also big business.
About a month ago I wrote that no team can always win, not even the All Blacks. Unfortunately the one that the WP lost was the final, yet the good work they did beforehand, was instrumental in securing two matches with higher revenues ... continue reading
Many years ago I employed someone in my small company who was formerly a director in a big organisation. A friend then gave a kind warning and said that one should be watchful when employing someone from such a background.
He is used to spending other people’s money, money that he did not work for himself.
People who start their own businesses know what hard work it takes to get enough clients to support your business to make it sustainable. Because you are responsible for debts incurred, you ... continue reading
I am not fond of reading fiction, but I continually invest in yet another non-fiction book to the dismay of my wife, because we have long since run out of bookshelf space.
But I’ll rest my case with the following quotes;
One does not stop buying books just because there is no more shelf space
and I’d like to see myself as extraordinary because Robin Sharma said
Ordinary people have big TV’s, but extraordinary people have big libraries.
A recent purchase from a second hand bookstore was a book titled ... continue reading
In a YouTube video Money is Fuel Simon Sinek explains the role of money in business.
Money is fuel and fuel is very important. There is nothing wrong with money, it is just we have to understand the purpose of money. So the company is the car and money is the fuel.
So I don’t care how amazing you’re just cause is and how wonderful your culture is, if you have no money, you don’t go anywhere. You might have bought the most beautiful car, you got no gas, you ... continue reading
