Today, businesses are run by very competent people who are not necessarily Ghandi or Nelson Mandela but who seem to drive their businesses to success,...
Top 3 Business Issues for 2013
In 2012, before the year ended, Mindshop (www.mindshop.com) conducted a global survey across Australia, NZ, UK and the USA of business leaders involved in various...
Planning for 2013
Developing plans is a great way to start the New Year. In my business blog last year, I walked my readers through a simple planning...
KanBan Flow
Looking for a simple and effective tool that can help you with task and time management? If you are, then KanBan Flow is the perfect...
Understanding Consumer Preferences
Understanding consumer preferences is a tricky process. We often strive to find the "perfect product or service" without realising that their are often many "perfect...
Mansfields Propagation Nursery rated No. 2 in the World
Congratulations to Daniel and the Team at Mansfields Nursery in Victoria - ranked No 2 in the World at International Grower of the Year Awards...
How Great Leaders Inspire Action (an insight by Simon Sinek)
We featured this excellent TED Talk video from Simon Sinek in the first issue of the Horticulture – Next Generation Newsletter. This video explores a...
Overwhelming Response to HAL’s Horticulture – The Next Generation Leadership Program
Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL), in conjunction with Agrifood Skills Australia has developed a multi-industry leadership program targeted at developing the business and leadership skills of...
The Lost Art of Management
You know, I think that over the last few decades that "business” has lost the art of managing their people. (I say "business” because obviously...
Are You Too Busy To Plan For Success?
Our experience tells us that highly successful businesses are adequate in all three of the following areas, but excel in at least one, depending on...