According to Edward de Bono, who is a founder of modern creative thinking techniques, making time to think creatively will get your business through this economic crisis. It is what gives you a competitive advantage. The opportunities open to you are only limited by your imagination.
How much time do you set aside to think? Are [...]

Do you ever feel that you are spreading yourself too thinly in your different areas of work? This was an issue which was raised at the creative ideas workshop on March 17th. Over a ten minute period, we used random word technique to find the following ways to help Stephen work smarter.

Clear unnecessary emotions out [...]

Following on from my previous blog, I am asking for stories about business success in Dorset to counteract the doom and gloom merchants. We know there are successful businesses out there. A well publicised one is Well Worths in Dorchester, which made the National news. Even with the fantastic success on their opening day, the [...]

In a counter measure to the ‘doom and gloom’ merchants of the media, I am hoping to collect success stories from businesses in Dorset. From discussions at the recent Business Exchange breakfast at Blandford, there are some really good results being achieved by a number of companies.
Stephen Coburn, Inspiration Plus, has highlighted that a positive [...]

There is up to £1000 to help develop your business leadership skills. The first £500 is available to managing directors, owner managers and company directors and is there for the taking, provided you are eligible. A further grant of £500 has to be match funded, and is available for any senior manager or the management [...]

Spring is in the air, and thoughts turn to spring cleaning. (Well some do!) It is a time of new birth. In work,  it is an ideal time to clean out the ‘habits’ cupboard. As Mahatma Gandhi once said:
“Your beliefs become your thoughts
Your thoughts become your words
Your words become your actions
Your actions become your habits
Your [...]