Yay for the holidays!
Yay! The holidays are nearly here — along with sun, families, parties, Christmas, fishing blah blah blah and humbug!!
Why is it all so “*#$!%!...
Change is good!
I said I would write about ways to generate funds during your retirement, but with your assumed permission I am going to leave that...
Tragic story can have a happy ending
We left you last month at the end of the road for Best Bros Builders Ltd. Two mates, being forced to go separate ways,...
Decisive and timely communication is key in settling disputes
Terry Sage of Trades Coaching New Zealand says sorting out disagreements quickly and decisively, whether involving yourself or a member of your staff, is...
What’s in a name?
There are no penguins in the column this month, the reason being the editor called me before the last magazine went to print and...
Marketing — the how, what, where and who
Marketing — it’s a word that comes up in conversation when a new client comes on board, normally within the first two sentences. Why?...
Good parenting — it might lead to more tradespeople!
Terry Sage of Trades Coaching New Zealand argues that good parenting could be the key to solving the shortage of tradespeople in New Zealand!I was...
Where did that year go?
Here we are in December, so we can officially talk about Christmas now.
If you are thinking “he’s lost the plot — we’ve been talking...
Star Trek and its relevance to today’s business owners
By Terry Sage, Trades Coaching NZ
Here we are, the end of another year. And how many times have you heard that it’s gone so...
The importance of real time financial reports
The word “financials” is a word that covers a multitude of sins normally associated with money and, in most cases, is left up to...