This week I was re-reading Steve Jobs biography (by Walter Isaacson) and again found lots of inspiration there. Especially his focus on product development and hiring best people is always an inspiration for me. One thing this time really hit my eye – part of his last thoughts on his life and business focused on startups.
Category Archives: Business and Life
My Favourite Jim Rohn Quotes on Business and Life
I have discovered Jim Rohn only couple years ago and it was one of the greatest finds I could make. Jim Rohn is great motivational speaker and books writer with loads of experience in business. His advice on success in life and business is extremely valuable and timeless. Here are my notes from one of Jim Rohn’s motivational speeches that I have listened to this week.
Should I Leave My Job To Start My Own Business?
Many people ask me things about being entrepreneur and running a company. One of them is being repeated over and over. “I have this business idea. Should I leave my job and start working on this full time?”
My answer is different now, than it was couple years ago.
How To Be Productive Infographic
This is amazing infographic / mind map about personal productivity from www.fundersandfounders.com
I love it! Recommended to anyone who needs clear guide on how to be productive.
Four Fundamental Pillars of Productivity
They say that shopping is fourth discipline of triathlon. Very true observation indeed. I remember sitting once with my fellow triathloners while on bike training and talking about bikes.
Where Good Business Ideas Come From?
Ever tried to come up with some great business idea or creative solution to a problem that you’re facing? The more you tried the less successful you were. This is how I develop my business ideas and solutions to a problems.
How Much You Need To Know
As entrepreneur you need to cover many aspects of the business you’re running.
Be it finance, marketing, people management, administration, accounting, taxes, logistics, operations, buying etc.
Depending on industry you are in you need to dive into other areas as well.
You need to deal with suppliers, customers, agencies.
How much of these things you should really know?
Do you need to be expert in all those areas?
Is it even possible to be an expert in everything?
Nobody can cover everything in depth.
I think you need to know enough, to be a solid partner in discussion with whoever you deal with. You need to know enough to ask good questions and be able to challenge their proposals and suggestions. You need to know enough to be able to make good decisions.
How to go about knowing all those things?
First of all, I am big believer in books. So I suggest you read books on those topics.
Better yet, if you don’t have that much time, read blogs, articles where people digest it for you.
Although I am not fan of technology, I am regularly checking websites with latest info on technology to keep myself up to date. Reading interesting articles on blogs about SEO and on-line marketing is my habit since I build my first website.
I subscribed to newsletters not to miss new interesting articles from many areas of business.
Facebook can be a good source of info if you “like” good, informative pages and people.
It is also great to meet and go out with people who have passion in some of the areas you are interested in. They will be more than happy to tell you what’s new and what you should know. Ask questions, listen and learn.
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4 Easy Ways How To Make Your Employees Think
Thinking is one of the most difficult things to do – that’s why so few people do it. Most employees think that their job is to do things and managers / founders job is to think. If you want to have time and mental energy for important things you need to teach your employees how to think, otherwise you will be buried under all thinking you need to do for them. Here are 4 easy ways how to make your employees think.
Teach Your Employees To Get Job Done
Here is the list of answers I am getting most of the time when asking about progress on our projects:
“I’ve sent them an e-mail”
“They didn’t pick up a phone”
“They said they will call us back”
“I am waiting for them to xyz”
Getting To Zero Inbox – Everyday!
Getting to “zero inbox” may seem like a dream (or a nightmare) but it is not that hard and scary. Every given working day I finish with zero messages in my inbox.
That means there is no unread and unanswered email in my inbox. To get to zero inbox all you need to do is to follow these simple rules.