by John Drury | May 27, 2019 | Self Leadership, Small Business
Business Planning Is Vital To Business Success Lack of business planning is high up on the list of reasons small businesses fail. In Australia the failure rate for small businesses in their first 5 years is about 75%. This means 3 out of 4 businesses start with all... 
by John Drury | Sep 11, 2018 | Self Leadership
In 2007 the cumulative effects of burnout caught up on me. I made some dumb personal decisions that led me to resign my senior leadership role, leave my marriage, and, after a period of grieving, start to rebuild my shattered life. How do I know it was burnout?... 
by John Drury | Aug 20, 2018 | Self Leadership
People pleaser v people helper Before I started working with one of my clients he changed our meeting time several times before we actually met face to face. There were two main reasons he felt the need to keep postponing our appointments. 1. He could not say... 
by John Drury | Aug 12, 2018 | Leadership Articles, Planning
‘Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans’ is a line from John Lennon’s song, ‘Beautiful Boy’. The key thought behind this often-quoted lyric is that life just happens. It is serendipitous. It happens best by chance. In effect Lennon was... 
by John Drury | Jul 27, 2018 | Leadership Articles, Self Leadership
Employee engagement is such a big issue for most businesses in Australia. In business surveys, securing and retaining good staff is always one of the top problems. Reflecting on my work as a Business Mentor, here is my list of the top five things that every workplace... 
