Julian’s Business Tips: Delivering Efficiency As I was helping one of my teenagers deliver an award-winning local magazine to Royston residents, one of the householders complimented me on the fact that I had walked around his front garden and down his drive rather than taking the shortcut across the shrub bed - as some other delivery people … [Read more...]

Julian’s Business Tips: Bountiful Business Harvest I love this time of year as the tractors begin to ‘plough the fields and scatter the good seed on the land’, taming the scruffy post-harvest fields into a neatly-combed, autumnal landscape. As a young agricultural student, I cultivated many a field – in fact one of my more enjoyable summers was … [Read more...]

Julian’s Business Tips: Difficulties Or Opportunities? You don’t need me to tell you that lockdown has been difficult for many businesses. But Einstein famously said, ‘In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity’, so here are some opportunities you may like to grasp: 1. Relaxed rules In some cases, the government has eased regulations to help … [Read more...]

Julian’s Business Tips: The Secret of Decision-Making? Years ago I was in awe of an old boss who always seemed to make the right business decisions – whereas mine were somewhat erratic at that time. The CEO of international publishing company, Random House, sums up the secret of a decision-maker’s intuition like this: “People often talk … [Read more...]

Julian’s Business Tips: Compassionate Leadership It’s been interesting watching how different leaders have managed the Coronavirus crisis. Managing emergencies is often based around ‘The 3 Cs’: command, control and co-ordination, along with clear structures and guidance. However, this can result in a bossy style of leadership, overly … [Read more...]