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Prioritise Your Day - Keep Focus - Win!
Whether you run your own business or manage a team, there are times when things don't go to plan. Like:-
Value it - that's how! So, if you run any sort of business, consider what the most important thing would be to your business, if you were down to the barest of bones in personnel numbers, for just one day, what would you do? Here are some thoughts... If you need to do this too often for comfort, you need a rethink - then is the time for some real 'source' problem solving (see the "Solving Problems with Whys" article at www.ezinearticles.com - checkout 'Expert Authors, sort by name, Martin Haworth) Martin Haworth is a Business and Management Coach. He works worldwide, mainly by phone, with small business owners, managers and corporate leaders. He has hundreds of hints, tips and ideas at his website, http://www.coaching-businesses-to-success.com(Note to editors. This article may be edited for use in your publication or newsletter as long as a live link to the website is included)
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