Balancing Act
Time to mix it up, so this week I’m in the hot seat and I thought I’d take a look at life outside work.
While it’s important to slow down and create a positive work-life balance, how many of us are actually achieving it? I know I struggle with it!
This post is not to preach to you [...]
Out of the Box
You just never know what pearls of wisdom Joanna will pop up with next. Welcome back for 2010, Joanna!
I recently came across a Harvard blog post by Mark Johnson on reinventing your business model.
A confession: I’m not the full bottle on business models, and have used only rudimentary or ad hoc versions in the past.
But [...]
Spitting Chips
Lee and Sue* run the local take-away food shop. They work 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, 51 weeks a year. It’s hard labour in a tough suburb, and I admire them.
Tactically, they’re nailing it. With such a phenomenal work ethic, prosperity must surely be theirs.
Yet with no time for strategy, they almost [...]

