by Bernie Heine | Dec 5, 2016 | Business Coaching, Business Systems, Leadership, Marketing
We are interested in your second and third thoughts – and not just your automatic responses – to some searching business questions in the arenas of pricing, new sales, cost reduction, and productivity. Be sure to note down your ideas to grow your profitability, no...
by Bernie Heine | Dec 3, 2016 | Leadership, Personal Evaluation, Strategic Planning
I’m returning here to everybody’s hot topic; personal productivity. I have written to you before about actions you can take to work smarter, and David Rock’s ‘Your Brain at Work’ has given me a lot more food for thought on being a ‘knowledge worker.’ Of course, this...
by Bernie Heine | Nov 5, 2016 | Leadership, Personal Evaluation
To paraphrase Edward de Bono, the original ‘lateral thinker’; ‘the purpose of the human mind is to not think at all.’ By this, he means that we all react to new situations with learned auto-responses because it’s easier than re-inventing the wheel for every new...
by Bernie Heine | Nov 4, 2016 | Human Resources, Leadership, Personal Evaluation
It’s one of the few psychology certainties, our brains need time for rest – Sleep is key, but we also need longer breaks. It’s often the case that vacations give moments of inspiration and new ideas. Brain science reveals that resting brains put together fragments of...
by Bernie Heine | Sep 18, 2016 | Business Coaching, Business Systems, Leadership, Personal Effectiveness
Do not blame the iceberg!It was bad decision-making that sank the Titanic! Joseph Bruce Ismay, CEO of the White Star Line, planned in 1907 to build four transatlantic liners. They would be the biggest and most luxurious ships since his father built the RMS...
by Bernie Heine | Jun 7, 2016 | Business Coaching, Leadership, Marketing, Sales, Strategic Planning
David Yoffie’s book ‘Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs’ is a fascinating analysis of the greatest business minds of our time. These three unique individuals have some common themes that help explain the phenomenal...
