3 important questions you need to consider
What will you do differently this year to get you closer to your dream? Are you prepared to invest anything to help you drive your...
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Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
'No' is sometimes the best answer
One of the strange quirks of doing business in Ireland is the inability of the Irish to say 'No'. Now you do not have to be that blunt...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
Are hidden charges going under your radar?
I am annoyed with myself. I am usually careful about subscribing to websites but got caught out recently and that cost me €200.00. I...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Jul 24, 2022
- 2 min
Why you should declutter your mind
On average we have more than 6,000 thoughts per day running around in our head which could explain why so many of us find it difficult to...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Jul 4, 2022
- 3 min
Where is your time being spent?
Time poor is an expression that we seem to hear on a regular basis, and I suppose the question that must be asked is, are we time poor...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- May 17, 2022
- 4 min
Have you a process in place when you lose a customer/client?
We all lose customers and it is part of the natural cycle of business but it is important to understand why it happened as it may prevent...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Apr 13, 2022
- 4 min
What is the value of an organisation chart?
When we are starting out in business we have the ability to remember virtually every aspect of our business. It is in our head and we can...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
60 powerful business apps for a better and easier life
Here are a range of apps for both your business and personal life that are designed to make your life easier. Images Cleanpng...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
So you would like more business...
As we start the year every business owner is out there looking for new business opportunities. Let me help you by providing a list of...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
The Value of the Zero invoice
One of the challenges we all face in business is the request for the little extras. It is particularly difficult when you have just...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Sep 6, 2021
- 4 min
What's your favourite topic?
We all know our favourite topic and the challenge is to manage it so we do not lose our audience, Whether in a social setting or business...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Resilience - part 2 of the challenge
People are aware of situations, their own emotional reactions, and the behaviour of those around them. We face new challenges as those...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
Wellbeing - productivity - part 2
I covered in Wellbeing, Productivity - Part 1 the fact that we are all carrying ‘weapons of mass distraction’ aka our phones around with...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
Wellbeing - productivity - part 1
We are all walking around carrying weapons of mass distraction on our person, namely the smartphone. For those born at the beginning of...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
Resilience - reputational damage
Reputational damage often results from a gap between what a company says and what it is perceived to have done. One of the most important...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Mar 24, 2021
- 3 min
Productivity - emails
How much is email costing your organisation every year, well according to a report from the International Journal of Internet and...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Mar 18, 2021
- 3 min
3 questions to ask yourself about technology
I arrived home one day to see the new 55 inch flat screen TV with a child's fingermarks all over the screen. Strange I thought as I...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Strategic Plan checklist and planner
We are forever hearing about the importance of Strategic Planning but from experience most business owners don't have the time to get...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Opportunities are all around you
Let me ask you a question, how many people know what you do? Typically the answer I will get is that everyone knows and yet the evidence...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Feb 7, 2021
- 5 min
Networking - a lost art and missed opportunity
Business is a simple concept until you let humans near it and you do not have to look past networking to see what I mean. Networking is a...
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