How much did you invest in yourself in 2022?
The day you stop learning about life and business is the day you take your last breath. As someone who has spent more than 40 years...
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Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Make 2023 your best year ever for business!
If you have seen the film Groundhog Day you will know that the main character played by Bill Murray finds himself in a place where every...
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
- 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 18, 2022
- 3 min
How is your team coping with their 'Weapon of Mass Distraction?
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
- 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...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Feb 3, 2021
- 4 min
Why aren't we getting our full price? Part 2 products
I wrote last week about the challenges professional services companies have in getting their true worth in fees and suggested some...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Jan 26, 2021
- 5 min
Why aren't we getting our full fees?
This is a question that comes up on a regular basis usually relating to professional services but sometimes in relation to supplying...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Could 2021 be as chaotic as 2020 for you?
2020 was an unprecedented challenge and a reminder of how vulnerable our organisations can be. Working with business owners we discovered...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
I don't know what we do....
If you were asked the following question, what would be your response? 'What do you do’ or what area of business are you in or something...
Alec Drew - The Business Expert
- Sep 23, 2020
- 6 min
Networking tips for a digital age
Before I go into the secrets of networking I would like to put some context into why I am in a position to help you with this often...
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