This is another story about Jonah, the man haunted by mailboxes, and his quest to be magnificent. Go read it first if you don’t know that story. Also, “sparky” is Aussie/New Zealand slang for an electrician. Many of you have quietly told me that you missed my lessons in Aussie slang, so this is just…
Category Archives: The Biz
Business lessons from cake
Quick! What are the rules of cake? Thou shalt use an egg. Thou shalt use flour. Thou shalt use sugar. Thou shalt add a flavouring. Thou shalt bake it in the oven. Wait. Except… Vegans like cake too, so there are no-egg cake recipes. And there are ones that don’t use flour for gluten-intolerant peeps….
Good reliable and bad reliable
It’s your lucky day! You won the prize drawing: the Good Fairy of Sustainable Business Practices has offered you a free half-hour session. Amidst lots of other sensible advice she says, “And remember, be reliable. Reliability is the basis of trust.” You start nodding energetically and make a vow: you’re gonna become the most reliable…
