by Michael Best | Jun 4, 2023 | Blog posts and book excerpts
Mahatma Gandhi apparently had something to say about customers, though I for one would never have guessed that he had any interest in business generally or customers specifically, at all. He was much better known for being an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist,...
by Michael Best | May 4, 2023 | Blog posts and book excerpts
I met with a friend recently in the local village coffee shop. At the next table were three people discussing a proposed gift store. They were so excited by the ideas they were coming up with that they seemed to forget that everyone else within earshot could hear...
by Michael Best | Apr 4, 2023 | Blog posts and book excerpts
I recently had a discussion with a small business owner about a difficult customer. The situation had arrived at a point where the customer was no longer worth the stress they were causing. In situations like this, and given that it’s impossible to tease your personal...
by Michael Best | Nov 25, 2022 | Blog posts and book excerpts
Given the aversion to reading that owners and executives of businesses of all sizes apparently have, you’d think that b-o-o-k were a four-letter word. In this context it isn’t. And nor is i-d-e-a. And it is from books that ideas come. So if you don’t...
by Michael Best | Oct 18, 2022 | Blog posts and book excerpts
This is not the first time I’ve written about how small acts of thoughtfulness can secure a future sale, and it won’t be the last because it’s such a simple yet powerful concept. It bears revisiting. Regularly. As I have so often written, small acts...
by Michael Best | Oct 15, 2022 | Blog posts and book excerpts
From time to time I’ve been asked why I abandoned my white collar productivity (office productivity improvement) practice and launched a business in the textile industry instead. The short answer is that office productivity improvement was too hard a sell,...
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