Nicholas Bate

Slow Down To 7

1. the taste of decent coffee
2. the pace of the client's thinking
3. the mellowing of onions, garlic and pepper cooking perfectly
4. the flow of your pen on paper as the letter unfolds
5. the ease of her smile
6. the speed of thought
7. today

Extraordinarily High Value

per minute of your time: the daily blog from Michael Wade.

Build A Better Business: 18

Most 'motivators' of people don't.  Not really. Nice offices, coffee bars, bonuses...They simply hide the confusion many employees have: why should I give of my utmost? And the latter is down to extraordinarily good leadership: discovering and applying a person's talents and ensuring they feel valued.

You Can Make

your own.

Caffeine Magazine

is here.

Check Out

the free e-book from James Lawther on service improvement.

Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times: 30

Mondays wouldn't be Mondays unless they prompted the deepest of questions: why on Earth do I carry on doing this?

Lost Arts Seven

1. Presenting replaced by reading a slide-deck.
2. Productivity replaced by checking e-mail.
3. Leadership replaced by conference calls.
4. Meetings replaced by excuses.
5. Marketing Strategy replaced by twitter.
6. Business Acumen replaced by discounting.
7. Thinking replaced by panic.

Kurt's Meeting Primer

is right here.

Liquid Jolt Reviews

119, Lower Clapton, Clapton.