by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Nov 7, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
One of us had the great honour of a riveting conversation last week with 87 year old Josef. He told the story of how, living in a small village outside Munich, he’d witnessed his family home invaded by Sturm Abteilung (SA Brown Shirts), his father was taken prisoner...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jul 19, 2011 | Blog, Business, Business Beasties, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Swigging back any discipline tonic and deliriously chanting the plan, strategy, review mantra to keep the business cogs turning is meaningless without action, and might not be sufficient enough to get rid of a business virus. Once down that path of least resistance,...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Feb 8, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
We have a theory about morning routines; they’re needed. The reason being, most people are on auto pilot before energy kicks in to face the day and a morning routine can be trusted to get them from A to B, then they can consider C, D, E ….. There was...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jul 7, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
All it took was a final push….. and he’d be there. As the world began to take on a magnified `Catherine Wheel’ effect, the sounds of the street were turned down and destination became a distant memory until the silence that was to be the noise of the next...