Teach Yourself
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Small Business Survival will give you all the help you need to not just "get by" in the present economic downturn but to help your business emerge stronger, too. The author, Kevin Duncan, is an independent troubleshooter with a vast knowledge of many business types, writer of 5 bestselling business books, and winner of many creativity and effectiveness awards. His no-nonsense approach to the subject guides you through the key issues and questions you will face and gives you clear, practical solutions - to help ensure your business survives and thrives.
Small Business Survival includes:
Phase I: Confront
Chapter 1: So your business is under pressure. What now?
Chapter 2: Are you disciplined enough to survive?
Chapter 3: Thinking is free
Phase II: Hone
Foo fighting
Why evolutive thinking?
Chapter 4: Thinking stage 1: What are the facts?
Chapter 5: Thinking stage 2: What's your own opinion?
Chapter 6: Thinking stage 3: What can you learn from the experience of others?
Phase III: Evolve
Chapter 7: Set up your business tripwires and grenades
Chapter 8: Write your own Lifesmile Statement
Phase IV: What next?
Chapter 9: Don't confuse movement with progress
Chapter 10: Corporations don't have memories
Chapter 11: Everything may or may not be related to everything else
Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and added features:
Not got much time?
One and five-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.
Author insights
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
Test yourself
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.
Extend your knowledge
Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of how to keep your small business afloat and going strong.
Five things to remember
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.
Try this
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
It looks briefly at how we got here, tests you on how serious your condition is and then offers real solutions, including rapid sequential tasking (v multitasking), communicating concisely, using the best method of communication for the job, all while retaining your sense of humour and enthusiasm. "Every page is a prompt to imagine things differently. A handbook for these challenging times ahead." Mark Earls, author of Herd 'He does for business what Nike does for sport.' Richard Hytner, Deputy Chairman, Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide 'Anyone who owns a mobile should have this on their shelf.' Robert Ashton, author The Life Plan
How to Tame Technology and Get Your Life Back: Teach Yourself
by Kevin Duncan
Technology can be a wonderful thing. It can also be a curse when it overwhelms us. If your phone, computer or other devices are beginning to rule your life, then you need help. We don't have to be ruled by our machines. It's time for us humans to fight back. 'How to Tame Technology' tells you exactly what to do, practical tips and simple things that you can do to regain control. Take the test and find out just how addicted you are - then learn how to cure yourself. 'I can't talk now, I'm on the phone' For those of us suffering from technological overload, it's time to pause and think. Author and Plain English commentator Kevin Duncan has trained and advised some of the UK's top companies, including Saatchi & Saatchi and Shell, in how to cope with all this. This thought-provoking book grapples with just how addicted we have become to technology and offers a set of ideas to help wean us off our technological drugs and lead a more fulfilling life. It looks briefly at how we got here, tests you on how serious your condition is and then offers real solutions, including rapid sequential tasking (v multitasking), communicating concisely, using the best method of communication for the job, all while retaining your sense of humour and enthusiasm. 'Every page is a prompt to imagine things differently. A handbook for these challenging times ahead.'
Mark Earls, author of Herd
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'He does for business what Nike does for sport.'
Richard Hytner, Deputy Chairman, Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide
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'Anyone who owns a mobile should have this on their shelf.'
Robert Ashton, author The Life Plan