When I was studying at UNSW (university) I had long breaks between classes so I would carry a bag full of all the text books I had for the semester and tell myself that if I had time, I would pull out one of those books and start reading. Semesters ended and so did my…
Author: Suresh Rajani
Failure is not a prerequisite for success
Every successful business story seems to have a few failure stories attached to them. It almost seems to be sold to startups that you have to fail a few times before you can succeed. Failure is thus glorified as a badge of honor. Result: When things don’t go to plan we are quick to label it…
Don’t die chasing deadlines
Working in a deadline driven industry teaches you a thing or two. Pipeline is always full of potential opportunities and work would never end. One deadline will follow another and then another. To stay sane and take time for life you need to block your calendar out for various times of the year and get…
Quality is the business plan
If someone had asked me a few years ago if our accounting firm had a business plan, I would have pulled out a dozen pages of carefully put together ideas of where our business was coming from, where it was and how it was going to get to the place we wanted it to. Ask…
Its not the end of the world
So you might: Loose a client Fail at achieving something Not meet a deadline Not get promoted Not be as rich as you dreamt So what!? It’s not the end of the world. It’s part and parcel of work and life. Fear not, complain not and get on with it!!!
How is work?
If I asked this question about your work, what would you say? I often ask people the questions “How is your work?” and “How is your work environment?” or something similar on those lines. Some would say “Great” or “Love it” or even “Inspiring and Motivating” Most would respond with “Work is okay” or “Pays…
Focus on your work.
As I learnt the art of business, there were lots of things that I heard I had to do to make my business a success. I had to dress smartly I needed to be a member of a particular institution I had to socialize with others The list was endless. All I can say now…
Give your ideas a chance.
We believe in providing services to our clients that help them with something (peace of mind when their obligations are in order, increased profitability, better processes, etc). Needless to say that our success then depends on what we can do for our clients. Our minds are always looking for ideas and things that might help…
Standout in the sea of sameness
Try scattering a few colourful toys around a toddler and then put a delicate item (mobile phone, remote control, reading glasses, etc) somewhere near by. I am no child psychologist but the chances are the toddler would not go for the toys but the other delicate item because in the sea of the sameness, (s)he…
Keep business simple
Most people I interact with in the business environment (mostly clients and service providers) are of the view (and rightly so) that my view of the way their and all other businesses should be operating is too simplistic. Business is meant to be kept simple but we somehow just manage to complicate everything with over-thinking,…