philosophy

Computer Games and Small Business Strategy

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Computer games and small business strategy - still only level 6Are SMEs Being Encouraged to Level Up too Quickly?

I’ll admit it; I’m not particularly good at computer games. When I played Halo on the original Xbox against one of my younger brothers I got shot. Lots. On the Nintendo Wii versus my junior-school daughter, her wrist-flicks fired off aces without a single “proper” serve. That’s just not tennis. As for driving games, I’m used to wrestling with a wheel & stamping on pedals, and the last time I remember fighting in a Judo match, I don’t recall manically pressing a convoluted button combination to throw my opponent.

But strategy games, ah… that’s another matter. And what does this all have to do with small business, I hear you say?

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The Business Benefits of Marginal Gains

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“The Business Benefits of Marginal Gains”, written by Paul Mackenzie Ross, first appeared in the small business blog section of www.is4profit.com

The Business Benefits of margin gains - one percent

My Managing Director and I were discussing the subject of business performance and commercial efficiency the other day when he mentioned the recent story of the British Olympic Cycling team boss, Dave Brailsford.

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How Do Small Businesses Capitalise on the Olympic Spirit?

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London 2012 Olympic torch - How Do Small Businesses Capitalise on the Olympic Spirit?This article was first published on the is4profit small business blog in September 2012

Cast your mind back to just a few weeks ago and recall the London Olympics 2012. Look at the current buzz surrounding the Paralympics 2012.

From the spectacle of the opening ceremony to the Olympic venues, the crowds, the medal table and this little island country punching well above its weight…

London 2012 and the Paralympics have been touted by some as “the People’s Games” and  in other places to have been “the greatest games ever”. The Olympic Committee has promised a lasting legacy, even setting up the London Legacy Development Corporation to handle the handover and the future of the event’s assets.

But really, what’s in it for small businesses?

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Cash Mobbing Lifts Local Business

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Cash Mobbing Lifts Local Business” was first written by Paul Mackenzie Ross for the is4profit small business blog

Cash Mob - Cash Mobbing Pages of HackneyThe flash mob is a public gathering where people use social media or other communications to organise and congregate on a public place and perform some usually pointless act and then disperse again.  Now, after the flash mob, we have the cash mob – or cash mobbing.

So what is cash mobbing?

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Leadership Styles

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“Leadership Styles” was written by Paul Mackenzie Ross and first appeared in the business advice section of is4profit.com

Kicking off with an Example of Leadership Styles: The Football Manager

Leadership Styles (Boss Street sign)Leaders may have any one of a number of so-called “leadership styles”. You can see them quite publicly, on the TV, in football managers, for example:

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Stating the Obvious

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I don’t know when I came up with the tag line “Stating the bleedin’ obvious since 1970” for this blog but I seem to recall it was a reaction to the level of hero worship that is afforded to those who merely… state the bleeding obvious. I’m talking about leading figures in the industry, in … Read more