Monday, 29 June 2015

Have You Got A Secret?

This is Ron Gottlieb.

He is the CEO of Ricky Richards, a manufacturer and wholesaler of industrial and commercial textiles and they are the platinum sponsor of the SpecTex 2015 trade show.

Also, he has a secret.

Ricky Richards are doing something very different for their industry. They have an exciting new industry partner. Click on the image above to see a three minute video where Ron talks about it and reveals the secret.

What was really cool was how they announced it. Over the past few weeks Ricky Richards has been posting images on their social media sharing how they have a "special announcement" and that you need to come to the trade show to find out what it was.

Their email footers have also been encouraging people to come and find out "the secret". So the industry has been abuzz with this secret and many have come to the trade show to uncover it. But you had to go to the trade show to find out what it was and from there they have released it to the market place.

The secret is a great one. They have partnered with Melanoma Institute of Australia and are committing to significant donations on an ongoing basis. There are some real synergies between the companies and it not only helps Melanoma Institute but also Ricky Richards' clients in the selling of their products.

What about you? Have you got a secret? Can you "reveal" it in a way that attracts attention?

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Monday, 22 June 2015

What's It For?

So many people work hard to make a living but in the process they forget to have a life.

While work is definitely enjoyable and fulfilling, it is dangerous to make it the major cornerstone of your life.

Success is defined in so many different ways; fiscally, emotionally, spiritualy, visually, physically, socially, and randomly. So why would we try and meet all of these needs at the one place?

A recent conversation included the statement, "my work is my hobby." This is a lie.

It is a self-deception to help justify the commitment to the job or the number of hours worked. It is important to have a hobby outside the workplace to let the mind reinvigorate, let the body refresh and let the spirit get reinspired.

So Dear-Reader, what's your hobby, the thing that you do just for you? If you don't have one, then you have to ask yourself, "What's it for?"

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Monday, 15 June 2015

Well That's Different

Well That's Different!

My gorgeous wife and I were thrilled to be part of our friend's wedding on the weekend. She is Sikh so the ceremony and formalities were very different to the western ones we are used to.

Your head must be covered (and there are bandana's at the door if you need)
You must leave your shoes at the door (most people had bare feet)
It is the bride who waits at the temple for the groom to arrive (and yes, he was late!)
The temple reserves the pride of place for the holy scriptures (that's it under the pink cover that the holy man is reading from)
The groom walks around the holy centrepiece connected to his bride by a long red cloth and she follows behind him. (This was done five times during the ceremony)

It is by experiencing different lifestyles and cultures that we remove our ignorance and fear. We get to have an appreciation of what is important to others and understand who they truly are. You may not agree with their choices or wish to make them yourself, but you get to understand them more.

There is a lot of fear in the world, fear of lifestyles, culture and different life choices, a strong fear of people who are "different" to us.

We would make great progress in eliminating those fears simply by spending time with those people. Not judging them by OUR standards but learning what are THEIR standards. We may be surprised at how similar they are to our own.

The same can be said with that person in the workplace who you just don't understand. What can you do to understand them better? Maybe their approach is not wrong, just different.

Dear-Reader, there is a lot to be said for getting to know someone and understanding that their way is not right, not wrong, it's just different.

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Monday, 8 June 2015

Service, Success and The Queen

This weeks newsletter is a little different. A couple of things have happened that I want you to know about and/or get involved in.
Now I know some people can struggle with change but this is a one off, random thing and your normal quirky newsletter service will resume next week.
Thank you for indulging me!

Do You Deserve Good Service?

Stories abound of legendary customer service - both legendary good and legendary bad. But a conversation I had this week with the team at Virgin Australia (Rachael and Erin pictured above) prompted me to consider how to DESERVE good service.

The article I wrote ended up being a little larger than suited for this newsletter, so if you want to read it, simpy click here for the checklist on how how to deserve good customer service. The steps are easy but many people forget to do them.

What Is Success?

I am sooooo excited!! I am working on a new project that will parallel all the work I do as a speaker, mentor and consultant. It is the new website called Get More Success.
As part of building that site, I need some images to show what success is. I was going to head to a stock image library and get the ones I want and then I thought - "Hang on, I know HEAPS of successful people, maybe they will share some of their images with me."

So I have created a competition for you to submit your favourite images that represent success to you. There are prizes for the Top 10 and all submissions are shown with a link to your page if you want it. To find out the rules and what you can win, check out the details here.

It's the Queen's Birthday

Happy Birthday your maj. Hope it is a fun one.
In reverence to the Queen, I would like to give you a birthday present on her behalf. It is timely as we are almost half way through the year.
It is the Birthday Bash Review tool. A two page document you can use to get a feel for where you are today and what you can do to achieve more success for the upcoming year.
I hope you enjoy it.

Whew, thank goodness we are retuning to normality next week.

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Monday, 1 June 2015

Success is Smart (and Brave)

I spent last week hosting the Manufacturers Pavilion at Austech15, a trade show for those in the manufacturing sector.

You can check out some interesting observations and videos from the show (including the 3D printed push bike) here.

The summary from hearing the likes of Google's head of Sales Engineering, the CEO of Committee for Economic Development in Australia, CEO of Innovative Thinking, CSIRO's head of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Director of AusIndustry and Dean of Engineering from Deakin University is very simple - BE BRAVE.

Too many firms in our manufacturing sector (and from my experience in many others as well) struggle to move from business as usual. This is not new, this is not unique and worst of all, it is not unexpected!

This article in Forbes from 2013 talks about it and in particular refers to the Sigmoid Curve which first came to my attention in the early 1990s. A quick Google search brings up many images, theories and case studies to supports its application.

Yet still we ignore it.

One of my clients has dedicated half of every Monday to work on the strategy of their business so they do not get stuck in the day to day of their business. By looking at what the industry offers, what the issues are and what roles they want to play, they are shaping their future not responding to it.

Success requires bravery and it requires us to be smart as well. What clever edge can we take advantage of? What unique approach will put you in front?

Once you know this, be brave and work for it.

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Monday, 29 June 2015

Have You Got A Secret?

Have You Got A Secret?

Monday, 22 June 2015

What's It For?

What's It For?

Monday, 15 June 2015

Well That's Different

Well That's Different!

Monday, 8 June 2015

Service, Success and The Queen

Service, Success and The Queen

Do You Deserve Good Service?

What Is Success?

It's the Queen's Birthday

Monday, 1 June 2015

Success is Smart (and Brave)

Success is Smart (and Brave)

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