Posts by John Nieuwenburg
How much is your time worth?
Hesitating about getting some help with your business? This article provides some insight to help you decide if it makes sense.
Read More7 signs you have a time management problem
Do you never have enough time? Dealing with one urgent issue after another? When was the last time you had an entire weekend off?
Read MoreHow to improve your productivity with a default diary
Taking control over your time is the first step to gain control over your business again. A default diary will help you do that.
Read MoreRecessions, change and whitewater: what it takes to succeed right now
Lately, I’ve been frequently referencing a well known Warren Buffett quote: “Only when the tide goes out, do we discover who’s been swimming naked.” But what does it really mean to say this? Let’s dive in. Lots of businesses ride on what I’ll term an ‘artificial bubble’. So when everything’s moving along as usual, the…
Read MorePivoting Your Business To Survive And Thrive
For the majority of us, in Canada and the United States at least, it’s now been over a month since we experienced a huge upheaval in our day to day lives due to COVID-19 and social distancing. Our personal and our professional lives were changed significantly and suddenly; we had to learn how to survive.…
Read MoreCash Flow, Communication & the biggest mistake you can make right now
Over the last two weeks I’ve been hosting what I’ve termed an Online Group Peer Resource Centre. Once a week I meet virtually with a group of small business owners who are looking for insight that will help them navigate these uncertain times, as well as to share stories from their own businesses and lives…
Read MoreIs NOW the right time to hire a business coach?
When business is down, it might seem inappropriate to consider increasing expenditures by hiring a coach. Here are 3 ways to tell if you truly need a coach.
Read MoreCrisis Survival Guide
One of my mentors is Keith J. Cunningham. This morning he sent out the newsletter below. It is well worth reading. Even better, take his advice. CASH is still the KING Five birds are sitting side by side on a telephone wire. You shoot one of them, it falls off the wire and hits the…
Read MoreLeading through a crisis: shifting your mindset
My clients are asking me what they should be doing to minimize the impact of this pandemic on their businesses and I suspect that you’re wondering as well. I provided 5 specific steps here: doing business in a pandemic, what to focus on However, I think that the most important thing we can do right…
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