December 2011

New Year’s Resolutions I have a terrible confession to make. I really don’t want too many people knowing this terrible and dark secret so I am entrusting the integrity of the readers of MSPAnswers to keep my secret safe. If word gets out,…

Vision across the organisation I am sure you well remember the day. On 25 May 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced to a joint session of Congress that an American would land safely on the moon before the end of the decade. Ambitious and visionar…

Lead Article (Self-help topic – ARE COUPONS GOOD FOR BUSINESS) Way back in 1887, Coca-Cola was the first company to use the concept of coupons. Coupons were actually physical items back then – nothing like the electronic versions of today…

Tips for completing award submissions In a curious statistic that probably soaked up significant funds from a government department in a research grant, it was recently revealed that 100 per cent of people who had never bought a ticket in a lottery h…

Awards season As you approach the holiday season, it is a great time to reflect on your business and analyse what you are doing and work out ways to do it better. Although Christmas time is not usually the season for business awards, it is a good tim…