Julian’s Business Tips

After taking a few months off to tackle some personal projects, I’m now back applying for jobs. Although I’ve come close and received plenty of positive feedback, I’ve not had any luck yet – and as sole earner in my household, it’s hard not to worry. A recent conversation with The Listing’s editor reminded me […]

Being a manager can be great: an important, influential role that lets you demonstrate your strategic skills – but it can be tricky! What happens if you are managing people who were once your friends? This happens a lot in small businesses, so here are some thoughts for you managers (and even if you are

For the last two months we’ve been talking about AI, but this month I want you to go back to basics and remember that you are a super-computer too! Here’s a quick exercise. Think about how you feel about your business (or anything else important in your life), right now, on a scale of 0

Congratulations to The Listing for 20 glorious years – I’ve been reading it since the start, and am proud to be one of the regular contributors. Today I’m talking about how best to use AI ‘artificial intelligence’ in business. Treat AI as a bright new school leaver who’s just joined your team.  They’re intelligent, enthusiastic

  I generally don’t get too excited by new technology in business. I’m definitely not an ‘early adopter’ – I prefer to let other people find out all the bugs, discover the best ways to make it useful, and then I’ll take advantage of what they have found. We can’t escape from technology, but at

  Would you know what to do if your cash supply suddenly slowed, yet you still needed to deliver the same output? That’s just happened at my place of work. At a recent staff meeting, one of our hospital’s directors told us that the government was cutting our budgets back to where they were three

  I am not good at time management. There, I said it. You’ll often find me delivering material right up against the deadline – just ask ‘The Listing’ editorial team! That in itself isn’t a bad thing (as long as I hit that deadline), but if you find yourself overwhelmed by your jobs-to-do list, missing

  It’s great to read all the sporting stories in this month’s magazine – I always find them inspiring! Despite never having run a step until I was 49, later this month I shall be up on the North Yorkshire coast, running 26 miles along the coast path from Redcar down to Whitby! But why?

  With Valentine’s Day approaching and spring weddings in the air, here are six similarities between having a successful relationship and a successful business! 1. Both start with a moment There is often a single lightbulb style moment when it hits you that this could actually be a business (or a relationship). This is a

  Six months ago, a local trader did some work for me, and we talked about another three projects I wanted to put their way. It was left that they would contact me when they had more time. But I never heard from them again. How does that make me feel? I feel that they

  It’s that time of year again where everyone seems to have a cold, and it can be hard to manage your business needs when staff are poorly. Is it OK for you to contact people when they are ‘off sick’? Can you ring them to ask if they will be back tomorrow – or

As I sipped my morning cuppa, I wondered what I would share with you this month. But then a sport item caught my attention, and I knew! The America’s Cup is an international sailing race where the British entry is in the final for the first time in 173 years. These boats are incredibly sophisticated