Tony Featherstone is a former managing editor of Business Review Weekly and Shares magazines. He is a specialist writer on small companies and entrepreneurs for The Age online, The Australian Financial Review and BRW. Tony’s blog looks at the human side of entrepreneurship and business failure, a topic poorly understood in this country.
Email him at tony@xpressinfo.com.au
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Should bosses bare all to staff?
Tony Featherstone The case for giving employees more information about their firm’s performance.
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Stick to politics of the office kind
Tony Featherstone Sharing your political views with colleagues and customers can cause complications.
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The online learning revolution...
Tony Featherstone ... And why Australian business needs a bigger say in it.
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Run out of fresh ideas? Don't despair
Tony Featherstone Eleven tips to get the ideas pumping when your inspiration is sapped.
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Tall poppy syndrome: fact or fiction?
Tony Featherstone Entrepreneurs are getting more support from the community, but work is still needed.
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Hold the phone, this ain't great service
Tony Featherstone Some staff seem more interested in checking emails than working.
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Be nimble, or become extinct in online future
Tony Featherstone Opportunities will open up for adaptable entrepreneurs in a wider range of industries.
Stats reveal real story of small biz barriers
Tony Featherstone The obstacles that hamper innovation and performance for emerging ventures.
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Do you have the stamina for crazy hours?
Tony Featherstone A great work/life balance is unrealistic for most new ventures, at least at the start.
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The dangers of starting lean
Tony Featherstone Relying too much on lean entrepreneurship concepts is dangerous for some ventures.
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Dodgy food businesses need to scrub up
Tony Featherstone Lax food service standards put health of diners at risk and damage small businesses.
Too many groups, not enough focus
Tony Featherstone These are dangerous times for people who work best on their own.
Eight tips to break a mid-year slump
Tony Featherstone The winter months can be the most grinding of the year. Here's how to break the funk.
Ability to fail quickly an important skill
Tony Featherstone Know how to get out when your venture has been performing below expectations for too long.
How to turn thousands into multi-millions
Tony Featherstone A new generation of entrepreneurs are building big ventures on tiny start-up capital.
Do the most charming entrepreneurs win?
Tony Featherstone Apparently more US chief executives are hiring charisma coaches to make them compelling, charming and attractive. Good luck with that.
Pampered and lazy, or willing to take risks?
Tony Featherstone Five ideas to stimulate entrepreneurship among generations Y and Z.
Right on cue, there’s a long line of bad service
Tony Featherstone Forcing customers to wait means dead time and dead businesses.
Home improvement, or time for renovation?
Tony Featherstone Running a home-based business has great benefits and risks for the unwary.
Goodbye, and no I won't be back
Tony Featherstone Which companies make it too hard for customers to leave?
