January 30, 2007
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Well February is here so quickly. The year is moving too fast!!
Nothing has been written since January 11 as we were absent in beautiful New Zealand. This holiday will be the subject of a separate article and hopefully with some beautiful photos to demonstrate the magnificent scenary of this magic country.
The great news is we have been organising powerful and NOT to be missed guest presenters for the Business Excellence Breakfasts commencing February 21st, March 21st and April 18th.
February will feature dyanamic speaker RON/ ROWDY McLEAN-with an interactive and engaging presentation on “CREATING A SERVICE CULTURE”.
Ron or Rowdy as he is well known has been running a successful Communications Company and was GM of one of Tweed/Gold Coasts biggest Clubs. His current business CREATING SYNERGY is exciting the business world throughout Australia!
Customer service is sadly lacking in current business and without customers there is NO BUSINESS!!
This topic will be covered in his business address at the Tweed Heads Bowls Club at 7am DST on February 21st- bookings and more details to john@businessexcellence.net.au
March 21st will be featuring BRENDON SINCLAIR one of Australia’s top Marketing Minds. His topic will be ” How to outwit your competitors and power your way to Marketing Success beyond you wildest dreams”.
Be warned Brendon is DIFFERENT!! You will learn marketing strategies from the MASTER OF MARKETING!!
THE BIG NEWS!!–The legendary BOB ANSETT-will be speaking on the 18th April.
We usually have maximum attendance when Bob speaks- usually in the hundreds!!
The founder of Budget Rent a Car he has an incredible story to tell. Recently featured on the ABC Program “DYNASTIES” he will be one of the most interesting speakers this year.
This will be a very special event and early booking and pre-payment is a must to be in the audience.
Garry Macdonald- professional educator and financial investor- will be conducting an intensive wealth building workshop at KINGSCLIFF TAFE ( Garry is head of the North Coast School of Business at the TAFE college) on Thursday 1st of March from 5pm til 9pm. His very special price is $57 per single or $97 per double.
This is great value for money as Garry will give you information to change your financial life! His qualifications are too long to list here but full information is available by reserving your place at www.invest4yourlife.com.au. Here you can download your registration form be clicking on “educational seminars.
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Any more information please also contact me direct on 0418 269 136 or my email address as shown in this memo. I cannot recommend this seminar too highly. Garry is a brilliant communicator and at this price you cannot afford not to be there. A percentage of the proceeds will go to the Leukaemia Foundation- a very worthy cause.
Next article will have photos and more information on what is happening on local business.
John Hurd
January 11, 2007
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Wow!! Did Health Guru Jennifer Jeffries offer some fabulous tips on better health and “Life Balance” at the popular Business Excellence breakfast at Tweed Bowls Club yesterday the 10th January.
Loved her story about her speaking engagement at Starbucks Head Ofiice in US of A. where there are 4000 employees in a huge building with many floors and in the corner of each floor a full Starbucks Restaurant–coffee heaven!!!
But back to health issues she advises to eat as natural a product as you can but never eat white bread which she refers to as “bum glue”***
Jennifer has an interesting web site- www.jenniferjefferies.com.au
Mention Business Excellence or this blog and Jennifer will put you on her monthly “sanity News” e. newsletter.
I strongly recommend her Book “7 Steps to Sanity.”It is well worth reading.
Having a break for a few days when I return I will be giving information on our Guest Presenter at Tweed on 21st February Ron McLean who will be speaking on “Customer Service”.
regards to all JOHN HURD
January 8, 2007
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Searching through some blogs the other evening and found this “classic”
It is courtesy of bourbouli from “show the WORLD these jokes”:
Monday 8th January
BOB’S ASSESSMENT
My boss asked me for a letter describing my partner Bob Smith, and this is what I wrote:
1.Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found
2 .hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without
3. wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never
4. thinks twice about assisting fellow employes, and he always
5. finishes given assignments on time. Ofter Bob takes extended
6. measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee
7. breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely no
8. vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and profound
9. knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be
10. classed as a high-calibre employee, the type which cannot be
11. dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that Bob be
12. promoted to executive management, and a proposal will be
13. executed as soon as possible.
S.D. Project Leader
Shortly afterward I sent the following follow-up note:
That bastard Bob was reading over my shoulder while I wrote the report sent to you earlier today. Kindly read only the ODD NUMBERED LINES (1,3,5 etc) for my true assessment.
Regards S.D.
January 3, 2007
Health, Speaker
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We are very fortunate to have
Jennifer Jeffries as our first Guest Presenter at Tweed Bowls Club 7am DST for the start of the year.
Last year Jennifer reached a sell out business breakfast audience with her “Life Balancing Strategies”-address also in January. Many people have requested to hear Jennifer and I cannot think of a better speaker to “kick start” the new year. Without our health- we are nothing!!
Jennifer travels Australia and overseas giving her audiences practical ways of achieving better health and life balance.
She is certainly well qualified to speak on health issues as she is a Naturopath , Aromeratherapist, Member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society and a member/teacher of the International Federation of Aromatherapists.
Jennifer is a very entertaining speaker who enthuses her audience with her background in business. Her passion in life is in informing people on ways to integrate natural therapies into their work and personal lives to achieve the feeling that they are really LIVING and not just EXISTING!!
Make this business breakfast your start for the year and I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
BOOKINGS $25 PER PERSON TO john@businessexcellence.net.au.
regards to all JOHN H.
January 2, 2007
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The chinese say ” a picture is worth a thousand words”. With this philosophy in mind and with the assistance of “nice guy” Bob, Business Excellence has now added an “instant” connection to their web-site, allowing one click on a Sponsor’s name to access their web-site for information and marketing purposes.
I feel any business. be they large or small “must” strongly consider a web-site. In this age of email and World Wide Web business must take every opportunity for marketing and promotion.
John Hurd’s Business Excellence commenced in 1993 and is considered the longest continuous running business breakfast in Australia. It is now entering its fourteenth year of operation.
Once per month a friendly group of NSW and QLD business people attend Tweed Heads Bowls Club to network, mix with positive people and listen to the best Speakers and presenters in Australia.
New businesses are especially welcome. Bookings can be made to email:
john@businessexcellence.net.au
At the start of each month this blog will feature information on the monthly business speaker plus interesting info. on business happenings in Tweed and Gold Coast.
We look forward to your constructive comments.
Happy New Year to all from John Hurd’s desk.
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