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One of the strands of the origin of this site is the difference between business management and business leadership. In our efforts to raise the level of professionalism for the housebuying general public we have been careful to follow good business pr… more »

I have recently been reviewing how we run the business and revisited one of my favorite writers W Edwards Deming and his fourteen points for sound management. They fit in well with thoughts for the New Year and the economy and business seemingly, coming… more »

Hamish McRae writing in the Indie recently summed up the probable short and medium term future of the property market very well. Over the next couple of years, because of 'quantitative easing' and inflation, interest rates will rise, but probably not… more »

This weekend I spent an enjoyable Saturday afternoon attending Radio 3's 'free thinking festival', at the Sage, Gateshead. I found the presentation 'Narcissism and Leadership' by Mike Brearley, former England cricket captain, both thought provoking an… more »

Reading the financial advice columns of the weekend press, my heart sinks yet again. Some good, some lite, most of it well meaning, but still telling us what to do rather than how to do it. They don't seem to understand the central point that we don't… more »