Graham Jones
Business 2 Community
United Kingdom
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How Good Is Your Business Forecasting?
I don’t want to pry, but are you old enough to remember the 6th of April 1974? Whoops, sorry if I have offended you. Even if you weren’t around back then, → Read More
How Well-Supported Are You at Work?
Yesterday I was transported back in time. I haven’t discovered time travel. Instead, my mind quickly flipped back to a meeting about three years ago that → Read More
Are You Obsessed With Digital?
I am going to let you into a secret. You won’t tell anyone, will you? Here goes..! Sometimes, I don’t use a digital device, app or online tool. Every now → Read More
Why Do People Post Racist Abuse Online?
Racist abuse online is not new. It has been happening for decades. In the past couple of days, racist abuse has hit the headlines following vile online → Read More
Can You Do Boring Tasks?
Last week, not far from the M25 in Buckinghamshire, the biggest-ever boring machine in the UK started its slow churn through the Chiltern hills to dig a → Read More
Can You Predict Your Future?
On Friday morning I was listening to a radio phone-in when the presenter said, “Please, no more calls about a Brexit deal…!” He then went on to say “We → Read More
Have You Got “Pandemic Fatigue”?
All around the world, people are living in a bubble. It’s not the kind of “bubble” that allows you to meet up with someone else regularly regardless of → Read More
Are You Ready For Christmas?
OK, I know, it is September, and I am talking about Christmas. Sorry for bringing it up so early. Even if you are not Christian and don’t celebrate → Read More
Can Your Business Survive a Second Wave of COVID-19?
Last week, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted that a “second wave” of COVID-19 seemed inevitable. We have known about the pattern of viral → Read More
Is Your Email Out of Control?
Last week I had a bit of a panic with my newsletter. As always, I check my email just after 10:00 am to see that the message has been delivered OK. → Read More
Can You Beat An Algorithm?
For several weeks now, I have been blocked by Instagram. I can post images, but I cannot add a caption. Nor can I comment on any other person’s post. Plus → Read More
Should You Go Back to Basics For Selling?
This week has been somewhat frustrating in the Jones household. It all started when I noticed that the butter I got out of the fridge was slightly softer → Read More
Has Lockdown Made You Put Things Off?
The other day, one of my neighbours was complaining about her teenage son, who has the habit of putting off his homework until the very last minute. She → Read More
Are You Listening?
The other day I was on a Zoom call and, for the umpteenth time, I couldn’t hear what was going on. It’s not my aging ears that’s the problem, though. Instead, it is the fact that almost everyone on the call was speaking at the same time. So keen were they to make their point they were trying to shout over the other participants. It’s a growing problem in these “Zoom Days”. The next afternoon I… → Read More
Is Your Website Racist?
Have you checked your website lately to see if you are being unconsciously racist? The chances are that your website could include images that are somewhat singular in their approach. How culturally diverse is your website? The chances are the wording you use, and the way you refer to people is embedded in a single position. This is all before we stop consider the cultural make-up of your… → Read More
When You Take a Break Do NOT Pick Up Your Mobile Phone
It’s a pretty safe bet that whenever you take a break, you reach for your mobile phone. It’s such a habit that it is seen as “normal”. Indeed, just stop off at a motorway service station and you’ll see hundreds of people sitting in cars or at the restaurants all on their phone. You only need to go to an office canteen or coffee shop and you see the same thing. People stop work and immediately… → Read More
How Do People Make the Positive Decision to Buy From Your Website?
The decision to buy anything is made in fractions of a second. Almost the entire decision-making process takes place in the emotional centres of the brain. Only after our emotions have come up with their idea of the right thing to buy does the more logical part of our brain come into play. It then attempts to justify the decision that is made. And all of that takes place in less than a second,… → Read More
Is the Internet Stressing You Out?
Is the Internet stressing you out? This month is “Stress Awareness Month“, and it comes at an appropriate time. Here in the UK, people are massively stressed as a result of government indecision over “Brexit”. Elsewhere, stress is rising too because of political changes and actions, particularly the rise of extremism. In fact, stress has never been higher. Doctors are recording more and more… → Read More
Why Are So Many People Wasting Time With Web Search?
Web search is often wasting time for you. There, I have said it. Google is a master illusionist. It makes…… → Read More
Social Media Disrupts Your Idea of Time:5 Quick Ways You Can Be More Productive
Social media disrupts your daily life in significant ways. For instance, your smartwatch may not be as smart as you think. It brings you constant updates from your email account and all of your social networks. Your online activity is as close as your wrist. However, there is a real problem with that. The more social media activity with which we engage, the lower our notion of time falls. As a… → Read More