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Be Valuable,

Oisín Grogan is the $200 Million Business Coach.

Founder of The Vwork Productivity System

He provides Results-Driven Coaching Programs & guidance to help leaders hire better staff, increase productivity & reach their goals faster.

Imagine having the Christmas sales spike every month?

What if you could capture that high productivity every month of the year?

It’s a nice thought and yes you can do it in your business or career.

In Australia, we have two major production spikes — end of financial year (30th June) and Christmas. More gets sold, and more gets done prior to these dates than at other times of the year. They are our two greatest deadlines!

The power of a deadline is not fully appreciated. I’m sure you can remember putting off some task, such as cleaning a house for weeks, only to do it just before the relatives arrive! It’s remarkable how much you can finish off—because you have to—before you go on holiday!

People get more done when working towards a deadline.

The Christmas Rush

It’s amazing how much work is done by one and all, as Christmas approaches.

The whole world has an agreed upon target by which we have to get everything done.

Most businesses have a spike in sales and production as we...

All great movements start with a meeting … well actually they start with an idea, but the idea is communicated by meetings.

The meetings mount as the movement grows, then the movement becomes meetings…

I’d like to start a new movement—a movement for Valuable Meetings.

All Great Movements...

All great movements have a code, an ethic, a series of agreements by which the group members abide. This helps them get along and get more done. When followed, a mutual code creates harmony.

As structured and killjoy as that sounds, you will find it to be true. What's the difference between a bunch of individuals and a true group?

A True Group

A true group has a series of common agreements amongst the members. They get way more done than any individual could ever accomplish alone.

It doesn’t matter how brilliant you are. A coordinated and organised group of average people will always win against a brilliant individual.

Rebels Unite!

I'm an entrepreneur, I like to think for myself, I...

Time is not a renewable resource. Time is the one thing you can’t get back. Money, sales and even trees can be replenished.

So when it comes to the biggest time-burner in business, prevention is the best policy!

Yes, you can get a poorly planned meeting back on the rails, but why even expose yourself in the first place?

In my article “Sick of Wasting Time on Meetings? Try this” I outlined some simple points to hold effective meetings. The hugely popular and controversial flowchart WAIT (Why Am I Talking?) is a humorous guide and reminder for all to respect each other in meetings.

But you need to answer this question first:

Why Are We Meeting?

Use the following tips:

1. Before accepting a meeting invite

2. When inviting others to a meeting.

3. When planning a meeting.

Note: These do apply to business owners and entrepreneurs!

Are we meeting to plan a meeting?

I know we humans are social beings (most of us) and like gathering together. Sure, let’s meet but let’s organise t...

Vwork results, Vwork People, Vwork projects and any worthwhile activity always has resistance (V=Valuable). Take a cursory look through history.

All valuable movements have their opponents, the “toxic personality” or “haters” as they are now called. There’s always people or groups who have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo.

The resistance can be from people who don’t understand and general stupidity. But even when you do present your plan or idea in simple way, you can still run into opposition. Why is that ?

Resistance most commonly comes from Xwork People (eXtra, wasteful work) and in certain circumstances from D-work People (D=Destructive). No amount of talking or explaining seems to work with these two types of people.

Xwork People may not want to change, they feel threatened that their lack of Vwork results will be exposed, or they may have to lift their game. They’d rather make excuses and stay in their comfort zone than get valuable work done!

D-work People...

“When implementing a basic principle within Oisin’s hiring consultation, I was able to not only attract better staff, but also, hire better quality staff at a greater value point. It came down to one principle which Oisin teaches, that is so basic, but I know so many employers miss.