Our blog this month has been guest written by the head of our Sydney office, Michael McGrath. Business leaders know they need to embrace technology and many of us are aware we should be doing more. In our latest blog Mike has set out five key considerations to better harness and incorporate technology in your business.

Starting, running and growing any business can require a massive mental physical and financial commitment. Many new skills have to be developed outside the owner’s core area of competence – with mistakes along the way being part of the learning process.

What can be said about 2020 that isn’t painfully obvious to anyone in business?

Starting, running and growing any business can require a massive mental physical and financial commitment. Many new skills have to be developed outside the owner’s core area of competence – with mistakes along the way being part of the learning process.

We have had periods of apparent confusion for nine months over differences in COVID-19 guidelines for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - in alphabetical order to avoid accusations of bias.  We are now facing a myriad of travel, meeting, activity and sector related issues with the new tier criteria.

I wish I’d spent more time at the office - a quote that you will rarely hear when remaining life becomes short. The opposite comment is almost invariably the case.  Lost time with one’s partner, children and grandchildren is impossible to catch up – but you can reassess the future and take action to redress the balance.