Beware – Radical Idea on Gender Pay Gap here

Gender Pay Gap Solution – Equal Mandatory Maternity & Paternity Leave In the context of recent and growing discourse on the gender pay gap, solutions on resolving some of the root causes have been few. There are many legacy reasons for the gender pay gap, from (inexcusable) basic sexism, habitual inertia to inherent structural issues. read more

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Written by: Winabu

Date: May 10, 2018

WinAbu is 3 Today!

It seems amazing that 3 years have passed since I started WinAbu Consulting.   It’s been an incredible journey into self-employment. I’ve achieved more than I ever thought possible – interesting work, international travel, meeting many, many new people and helping others achieve their objectives. I’ve also earned a good living from WinAbu – a read more

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Written by: Winabu

Date: July 24, 2017

Home Sweet Home delivers the “Minimum Viable Product” for homelessness

Whatever the rights (moral) or wrongs (legal) of the action taken by the Home Sweet Home organisation at the weekend, in taking over a disused office block to use as a homeless shelter for the Christmas period, their actions do show – once again – that there does NOT need to be a comprehensively complex read more

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Written by: Winabu

Date: July 24, 2017

Why Business People should NOT listen to “successful” Sports People

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a successful sports person or manager being wheeled out in front of a rapt business audience to tell us how they achieved success and what we can learn from them, so that we can get success too. The business networking circuit is laden down with this kind read more

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Written by: Winabu

Date: July 24, 2017

The Brexit Storm – Managing in a period of Volatility

Brexit is happening! The world woke up this morning to this reality. The level of volatility is off the charts this morning, with Stock Prices and Foreign Currency Exchange rates moving wildly. The Volatility is being fed by genuine concerns for the future, as people try to work out what will happen. Already in the read more

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Written by: Winabu

Date: July 24, 2017

The Power of 1% – how minor improvements deliver big profit gains

Improvements of as little as 1% can dramatically increase profits.

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Written by: Winabu

Date: July 24, 2017

Treat Yourself to a Strategy Review for 2016

Often the biggest impediment to doing a review, is wondering how to go about it, and the potential cost of the exercise. WinAbu Consulting has completed six Strategy Reviews in the past year

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Written by: Winabu

Date: January 5, 2016

Whose job is it to keep staff skills up to date?

Whose job is it to keep staff skills modern? Personal Responsibility or the Boss’ Job? I’ve been working recently with some still-successful businesses where the business models had tired somewhat. There is no doubt that business leaders are responsible for keeping the corporate mission modern and relevant. If leaders allow a state of complacency and read more

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Written by: Winabu

Date: November 3, 2015

Case Study – A full business turnaround completed

Turnaround Case study – WinAbu successfully turns around a Not-for-Profit, generating a strong return on investment, and fully readies the client organisation for the future

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Written by: Winabu

Date: June 24, 2015

WinAbu’s John Eager mentored in KAUST’s REVelate Programme in Saudi Arabia

John Eager, Principal of WinAbu Consulting, completed his 3rd International Mentor assignment as part of KAUST’s REVelate programme.

KAUST is the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology – the leading university for advanced education and scientific research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its New Ventures and Entrepreneurship program is focused on spurring start-ups and economic development within the Kingdom.

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Written by: Winabu

Date: June 3, 2015