John Eager shares his thoughts and key learnings from his first year self-employed as Founder and Principal of WinAbu Consulting.
Written by: Winabu
Date: April 6, 2015
WinAbu Consulting recently completed a comprehensive Financial Business Plan for my new start-up business. We would recommend WinAbu Consulting highly
Written by: Winabu
Date: February 3, 2015
One of the greatest frustrations in being managed, and in managing others, is in agreeing what you are responsible for. I’ve found that one of the best ways to achieve clarity is to develop a set of “Responsibilities” in the Job Description at the start of the employment relationship or at the point of promotion or role change.
Written by: Winabu
Date: November 11, 2014
County Meath resident John Eager has launched a new management consulting firm, WinAbu Consulting. The firm’s focus will be on offering Irish businesses a range of hands-on in-company management supports to help them improve and develop their businesses.
Written by: Winabu
Date: August 26, 2014
I have lost count of the number of company owners I’ve met who need help but are scared to death about hiring a consultant. Owners say it all boils down to shoveling out a lot of cash to an outsider without being sure that it will pay off.
Enter the interim executive, a new breed of insourced leadership. The key differentiating factor between a consultant and interim executive is decision making, An interim actually executes on plans. Interims are measured on results,
Written by: Winabu
Date: August 26, 2014
“There’s no safety net – being self-employed is the reward, and the risk.”
John Eager, Principal of WinAbu Consulting, shares his Top 10 tips for anyone starting in business. WinAbu Consulting is itself a 2014 start-up, and John’s tips here come from many years of advising and mentoring start-ups, and from the reality of 2014!
Written by: Winabu
Date: July 31, 2014
Summer is a great time to get corporate house work done… use the time when things are quiet to get all those little tasks done, before the autumn busy period starts in earnest
Written by: Winabu
Date: July 11, 2014
Business is a series of inputs and outputs, connecting points and dependencies. Trying to appraise where the business is now, and confirming that the direction it is going in (or should be going in) will lead it to further success requires a full assessment of the key elements affecting the business. I call this the “3-Dimensional” view – looking at it face on, from above and at the side. In my experience, most assessments fail because too few dimensions are included. There aren’t 3 really – there are a few extra, but you get the idea – look all around the business before concluding that you’re going in the right direction.
Written by: Winabu
Date: July 3, 2014
