Unfortunately workplace accidents are all too common. Some are deadly, some are simple, some are just plain stupid, but in every case it could be argued that they are avoidable.

I think it is fair to say that 2011 has started with one disaster after another.

Recent events in Queensland will have far reaching effects on all sorts of industry. Ours is no exception.

I sometimes wonder if we are not our own worse enemy.

Just when you thought it was a good idea to support a well known charity, you get scammed, again and again.

If you were to ask most business owners or managers in larger corporations, if there was bullying in their workplace, what do you think the response would be?

Perhaps I’m showing my age, but I remember a time when there was such a thing as a corner store.

I often reflect on the last few decades, and marvel at the changes that we’ve all grown to accept as normal in our daily lives. I often wonder if we could live without the technology we have today.

Sometimes I wonder how our industry copes with the ‘cowboys’ that operate under the ‘sign maker’ umbrella.

In business, as in life, we all need people that inspire us.