by Hannah Nightingale | Aug 2, 2021 | Tips & Tricks
It has been hectic in Ruckusland of late, lots of changes and life is a little more complicated than usual – turns out adding “open a pub” to your to-do list comes with a rather impressive number of subtasks. Over the last couple of years, I have...
by Hannah Nightingale | Jul 27, 2021 | Stocktaking
On our journey to becoming best stocktakers in the world, I have descended the steps to hundreds of cellars. As part of that noble mission, I went on a cellar management course yesterday which, aside from being unexpectedly interesting, means I need to have some...
by Hannah Nightingale | Jul 12, 2021 | Better Meetings, Tips & Tricks
I nearly dropped my digital scales this morning, I was juggling them with a bag of flour and in my head, my father’s voice was chiding me to “USE TWO HANDS!”. I then gave myself a good chide as that is the piece of advice I hand out most often to...
by Hannah Nightingale | Jul 5, 2021 | Managing, Tips & Tricks
It is my birthday today and our family celebrated with a ritual that developed, quite by accident, a few birthdays ago. The cake is made the day before, the kitchen table decorated with lights and banners and when we wake, a fuss is made, we sing the song and have...
by Hannah Nightingale | Jun 28, 2021 | Managing, Tips & Tricks
If you ever wondered how a waiter can take a large order without writing it down, a waiter taking a large order without writing it down, led to the answer – an answer I found in Sönke Ahrens book, How to Take Smart Notes. The story goes that in the 1920s, the...
