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See how Excel can protect your life!

Could you protect your IP within Excel? Recently a client came to me and wanted to create a spreadsheet which they then wants to send out ...
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Racing Excel – When Every Second Counts

Racing Excel – When Every Second Counts Recently a client asked for help with his Excel model. He’d created a very complex and integrated set of ...
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Do you neglect your Dashboards?

Do you neglect your Dashboards? Do you know, how important dashboards can be in your organisation? You want to see and steer your organisation by looking ...
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Three issues with your Financial Models

Three issues with your Financial Models Let's talk about Financial Modelling When it comes to Financial Models we are thinking of Profit & Loss, Budget, Forecasting, ...
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Lego

Lego Excel has a lot in common with Lego. I compare Excel often to Lego. You're getting building blocks and it all depends on what you ...
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What does ‘No Decision’ really mean?

What Does 'No Decision' Really Mean? No Decision is also a decision. Look, if you are sitting on the fence and not deciding whether to do or ...
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The classic safari company

The Classic Safari Company Many of you know, that The Classic Safari Company is one of my longest active clients. I have the privilege to serve Julie, Sarah ...
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You can’t outperform unfunctional systems

You can't outperform Unfunctional Systems I'm using a phrase here which is used in the weight loss industry, saying: "You can't outperform a bad diet" ...
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The use of excel in your HR Department

The use of Excel in your HR Department Are you working in HR?If you are working in HR, you are coming across a lot of ...
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What’s most important for you in your workflow?

What’s most important for you in your workflow? Recently I conducted a poll on LinkedIn – asking my over 2,000 connections for their opinion on the ...
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Working with your data from your ERP System

How to Efficiently Use Data From Your ERP-System? Are you using an ERP System in your business and constantly downloading data into Excel? If you are ...
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How good are your quote templates?

How Good Are Your Quote Templates? Is this you? Do you use quote templates in your business solutions? When it comes to quote templates, I see three ...
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