The whole of Cape Town took to the streets on Sunday to witness the 30 seconds of destruction of the cooling towers in Athlone. Watching something destructive like this has the same attraction as medieval executions, a real crowd drawer. They estimated that more people watched the towers than the World Cup Final. Funny how people are?

It did remind me that we all have a set of towers in our own lives that we have built and treasured for years but offer no value to either ourselves or others. Is it not time that we took 30 seconds to step away from pride and tradition to remove these from our lives. Step back from your business and life for a moment and identify what procedure, practice you do that offers absolutely no value to your business. It could be the way you signup new clients with old forms, the long contracts you make them read, the lengthy forms you fill out? What about the way you monitor staff and stock? Identify your business towers and take time today to press the big red button to demolish them, making room for new, improved processes that will take you and your business into the future.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, boom……