As I’ve written before in my blogs, and adapting some wise words from Arnold Palmer, “business is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.” If your revenue is higher than your costs then you make money, simple. But how do you continue to do this in a world that’s full of competition, whilst improving what you do, [...]
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Entrepreneurship or Just Old Fashioned Giving It A Go?
I’m fascinated by the world’s obsession with Entrepreneurship. Where ever we turn we are bombarded by exciting new ideas, a lot of the time from young bright kids who are prepared to take risks in launching new business and starting a business. Universities are even teaching entrepreneurship courses. But what is this fascination and is [...]
Uncovering an Ideas Culture
As you may know, I’ve recently started a new job. As much as I had not been looking for a job, those close to me knew that whatever my next role was going to be, it was going to be something totally different from I’d been doing over the past few years. While I have [...]
Goals, Dreams and Aspirations
It’s January 2017 and already it’s been a year of big events. I’ve started an amazing new job where I’m going to do some really exciting things for my industry and beyond. Donald Trump has just been inaugurated as the US President, Brexit looks like it’s going to happen. I’ll let history decide if those [...]
Quitting – It’s Been Emotional!
Earlier this year I shared a blog by Amy Morin Read Here, called “5 Times Mentally Strong people give themselves permission to quit”. When posting I wrote “Good article to remind us that quitting can be ok for the right reasons. Use your energy and time wisely to get the most from the effort we [...]
Leadership – The echo of what you say!
Leadership is a tough gig. I’ve said it before and I’ll continue to say it. There is so much at stake in being a leader. Your daily decisions are under continual scrutiny. In an SME your team are always looking to you. In a public company it’s not just your team but also your peers, [...]
Let’s Talk About Specs Baby
Specifications noun [spes-ifi-ca-tion] an act of identifying something precisely or of stating a precise requirement. a detailed description of the design and materials used to make something. Specifications, fascinating documents in the building industry that have a surprising amount of power and strength. When used correctly they help define scope, quality and legal requirements; they [...]
Leadership – The Secret Ingredient
Have you ever worked in a business where you just felt invigorated? Where mundane tasks, which we all have to do at some point in our careers become easier, fun even. When the team bonds, works great together and delivers results beyond expectations. Have you ever wondered what the secret ingredient is that turns a [...]
How do you engage a team that isn’t there!
A few months ago I was fortunate enough to see a talk by Ange Postecoglou, the Socceroo’s Football Manager. In a fascinating talk he spoke about managing Australia’s National team at the world cup and how to get the best from his players through leadership focused on communication and language. There were many insights I [...]
Timidity – Is there a cure?
A few months ago I was contacted by a young man I didn’t know through Linked In. He asked to meet me to discuss a few things as he was enjoying the blogs I’d been posting. I get a few of these types of requests and I’m always very flattered. I did a bit of [...]
