The book I first came across when the author appeared at Birmingham Literature Festival a few years ago finally made it into my home. His talk is so full of good tips on being articulate that I decided there and then that I’ll buy the book later as a business tool. Not that I do […]
I think many of us felt a little sorry when Gerald Ratner made that speech that lead to his eventual exit from his own father’s jewellery company. Especially when, as transpired, he’d said the same ‘crap’ joke at many speeches before. But this time, for whatever reason, the press went crazy and it cost him […]
Note: The World Cup 2018 was on at the time of originally writing this and I’ve made some post-tournament edits. I’d be quite happy with more columnists putting out books like this because I can’t see myself buying a newspaper again. Not all columns will stand the test of time but if they’re carefully […]
Originally published on business blog I loved Bounce so have been anticipating this with some excitement. Matthew Syed undertakes all the research so we can just sit back and learn it all by reading his books. Bounce took the idea that just about anyone can be good at pretty much anything, it just takes practice. […]
You cannot lead by following… Michael Moritz No chasing of money. Provide excellence in everything you do, the money will come in…Alex Ferguson My job was to make everyone understand the impossible was possible. That’s the difference between leadership and management. Here are some snippets from the second best business book I have read, […]
Why are young people so actively encouraged to start a business? I can think of one or two fine reasons; they find it difficult to find employment or are just uncomfortable being an employee, which I can identify with. But other than that, why are there so many (government-funded) organisations pushing young people into the […]
I’ve been seeing a lot of these words in bios in recent years: Inspiring Top of the list as this is the word that inspired (ahem) this piece. When I see this on Twitter bios I always want to say ‘I’ll be the judge of that!’ A person may well be inspiring but it’s subjective. […]
How to Make it Through Life Online in One Piece The surname reveals that Randi did indeed work with her brother during the start-up stages of Facebook. It’s not my favourite social platform so I’m surprised to find myself riveted during the first few chapters that chart its beginnings. “We’re going to connect everybody” Randi talks about the […]
As a former recruiter and hirer, I know that I spent no more than 20-30 seconds on a CV before I either rejected it or kept it in the ‘read’ folder. This is what made me keep hold of it: Call me Ensure all your contact details are on, most vitally email address and mobile […]
I can just recall the days before smart phones, when we had to use ‘out of office’ even for the odd days away so people knew not to expect an (almost) immediate response. Nowadays, people have access to their emails 24/7, so why bother? Here are some reasons! Time out We all need time out […]
