July 3, 2015
Deal or No Deal?
I hate negotiating. The problem is, I love a bargain! One of my favorite pastimes is pottering around antiques fairs, car boot sales…
Posts categorised with 'Strategy'
June 16, 2015
Get in the Zone!
It’s early morning on a day when most sensible people are still in bed. But I’m far from home, in a dew-soaked field, under an…
May 8, 2015
Leap Before you Look!
There are many occasions in life when it seems easier to stay on a familiar, risk-free, but ultimately unsatisfying path, rather than to strike off…
March 30, 2015
How to Fail Faster and Better
Since leaving my job as a news reporter for Thomson Reuters and going freelance some years ago, I’ve had to come to terms with failure…
March 23, 2015
How to Lead Under Pressure
Authenticity is something I’ve become very interested in as my career has progressed. I loved being a news journalist for many years but towards…
March 16, 2015
What I Learned From Losing a Million Dollars
It’s not often I find myself unable to put down a business book. But this was recently the case with “The Objective Leader,” by Elizabeth…
March 9, 2015
Learn to Love Networking. Really.
I run my own small business and, several years ago, I joined a business group to network with other entrepreneurs in my community. I was…
February 23, 2015
A Scorecard for Growth
Balancing the macro and the micro is an everyday challenge for leaders. It’s certainly your job to keep your eye on the big…
February 12, 2015
Motivation – the Agile Way!
Motivation is the art of finding out what “makes people tick,” and applying that to get the best from them. As such, it’s something that…
February 9, 2015
Create an Emotional Connection With Your Customers
Evergreen Several days ago, I was at a market I visit only occasionally. As I was checking out, the clerk asked me if I…
January 6, 2015
I Love “not-so-big” Data
I’m fascinated by data. Perhaps you should be, too? One of the things I love about working online is that you can so quickly do…
December 30, 2014
Make Your Business a Social Media Butterfly
Last week, I received a text message from a friend I hadn’t seen in a long, long time. He told me he…