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Surviving Tough Times

Plus ca change…... Last week, I spoke to a father and son team who run a home furnishing store. Business is tough. There’s plenty of competition.... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
The Trouble with Values

Here’s a quote: Good corporate governance practice is an important ingredient in creating and sustaining shareholder value, and ensuring that behavior is... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Networking Vs. Network

What does networking actually mean? For many it’s social purgatory; like standing around at a cocktail party feeling like a bunny in the headlights. Everyone... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Shareholder Value Has Nothing to Do with the Share Market

Why a lot of executive packages are outrageous and stupid A loyal executive of 20 years reaches the rank of CFO. He’s smart, thorough and committed. He does a... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Make Sustainability Pay

Real changes don’t just sound good. Unsustainable green initiatives make no sense. To be embedded in a business model, they need to impact on two things: cost... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2012 BUSINESS, ECO-LIVING, ECONOMICS, ENVIRONMENT
The Collaborative Cockpit

Good managers are neither ideologues nor cynics Before the acronym CRM was hijacked by Customer Relationship Management, it stood for Cockpit Resource... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Silent Solutions: How Keeping Quiet Can Help

Ever tried to manage a problem by not offering a solution? A lot of us automatically give advice. It’s not just a Mars and Venus thing. Men and wome... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Staying Simple in Complex Times

Does rapid change call for big shifts in strategy? It’s all going quicker. Product cycles are shorter. So is time to market. And, so the logic goes,... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2012 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
How to Maintain Business Passion

Your great idea and the three stages of love You have a brilliant idea. Your boss will love it and you can already see your career growing on the back of it.... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Inquisition Versus Acquisition

The case for window shopping. Mergers and acquisitions are exciting stuff. This is the sexy end of the growth equation. It’s all about structures and... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Getting out at the Top

Nice work if you can get it. Sooner or later, entrepreneurs sell their business. It’s tradable just like any other asset. Ideally, they do so at the right... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2012 BUSINESS
Instagram: The Entrepreneur's Dream

A Kodak moment for mobile apps. It’s a story for these times. Young geek collaborates with Silicon Valley network to build simple but popular product.... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Is the Leadership Thing Taking Us in the Right Direction?

Real change doesn’t start in the corner office. Want to disempower someone? Just tell them exactly what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. Don’... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Smart Men, Smarter Women

How diversity counters complexity. The real driver behind the diversity debate is not social justice for women or minorities; it’s the need for better... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS
Are You Growing Or Ageing?

Strategy and the business life cycle. As a young boy growing up in Sydney, my mother would take me on shopping trips to the city. We would visit at least two... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
The Most Powerful Profit Lever

We need to talk about prices Price is the most powerful profit lever. The arithmetic is simple. If costs are $9 and you sell for $10, your profit margin is... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Handling Negative Situations

To feel better, feel worse. How hard is it to keep that sunny outlook going when you are surrounded by negative people? For some reason, we feel we should be... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Starting up in the Global Marketplace

Staying realistic when all those around you are billionaires. One statistic doing the rounds is this: to build an audience of 50 million, it took radio 38 years... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
Authentic Authority [Recharge TV]

Management author and consultant, Alan Hargreaves, talks about leadership. True authority, he says, is based on personal authenticity. Read more
Posted on 27 February 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING
The Power of Doubt

To make better decisions, embrace uncertainty In the 1990s, I was running a trading team in New York. When staff and clients arrived at our annual Christmas... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER, ECONOMICS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING