Monthly Archives: August 2006

The gift of fantasy

By naomisimson | Published: August 30, 2006
"The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge." Albert Einstein I remember hearing Steve Jobs say many years ago 'The way to predict the future is to invent it'. These speak to me really loudly. It's up to me to invent the future!
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Leadership style is very personal

By naomisimson | Published: August 29, 2006
I was recently asked two great questions What is your greatest strength as a leader? First and foremost I am always myself. I am the same with one person as I am with any other. I am straight with people, authentic and I do what I say I'm going to do. Who I am every [...]
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Out of the mouths of Babes.

By naomisimson | Published: August 28, 2006
I took my daughter to hear me speak yesterday at the Networks Leadership event. I had a good time, I'm not sure if she did. I was there to speak on Leadership and 'the growth story'. I asked her what she thought - and she said 'it was just a bunch of old stories you [...]
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Always looking for great people.

By naomisimson | Published: August 28, 2006
We did a small count this morning and realised that we are currently recruiting for Four Great People Marketing Assistant Junior ColdFusion developer Account Executive Pleasure Relations Consultant I'm very much a part of the recruitment process. And I love it, meeting people, seeking out whether they fit. What I really look for in candidates [...]
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Online Experience vs dealing with real people

By naomisimson | Published: August 25, 2006
Yesterday I was asked at an Interactive Marketing event about the online vs offline selling experience. I read Neil Rackham's "Rethinking the Sales Force" recently. And I also had the privilege of having a half day session with him as part of the Advanced Business Program I'm doing at MIT in the US. His book [...]
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When Small is Big.

By naomisimson | Published: August 23, 2006
When you're in small business...you often pretend to be bigger than you really are. (Giving people big titles is an example --see separate entry). But when you're in big business you often pretend to be small, agile, innovative and entrepreneurial. I have just got my hands on a copy of Seth Godin's new book "Small [...]
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Telstra Business Awards 2006 NSW winner announced.

By naomisimson | Published: August 22, 2006
Congratulations to the Telstra Business Awards NSW winner - the white agency. We were really pleased to be placed as a finalist. It was pointed out on the evening - there are 510,000 small businesses in NSW, 1100 entries to the awards and we were part of a select group of 6 finalists in the [...]
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Enjoying what you don’t want to do.

By naomisimson | Published: August 21, 2006
I found this in the front of an old diary... after reading Jim Collins Good to Great it is quite fitting. 'Forget about your likes and dislikes - do what must be done and from that greatness will come.'Anon. When I was growing up by Father said to me (regularly) 'You will be judged in [...]
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Letter to the Editor – Marketing Magazine Aug 2006

By naomisimson | Published: August 17, 2006
Sam, I read with interest 'The gift that keeps giving' article by William Kestin. Well that is one mans opinion based on how he sees the world (given he is the CEO of the Australasian Promotional Products Association of course promotional products would be the hero in the story). Whilst I agree with much of [...]
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The ten things I do to be productive.

By naomisimson | Published: August 16, 2006
These are my set of rules that I use to keep myself productive? 1. Create the day ? even before I get to work (I walk to work which gives me half an hour to think through how the day is going to go) I work out what I want to achieve. 2. I have [...]
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