I am often asked after speaking engagements “what is it like to be successful?” – I answer that ‘success’ is in the eye of the beholder – each person has their own definition, success is a personal notion; for some it is financial security –...
In troubled times business must do more with less. There may be fewer people in your business, fewer customers, less capital, less cash…. But one thing you do want less of is people ‘Chucking a Sicky’ As a result, there some simple options available to...
One of my favourite topics is employee engagement. I have worked for some really great bosses – I have also worked for some terrible one’s in my 15 years of corporate life before I started my own show. So I have been both a boss and an employee – I...
Our deepest fear… I have just finished speaking at a conference to an audience of 1000 business owners. Each of them had started their business… do the hard yards… created something from nothing. But the question I asked myself (in my head) as I was...
Definition of leadership There are many views on leadership and the definition of leadership. I was speaking with a friend on the weekend and he said that the single greatest trait of a true leader is that they live in a world without blame. A great leader takes...