Month: May 2016

Good habits make a better boss

31 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, management, Motivation, skills

Four top behaviours that exceptional bosses do, from the pen of Bill Murray jr at Inc. Magazine 1. Avoid assumptions – ask probing questions 2. Be empathetic – know where your employee is coming from 3. Accept blame – both Read More

Which Banks Pay Best?

24 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentCareer, Financial ServicesBonuses, InvBanks, Pay

So if you are a Managing Director or an Associate, Emolument have released a survey of some 1,400 people who have completed their ‘give-to-get’ or crowd sourced salary model. City AM have a good summary here. Briefly, Morgan Stanley pay Read More

Choirs of Business Angels?

20 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBusiness Angels, Business Plan, Investors, Seed Finance, StartUp

Interesting article on the different types of business angels that are out there. Written by a Boston VC , David Beisel, who segments the different types of business angel you are likely to come across with their advantages and disadvantages. Read More

Too many Directors on your Board?

19 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBoard, management, NED

Nice little article from Lee Hower of NextView seed investors on “How to Avoid a Cluttered Board Room” If you are in the fortunate position of having too many parties wanting to sit on your Board (and for parties we Read More

Lessons from Leicester

17 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBehaviour, Board, management, Motivation, Performance, skills

Business tips from football