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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

Midsized and Stuck?

14 March 201629 May 2020 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBusiness, Directors, management, NED, Performance

Many companies grow and then get stuck. They are successful, they have got good management and their markets are growing. But the growth is just not happening. Robert Sher in his very good book Mighty Midsized Companies suggests seven symptoms Read More

Resilience – Chin Up!

26 February 2016 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, Reputation

Here are four habits of Truly Resilient People from this month’s Inc.com magazine: 1. Don’t complain 2. Celebrate others’ success 3. Focus on long-term goals 4. Be grateful One to ponder over the weekend. Have a good one!

Millennials & Money Infographic

9 December 20154 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, Financial ServicesBehaviour, Buy Side, Motivation

Beware Investment Managers! This infographic from Visual Capitalist has some interesting observations on Millennials on Investing, Debt, and Banking. Here are a few of the highlights from the accompanying text: Millennial student debt is at sky-high levels 60% distrust financial Read More

“Um” – 11 tips to make them disappear

5 November 2015 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, Interviews, skills

From the London Speaker Bureau is a fun and informative graphic: 11 Killer Tips to Stop Saying “Um” Forever For those of you short on time here they are: 1/ Know what you are going to say and organise it Read More

Charm and 007

30 October 20154 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour

In this week of the launch of the new Bond movie Inc Magazine had a little article on the 4 things that remarkably charming people do. These tips will help to win over audiences 1. Talk about tangible things – Read More

7 Habits to Success

2 October 20154 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, Coaching, Motivation, Performance

One of the joys of working with senior business people is that I get to work with both planning the strategic issues and working with them on their personal growth. Indeed it is the only by developing the individual that Read More

4 Habits to Maximise Your Time

21 September 2015 JTLeave a commentBizBehaviour, Motivation, Performance, skills

Time is money! Here are four habits to make sure you are using your time most efficiently to achieve what you want. 1. Focus on one thing at a time Multitasking is difficult, you are constantly changing your attention which Read More

Clown Genius & Stock Selling?

28 August 20154 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, Financial ServicesBehaviour, Equities, Friday Funny, Motivation, Reputation, Trading

Here are a couple of interesting, in an informative and amusing way, articles for the weekend. The first, from Quartz, is a fun little ‘game’ challenging you to beat random 10 years sections of the S&P 500 since 1978. You Read More

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