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James Talbot : Business Coach

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Do you need a Coach? Not an advert!

8 November 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBehaviour, Coaching, management, NED

An interesting article from Inc. Magazine – honest! The October issue to be precise. It suggests four different coach areas; media, business/executive, negotiation and life ones. As with any categorisation there is some simplification. The first point I want to Read More

Guild of Entrepreneurs

12 October 20166 November 2017 JT1 CommentBizJT Thought, Misc, Networking, Reputation

On 15th September I was admitted into the Guild of Entrepreneurs. This is one of the newest Livery Companies and has not yet reached its second birthday. Despite that, it is very busy not only growing its numbers but also Read More

Seminar – What is your Business Worth? – and how to Increase it!

6 October 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyExit, management, skills

On 19th October Henry Campbell-Jones of Hornblower Business Brokers and I are holding a seminar on how to value your business and five areas to start thinking about to increase its worth. How you spend your time as a CEO? Read More

Tolerance

8 September 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, Career, StrategyBehaviour, management, Performance, Reputation, skills

Here is a wonderful quote on tolerance, something I am a great believer in, from Raghuram Rajan, the retiring Governor of the reserve Bank of India. This is from a Quartz article Tolerance means not being so insecure about one’s Read More

What is Your Business Worth? Seminar

6 September 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyAdvisory, Board, Company Sale, Exit, M&A, management, NED, skills

Business owner thinking of selling to move on to pastures new? Then you must come to this complimentary seminar – You will see me! London Chamber of Commerce and Industry present James Talbot, senior business coach, and Henry Campbell-Jones CEO Read More

The Dos and Don’ts of sharing equity.

5 September 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyExit, Motivation, options

Motivating employees with shares and epecially options is a very complex area. There are many things that can go wrong at different stages and not just when they are offered. The areas that often get in the way are when Read More

Shrinking Corporate Europe

26 August 20164 January 2018 JT1 CommentStrategyEconomics, Equities, M&A, Performance

In 2006, 17 of the world’s 50 most valuable companies were European. Today, the number stands at 7 according to this article in The Economist. Only Nestlé is a global leader in its sector. There are main four reasons that Read More

Kickstarter Rave & Ace Marks Shoes

25 August 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyCrowdFunding, Kickstarter, StartUp

Kickstarter is brilliant, innovative and inspirational! It is also a very useful product financing tool. Since it started in 2009 it has raised over USD 2.23 billion for nearly 111,000 projects. There are currently some 4,300 project in 15 different Read More

Kickstarter Preparation

10 August 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyCrowdFunding, Kickstarter, management

Crowd Funding is a concept that I became personally involved with initially though The Ockham Razor  which was launched using Kickstarter. Through this I went along to CrowdFunding London, a networking/education group organised by Rob Hallifax. This last meeting he Read More

Leadership, Practice Pitches And Discount Bubbly!

8 August 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBizBehaviour, Leadership, management, Motivation, StartUp

Last month I went to 3C’s Community, an event organised by Colin Spiller to provide opportunities to wannabe entrepreneurs who want to test run their pitch in front of a live audience. No money changes hands and it is very Read More

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