Blog – Page 3 – James Talbot : Business Coach

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

Fintech, a sandbox and the FCA

28 April 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentFinancial Services, StrategyFCA, Fintech, Regulation, StartUp

Helen Ginter, the Policy Advisor for the Innovation Hub at the Financial Conduct Authority, led the NewFinance Open Mic Night on Regulation with a very good introduction to the Hub and its Sandbox. The objective is to encourage innovation in Read More

Robo Adviser Developments?

9 April 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentFinancial Services

Oh, how the world moves on! From my friends at Inc.com

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!

China – GDP vs Shanghai Index

7 January 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentFinancial ServicesBroking, Economics, Equities, InvBanks, Trading

Interesting article from Jake van der Kamp of the South China Morning Post nicely summarised by these graphs, well worth the read. On the basis that a stock market reflects its economy there is some discrepancy so all might not Read More