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Planned 2017?

4 January 20176 November 2017 JTLeave a commentCareer, StrategyMotivation, options, Performance

Here we are, Christmas is over, 2017 has started and we are back into the rush of the daily grind. One of my favourite things at this time of year is to stop and give myself some time to ponder Read More

Stress – The Benefits!

14 November 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, Motivation, Performance, skills

Some of the benefits of stress from Inc. Magazine,  the September edition. 1/ It makes you more aware which means you take in more information and this leads to greater productivity 2/ It shows you have a heart as the 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

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

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

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

Inc Fastest Growing Companies CEO Survey

28 August 20154 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBizEntrepreneur, lists, management, Motivation, Performance

Every year Inc. lists the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America. They also survey the CEOs from the top 500 and there were some interesting findings. The top company grew an impressive 101,000% ending at some $118 million of Read More

SCOTSMAN and Sales

18 August 2015 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyModel, Performance, Sales, skills

Fear not, this is not a plug for the Edinburgh Fringe. This is about closing more sales. SCOTSMAN is an acronym taking you through the eight main areas to make sure that you and your potential client are a match Read More

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