Reputation – James Talbot : Company Coach

Guild of Entrepreneurs

October 12, 2016November 6, 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

Tolerance

September 8, 2016November 6, 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

Resilience – Chin Up!

February 26, 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!

Clown Genius & Stock Selling?

August 28, 2015January 4, 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

Five common mistakes for first time Non-Executive Directors

August 25, 2015 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBehaviour, Board, management, Reputation, skills

Serving on a board, whether a commercial or charitable organisation, can be one of the most rewarding activities a person can undertake. However, there are pitfalls. Here are five common mistakes that many people make when joining a Board of Read More

Building A Culture

August 11, 2015January 4, 2018 JTLeave a commentBizCulture, management, Model, Motivation, Reputation

Last month I had the privilege to learn about the culture of Chick-fil-A, the American chicken fast food chain, and how it has built into a $6 billion company in 1900 locations. We heard from senior management, supply chain experts and Read More

Oldest & Youngest US CEOs

June 9, 2015 JTLeave a commentBizCEO, management, Reputation

Who’s the oldest and youngest CEO in the S&P 500? A little trivia for a Tuesday morning. Well, here is the answer from an article in Here is the City News Two oldest S&P 500 CEOs 84 Warren Buffett – Read More

PR – It is for You!

February 27, 2012January 4, 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerHedge Funds, Reputation, skills

I seem to be meeting up with smart women at the moment. On Monday I had the pleasure of having breakfast with Henrietta Hirst of Par Excellence PR. She is focused, disciplined and knows her market which is hedge funds Read More

Just for Women?

January 22, 2012January 3, 2018 JT4 CommentsBiz, CareerBehaviour, Networking, Reputation, skills

This weekend’s FT has a very interesting article on career advice for ambitious women. This is based on Heather McGregor’s ‘Mrs Moneypenny’s Careers Advice for Ambitious Women’ (Amazon link) and uses her network of very successful women to make 9 Read More

The Euro Voting Process Explained?

October 14, 2011January 3, 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerFriday Funny, news, Reputation

A ‘Friday Funny’ from The Reformed Broker Other snippets worth a mention, even in these strange times, include: Taxman offering an amnesty to 6,000 HSBC clients with Swiss accounts Credit Suisse shutting its CMBS loan division 11 years in prison Read More

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