Tag Archives: management

Careers Advice – Who’s your role model?

There is much to be learned from those with whom we work. Study those in your workplace, what do they do well, what do they do badly? What works, what gets results, what delivers success? How do they interact with … Continue reading

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You are who you are, not what you do.

You weren’t born a Teacher, Accountant, Engineer, Nurse, Doctor, Banker.  You became one.  If you don’t like what you do, change it.  Easier to say than to do, but it can be done.  It is not impossible.  The only thing … Continue reading

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Diversity delivers.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers is the worlds second largest professional services firm, employing 161,000 people in 757 cities across 154 countries.  Despite its global reach, only 14% of its Partners are women. They want to change this to better represent the diverse … Continue reading

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The Ying and the Yang

I am repeating myself. I don’t want to be told who to hire. I am interested in your talent, your aspirations, your ambitions, what motivates, what inspires, what drives you, what you’ve learned, what you want to learn. Your gender … Continue reading

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What does it take to manage a global company successfully?

What does it take to run a global company? Just KISS! The acronym Keep It Simple, Stupid wins every time, makes such perfect sense, is so easy to understand yet all too often gets missed. Running a global entity requires … Continue reading

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Interview Nick Bollettieri Head Coach, IMG Performance Institute

Sport is a metaphor for life.  The emotions, the commitment, the effort, the highs, the lows, the blood, the sweat, the tears, the bouquets, the brickbats.  Follow a sport, play a sport, you can experience all that life can offer … Continue reading

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Management lessons from the Wayne Rooney saga.

Your star performer has a contract up for renewal.  He has performed consistently at the very highest level for years, but in recent times his form has taken a dip.  Something must be wrong.   He has great talent.  How … Continue reading

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Who's your number 2, Steve Jobs?

I love a gadget.  Ipod, Ipad, Iphone, Itunes, AppleTV, Mac, Macbook, they all feature somewhere , in someway, in my life.  I love what they do and I love how they do it.  Clearly so do many others. Just look … Continue reading

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Who’s your number 2, Steve Jobs?

I love a gadget.  Ipod, Ipad, Iphone, Itunes, AppleTV, Mac, Macbook, they all feature somewhere , in someway, in my life.  I love what they do and I love how they do it.  Clearly so do many others. Just look … Continue reading

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The Chilean Miners – a testimony to the Human Spirit

I am sat at my desk this morning watching the morning news.  One by one, Chilean Miners are re – appearing from 622 meters below the earths surface where they have been trapped for the last 69 days.  I am … Continue reading

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