Many people believe that one of the keys to success in business is to work really, really hard. There is a compelling idea that if you put in the hours, you’ll be successful. However, in my experience of working with hundreds of businesses, this simply isn’t true.
Some of you will know already that a couple of weeks ago I got severely panned on an online group in response to an article I wrote about networking. I thought I’d talk about what it felt like and how I handled it.
I’ve just been watching a programme about the social rules which gorillas follow. This made me think about the business rules I follow, and why.
Why do you need to spot a gap in the market? A business based where someone has spotted a gap…
The conventional wisdom in business about feedback is that it’s very important and you must always listen to it and act upon it. Which is all very well and good, but like all conventional wisdom can be a little simplistic. This isn’t my experience of how the real business world works.
I was recently asked to comment on the changes to maternity pay for the Politics Show on BBC1. Maternity leave…
This article is based on a talk I gave to some budding entrepreneurs at Sussex University’s Enterprise Thursday meeting last week. I called it Key Success Factors in Business but really it’s called Some Things I’ve Noticed Which Really Work. The students liked it, so I figured you might as well.
I’ve just run away from the television because my good lady wife is watching the Apprentice. Might as well write…
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