Motivation
A Fool-proof way to Guarantee a Mediocre Career…
September 17, 2012 | The Bull 1
Eighteen years ago I was stuck in a career rut. I had made rapid progress in my early working life, got great promotions and always seemed to be the guy going places. Then the wheels began to fall off. It happened slowly and bit by bit. Almost imperceptibly.…
What Motivates You?
August 6, 2012 | The Bull
I left high school in the 1980s. My small claim to fame at school was that I could run a bit (400m was my event) and was a reasonable rugby player. I was also a “stirrer” always keen to see how far I could push a teacher’s buttons. I was good …
Ando | Something Foolish, Something Creative and Something Generous
May 26, 2010 | Andrew Fallshaw 1
Benjamin Graham* hoped every day to do “something foolish, something creative, and something generous.”
At first I was just impressed by how rounded those goals are. But then I started thinking about his framing; his goals were…
Do you understand your talent?
February 1, 2010 | White SpacesThe world under values you. It certainly under values your skills and the expertise you bring to your business. In most cases, your strongest assets are yet to be noticed by your boss. If that’s the case, it may be your fault.
A senior member…
FROM THE BULL
October 14, 2009 | The Bull 2PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH – I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU!
“We need to do some out of the box thinking from the get-go with sufficient granularity in the drill-down phase to ensure our value-added strategy is consistent with our core values …
Where are you going?
October 2, 2009 | White SpacesZoolander doesn’t lack self awareness. OK, maybe he crosses the line into self absorbed.
I often wonder how good Zoolander would be if he could actually turn left (we all know Zoolander is an ambi-turner (can only turn right)). Might …
Ask yourself the tough questions.
September 14, 2009 | White SpacesAre you asking the hard questions? Have you overlooked a simple important factor of making a business successful.
The sound of a dripping tap. You know the one, late at night when all is quiet. Drip. Drip. Drip. It is an annoying isn’t…
Profiles: Paul Higgins from Oakley
September 7, 2009 | White SpacesName: Paul Higgins (Vice President: Oakley Asia Pacific)
My Brand (Business):
Oakley, Arnette, Revo, Fox (sunglass), Oliver Peoples, Paul Smith (sunglass), and Mosley Tribes.
My Generation:
Definitely X, but dabble in Y from time …
belief.
September 2, 2009 | White SpacesPeople don’t often believe what you tell them.
They rarely believe what you show them.
They often believe what their friends tell them.
They always believe what they tell themselves.
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Life Change Experiment: by Geoff Barker
September 1, 2009 | White SpacesSo what kind of idiot gives all there worldly possessions away to total strangers, in a hair brained scheme to get more out of life!
Well that would be me. Yes I realise it sounds nuts and your first instincts are to assume some religious or hippie…
Reactive bites.
August 13, 2009 | White SpacesHow do you turn up to interviews? Sales meetings? Board meetings?
Do you sit where you think you are expected to sit? Does your conversation follow a call sheet? Do you wear exactly what you are supposed to wear and answer questions safely? This…
FROM THE BULL: Boss your boss
August 12, 2009 | The Bull“Boss your boss just as soon as you can; try it on early. There is nothing he will like so well if he is the right kind of boss. If he is not, then he is not the man for you to remain with – leave him whenever you can, even at a present sacrifice, and …
Why are you here?
August 4, 2009 | White SpacesFor want of a better word, we had a breakthrough last week with a client (Steve Webb… he wanted a mention) who was having trouble with team motivation. Three weeks ago, I asked Steve to have his team before every meeting make a simple statement.…
FROM THE BULL: Getting interesting
August 3, 2009 | The BullLet’s face it most companies are dead boring and they are certainly not curious.
Because they are boring and not curious, their products and services (and probably people) are, by extension, boring and their customers know it. They don’t…
Not for discussion.
July 29, 2009 | White SpacesWorking for a large corporate it amazed me how often I heard the words “that’s not for discussion”. Generally followed by the comment “we should have”.
I recently counted a sales director use the words “we…
Runnin Fools
July 24, 2009 | White SpacesA few weeks ago we talk about guy #3. How their is something special about the 1st guy & 2nd guy. However it is generally guy #3 who makes it a movement. In saying that, someone has to start. Someone has to decide to take the lead. We all know their…
Creating more than we capture
July 10, 2009 | Ben RennieIts tiring reading the paper and hearing about the world in crises. Lets do something to change the mood. I was asked on Monday how I manage to squeeze so much into such little time. It came as a surprise to me as I feel the need to continue to do more…
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