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Are You Hiring Dwarves Or Giants?
I have had some major highs in a career that is now deep into its 4th decade. Lots of hard work, lots of luck, and plenty of great people, have helped me to some success, which has been fun and lucrative. And I am proud of many milestones...
Such A Great Business, I Bought It! Here’s Why.
Well, I didn’t buy the whole business. But I did invest a significant amount of money for a significant shareholding, and a place on the Board. I thought long and hard about publishing this blog. This is personal financial information after all. Not really something to ‘share’. And...
Ask Yourself This One Key Question Next Time You’re Hiring
This is simple. But powerful. When the time comes to make your next hire, simply ask yourself one key question, before you make an offer. ‘Will this person raise our average?’ That’s it. Ask yourself, and ask the other hiring managers involved. If we hire this person, will she raise the average...
Are You An E-mail E-diot?
It seems the more ways they invent for us to communicate, the worse we become at it. Email is pretty old-school these days (smart companies are replacing it, internally at least, with Slack and other social communication chat-type tools), but I am still constantly amazed and...
Real Leaders Give People What They Need, Not What They Want
This post is for anyone who manages people, or who hopes to in the future. It will probably draw some flak too, but that’s because I don’t really believe in generational differences. I think it has been largely hyped and exaggerated. I have had plenty of...
10 Golden Rules Of Communication For Leaders
Communicating the vision, communicating change, communicating expectations – these are subtle leadership skills, which I don’t think any of us truly master. However, developing these skills is fundamental to our success. Particularly today, when so many employees have so much choice, engaging people with the company’s...
The London Cabbie Who Put Me To Career Shame
This is a true story. Every word. It was my last night in London after two weeks of hard work. A few beers, and into a cab. It was there, in that taxi, that I met one of the most extraordinary people I have ever encountered. The cabbie and...
Fun And Money: The ONLY Two Reasons To Come To Work
There are only two reasons to come to work. Fun and money. And you have to have both. One of them will not be enough. Not if you want to love what you do, that is. Having a job where you get just one or the other, often...