Aside from growing my own, I’ve also supported a lot of CEOs in growing their leadership teams. There are many differences between the teams, their skills, backgrounds and personalities. But there’s a common factor that separates teams which makes things happen from teams which don’t. It’s not so much a skill as an attitude. In […]
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“Products and businesses in harmony with the world shouldn’t be niche.” Tom Greenwood, MD Wholegrain Digital
A founder who doesn’t see himself as a salesman, targeting purpose-led companies that don’t identify that way, to tackle a problem that people don’t think exist. Recipe for success… And exactly what Tom Greenwood did with Wholegrain Digital, the company he founded and which, in sustainability stakes, was a way ahead of the curve. Tom’s […]
If you’re serious about scaling your business, you need to get really unsexy.
If you’re after a long-term relationship with someone, you shouldn’t be trying to get jiggy every time you meet. It’s tiring, it’s tedious, it’s offensive, and even if it works, it won’t last beyond the initial dopamine hit. Same for business. Founders are full of initiatives. That’s one of the things that makes them better […]
Helping people overcome loneliness – Faisal Shaikh CEO MyBabble
Very few businesses have the level or resonance and commitment from founders more than those whose origins came from personal tragedy. MyBabble was born after founder Faisal Shaikh’s father sadly left home and didn’t return. It transpired later that unknown to anyone, his dad had been dealing with loneliness. Faisal is a trained and practising […]
You’re standing on the edge of an impossibly high bridge overlooking a ravine.
You’ve got a bungee rope tethered to you. And I reassure you that the bungee has its limit at precisely your weight. Precisely. Optimised to a single gram. When you’re at the bottom, you’ll get the best bounceback possible because it will be stretched exactly to its limit. Then just before you jump, I ask […]