10 Things I Learned Directly From Alan Sugar
I used to be an avid watcher of The Apprentice. Nowadays I might watch one or two episodes, makes a cursory assessment of the uselessness, or not, of each candidate and then keep an eye out for when the interviews of the final four or five will take place. To be fair, I can’t honestly…
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Five Immediate Actions to Increase Sales and Grow Your Business
In terms of my physical health It’s not unknown to me that I really should exercise more and cut out certain foods. It takes very little effort to find that out. identifying the things I actually should make an effort to be eating takes a bit more of an effort. [Read More]This Content has been…
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Business Psychology: Lessons from Formula 1 Racing
In a recent post I stated that Formula 1 Racing was not a pure sport because of the heavy reliance on technology in terms of driver performance. However, despite that I still find it a fascinating and even somewhat complex sport. From a competition point of view it is multi-faceted. On the face of it,…
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How To Train Like an Olympic Athlete for Business Greatness
I am not quite an obsessive sports fanatic, but I certainly love playing and watching an array of sports. From the pure sports of athletics and boxing to the more contrived sports of Formula 1 motor racing and even horse riding/show jumping. I say pure because boxing and athletics are in the end a straightforward physical contest…
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Let’s Not Leave any EU Money on the Table
Do You Have a Mind To Access Some European Union Funding – Before It’s Too Late? If you and your organisation support young people in any way then you could be leaving accessible European Union funding on the table. This could might be funding for hosting a youth exchange, or taking youngsters abroad, training activities…
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Book Review by the Guardian’s Robert Ashton
Reviewer: Robert Ashton – social entrepreneur and business author Book Title: Seven Secrets of Successful Fundraising – Amal Abdalhakim-Douglas ISBN: 978-0-9535993-4-9 Like most authors, I read a lot of books. It stretches my thinking and encourages my writing style to evolve. Like most social entrepreneurs, I can be crushingly critical of ‘one size fits all’…
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- 10 Things I Learned Directly From Alan SugarI used to be an avid watcher of The Apprentice. Nowadays I might watch one or two episodes, makes a cursory assessment of the uselessness, or not, of each candidate and then keep an eye out for when the interviews of the final four or five will take place. To be fair, I can’t honestly […]
- Crypto Currencies: Bubble or Best Thing Ever?In a recent webinar I tried to explain the Blockchain technology behind Bitcoin and other so called crypto currencies. I likened it to a group conversation on the WhatsApp platform. I’ve recently discovered that you can reply directly to a thread or individual post by selecting that post and hitting reply. Then the first few […]
- Top 40 Lead Generation TechniquesLead Generation – The Great Start Lead generation is one of the Five Business Improvement and Optimisation Action Points that form part of the Olympic Sprint Business Coaching method. In practice lead generation can be measurably improved in two ways, either quality of leads generated or quantity. Lead generation in reality starts with the sales […]