Category: Entrepreneurship

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Are Happy Employees Good for Business?
I recently had the pleasure and privilege of talking to Ian Fuhr, best known for starting and growing the Sorbet Group from the ground up, and more recently for his work at the Hatch Institute, on the One-Eyed Man podcast (episode here). We spoke about the power of inclusive cultures, and the impact happy employees […]
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Fighting While Moving Backwards
Most sports have seen their events and audiences grind to a halt during the global COVID-19 lockdown. UFC president Dana White has pounced on the opportunity in typically bold and polarising fashion, broadcasting multiple events under revised conditions. Right now it’s about the only sport fans can enjoy live. Mixed Martial Arts (MMS) is not […]
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The One-Eyed Man podcast Season One
Do you remember those heady, idealistic early days of blogging? I was an early adopter and as such was often approached by colleagues and friends for advice about starting a blog. They would have an idea or a story to tell, had probably registered an account with Blogger or Typepad or WordPress and in some […]
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How SMEs can survive the COVID-19 crisis
This is an unimaginably difficult time for entrepreneurs and small business owners. It’s a tough time for everyone, to be fair, but when you’re balancing the survival of your organisation with the concern you have for your employees, economic uncertainty, and your own well-being, you have a cocktail of complexity and stress. Add to that […]
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Reflections on the 2017 BCX Disrupt Summit
Social instability will get us long before AI does.” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone use the words innovation or disruption in a boardroom or conference venue in the last ten years, I’d have 0.892 bitcoin. Sadly, there is an inverse correlation between the number of people who talk about innovation and […]
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The Best Business Advice You’ll Ever Get
I posed the question of what’s the single best piece of business advice you’d ever received to Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn recently. There were some great answers, so I’ve collated and listed them here. Sorry if I didn’t manage to capture them all. If you have a gem that’s not here, please add it to […]
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3 Steps To Combatting Idea Inertia
Ideas are worthless. Execution is everything. Many would argue the inherent value of ideas. Personally, I believe ideas in and of themselves are worthless. An average idea with even the tiniest first step taken is immeasurably more valuable than a phenomenal idea coupled with zero action. Derek Sivers, entrepreneur and all-round smart human, has expressed […]
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Two Simple Diagrams That Will Save Your Business
Never settle. Businesses – and agencies in particular – mess up when they settle. The biggest enemy of innovation in any company is past success. When you think you have it made – when you think you’ve gotten it right, you’re already in trouble. Winning customers is tough. Keeping customers is tougher. Shaping the future of customer relationships is […]
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Don’t Hire Staff – Rent Them
The toughest part of running Cerebra has been finding, hiring, losing, and firing employees. While client wins and losses and the ups-and-downs in between are emotional rollercoasters in their own right, nothing affects me as deeply as the highs and lows of staff relationships. It’s one thing I haven’t come close to getting right yet. […]
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The Real Secret To Business Success
It’s better to be safe than sorry, right? But, nothing ventured, nothing gained. You should never judge a book by its cover. But clothes make the man (or woman)? Winners never quit. But you should also quit while you’re ahead. Contradictory idioms pepper the English language. Almost every go-to adage has a rational, sensible comeback. I […]
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