I recently had the pleasure of hosting Toastmasters District 91’s table topics impromptu speaking contest. One of the privileges of...
Category : change
Lessons from the Potter’s Wheel
I get my piece of clay that I have prepared in advance to remove the extra moisture and I slap it down on the wheel, I slap it down on...
How to keep your head in business when change threatens to overwhelm you
As business owners and leaders we need to ensure we continue to make effective, informed decisions even if we feel overwhelmed or...
Product Innovation: Science or Luck?
QUESTION: Is new product innovation a science or more down to luck? BACKGROUND: A recent analysis of 8,500+ FMCG launches reveals just 18...
The Shackleton Spirit – Leading our teams through change
One hundred years ago, in early 1916, Ernest Shackleton’s plans lay in tatters. Having set off two years earlier to be the first to...
The necessity of negative thinking
It is the eve of the new millennium. Amidst the jollity, the champagne and the fireworks there is a tribe watching. They are spread...