Corporate Life
The one Trait That all Entrepreneurs Share
When I started my career the word entrepreneur wasn’t used as much as it is today. Many people now want to become entrepreneurs. I am convinced that most people do not know what it takes or the sort of people who succeed as entrepreneurs. Throughout my career, I have worked for a few entrepreneurs and…
Read MoreRedundancy: No Good Way to Deliver Bad News
During my career, I have often been in the difficult position where I have had to make colleagues redundant. I have also been made redundant myself so I know how it feels. The scale of the businesses that I managed made making colleagues redundant more of a challenge than usual. At one point, I had…
Read MoreThe Dark Side of Success
In many people’s eyes, I had made it. I had worked hard and had been a senior executive for over 20 years. I had managed the sale of businesses worth up to £300 million. During my career, I ran many multinational businesses in a diverse range of business sectors. At one point, I managed 4000-5000…
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