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How fitting for International Women’s Day; Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win best director at the Oscars, as The Hurt Locker wins the best film prize. 2010 is the 82nd time the gold statues have been awarded so why then has it taken so long for a women to win? Let’s hope the publicity associated read more of A first for women The traditional model of rewarding an employee typically equates to ‘the-going-rate’ or ‘market level’ for the job. The employer expects and the employee agrees to a specific set of responsibilities and the implied associated activity. In return for the reward, the employee is expected to work for a ‘nominal’ number of hours. On occasion, it doesn’t matter read more of Payment by results If you sell a product or a service that is truely bespoke, a one off, crafted for each individual customer and to satisfy a specific need; it’s likely the specification is crucial. Not only does the initial brief inform your activity it also leads to accuracy of the fee quotation and so how profitable the endeavour read more of Reward for your time Here in the UK we’ve been experiencing some unseasonably cold weather for a couple of weeks. A century ago, ships set sail from this Wharf, delivering their cargo to all points of the globe. As you can see the dock has frozen-over. This image is a metaphor for business conversations we’ve experienced over the last week. Things read more of Frozen It’s appropriate on the first day of the New Year to look forward. The Business Artisan theme for 2010 is summed up in one word: Utilisation. Utilisation of: OK, deep breath, here goes… Question: What is your reputation and what does it says about you? Brands spend considerable time and money developing a reputation; individuals do the same, the reality of course is how we feel about the brand or person and how that influences our decisions about them. My 8 o’clock meeting yesterday morning was with a person I read more of Personal Reputation There are compelling similarities between high achievers whether their success is based in the business world or in the sporting arena. The experiences and opportunities afforded to top talent is often a double-edged- sword. The pressures and expectations can lead to crippling self doubt; the path to the top is not easy, ever. If you think it read more of Mind Games In a week which sees Dragons Den return to our TV screens we also say good bye to Gerry Robinson and his ‘Big Decision.’ The three part series reflects a much more realistic picture of business in the UK it seems most of the problems affecting the six featured businesses were caused by ‘people issues,’ in read more of Business & Enterprise on TV Who can blame them? Tenths of thousands of bright, ambitious young undergraduates are about to head off to university for an ‘education.’ Unless the economic landscape changes rapidly they are likely to be disappointed when it comes to securing a real ‘graduate job’ at the end of their course. First some context parameters; what constitutes a graduate read more of University places oversubscribed |
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