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Just as the gladiators of ancient Rome had the coliseums, there are is perhaps no better environment to observe the finest business brains, tacticians, technical innovators and seat of the pants, gung-ho egos compete than the Formula 1 motor-sport championship. Returning after the winter break, the 2010 season begins on Sunday 14th March in Bahrain. Forward read more of The world’s best university 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 Road signs alert us to impending potentially hazardous situations. Heeding or ignoring them is a matter of personal choice, the signs are there whether we take notice or not. Economically, politically and socially our lives are changing. Whatever the result of the general election in May 2010 it’s certain more change will follow; the need to read more of Bumps ahead The so called Apple iSlate rumor mill has been busy for over 18 months; calculating how much the press speculation and resulting publicity is worth to Apple is a considerable challenge and one that is probably meaningless anyway. Safe to say it’s worth a lot. Later today, Apple holds a press conference in San Fransisco where, read more of Apple – Corporate Secrets 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 Both Marks & Spencer (M&S) and ITV have announced senior appointments this week. The reputations of both individuals precedes them; Marc Bolland from Morrisons to M&S and Archie Norman who is credited with transforming ASDA, takes over at ITV. Both gentlemen have been at the helm of significant business transformations in highly competitive sectors and during read more of Top Talent: Pricey or Valuable? |
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