Why not? Let’s sign up for an Ultra Marathon (>100km in 24 hours). What do I have to lose? I haven’t done one of those before. On reflection ultra marathons and business have a lot in common. Before the Race / Project Starts Say Yes then Figure it out – in business we […]
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Most of us like to help others when we can. We want to teach, mentor and coach people so they may succeed. Why, then, is it so hard for us to ask for help when we need it? There are many reasons why we don’t ask for help. The main reasons include: We don’t want
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Do you have a succession plan for your role as a business owner or CEO? Do you have a succession plan for your executives? For other key positions in your business? For your governance and advisory board roles? Or are you too busy being busy and not thinking strategically? Succession planning is about more than
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In the epic Greek poem, The Odyssey, Mentor was a son of Alcimus. In his old age, Mentor was a friend of Odysseus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War, he placed Mentor in charge of his son, Telemachus. It’s because of Mentor’s important relationship with Telemachus that we have the word “mentor”. What
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I am one of the fortunate ones who remained gainfully employed as an Advisory Board Chair and HR Consultant during COVID-19. However, what this has meant is that it has been business as usual in the new usual. While others had time to spring clean their homes, improve their practices at work, and do those
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