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YOU may recall the article in March’s newsletter entitled A Global Leap of Faith, outlining Paul Heath’s plans for companies worldwide to send an avalanche of cash in the direction of charities around the planet on a single day – February 29, 2016. Such has been the interest shown is his spectacular 1FreeDay initiative –…… Continue Reading
ASK yourself these questions. * What’s your biggest dream? * What do you want to achieve long term? * What does success look like to you? * What’s important to you? Then, consider where you are now, before appreciating what you have to do to get to where you want to be. Then do it!…… Continue Reading
THINKING of starting a new business? You’re not alone. And now is the time to act. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people working for themselves and this figure includes those who have just lost jobs because of the recession and are starting out on new ventures. The majority of part-time…… Continue Reading
CHOOSE your thoughts with care, and choose your beliefs with great care, because they dictate your frame of mind to take action, or inaction. Every day this week, focus on what you want, not what you don’t want. Surround yourself with positive people (that’s people who think constructively, not destructively). Surround yourself with negative, energy…… Continue Reading
IF individuals make up a team it surely follows that a team should be a collection of individuals. It stands to reason. Doesn’t it? Actually, no it doesn’t. Today more than ever, the experience, knowledge and skills of an entire workforce are key to business success. The saying ‘we’re in this together’ could not be…… Continue Reading
Time to Read – 100 Seconds Confessions of a Leader was a phrase first used to me by a CEO, just after he closed his door and before he opened his mouth to whisper “How can I get rid of my dead wood.” Since that day in September 2002, leaders from all walks of life…… Continue Reading
SOMEWHERE beneath the layers of dust, fear and limiting beliefs that have attached themselves to our lives, is the feeling that there is more, so much more; that our lives to date have been but a blade of grass compared to what we can be. (Extract from The Naked Leader)… Continue Reading
WHAT a waste of money. We can all relate to those five oft-used words in life and yet for some businesses they represent far more than just a throwaway line. Because research shows that small, medium and even large firms are expected to throw away millions of pounds this year in sending waste to landfill…… Continue Reading
BE an obvious expert on a subject. Get to the point and get there really fast. Never use ten words when five will do. Never use jargon (a word that someone hearing it would not understand), speak as if you are speaking to a 10-year-old, and 10-year-olds know a great deal. News channels can describe…… Continue Reading
BEING a good leader is not the sole preserve of the entrepreneur. Leadership is also highly valued in sport. In an edition of football magazine Four-Four-Two, sports psychologist Richard Nugent shows just how closely related to the Naked Leader ethos sports leadership is, proving that world class leadership skills possess a universal template. Leading by example,…… Continue Reading