Drink Chocolate Coctail
Drink like a girl? 1.25 billion bottles later…
Thanks to a post on LinkedIn by Tom Goodwin I got a real taste of how innovation happens. In this case the taste is cream, chocolate and more than a…
The case for the government to bail out Carillion
As Carillion went into “apparent” liquidation at the beginning of this week, everyone assumed that Carillion was operating a completely broken business model and the company was a victim of…
Getting to the MEAT of the problem with Carillion
The Carillion business model has always been flawed and the cracks in it have been there for all to see for quite a long time. The share price dropped after…
Is greed still good? Lessons from cryptocurrency trading
“Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.” Doesn’t it? It's 30 years since Michael Douglas uttered those famous words in…
Pret a Manger – A Great Customer Brand with a Potentially Uncertain Future!
So much of Pret's history has been steeped in a customer-first tradition. It is reporting best-ever business results. Every indicator shouts "success". So why does this great brand face a…
Corporatism is killing entrepreneurialism
Why aren’t the naturally entrepreneurial minded geniuses behind new innovative (disruptive) businesses interested in being employees in big corporations? Because they are naturally entrepreneurial thinkers who are stifled by the…
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Explaining your company background – the often missed sales opportunity
How often have you sat down and listened to a sales person introduce their company? How did you feel at the time? a) Mildly Interested? b) Yeah, yeah – can…
Intrapreneurs are mostly pains in the butt that large companies simply don’t need – aren’t they?
Intrapreneurship. A term that is going to have significantly more impact on organisations in the next few years. In fact it is going to become a make or break for…
An entrepreneurial tip I learnt from a stock market trader
I have taken up a new pastime. A few months ago, I started to become interested in day trading. I am finding the learning curve immensely satisfying. Every day I…