Category Archives: Profitable Thought Leadership

Entrepreneurial Leadership or Bust?

Entrepreneurship is more than simply being an entrepreneur or the act of starting a business. Entrepreneurship can be applied in any size or shape of organisation – small, medium, large, public, private, not for profit or charity. Entrepreneurship is a … Continue reading

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The Entrepreneurial Funding Game

Last week I went to an event in London hosted by Escape the City a global community of talented corporate professionals who want to do something different. The theme of the night was How to fund a Start up and … Continue reading

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Your Customers Don’t Care About Your Stuff: Be a Customer Advocate

In last week’s blog I suggested that successful sales people for the future will not be pushers of products and services, they will not drone on about features and benefits nor will they be able to effectively create long term … Continue reading

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How to Create an Organisation Where Intrapreneurship Can Flourish

In part 2 of this article, Intrapreneurship: How Successful Organisations for the Future Can Leverage Organisational Talent I’m going to answer these 2 questions What kind of environment will enable intrapreneurs to flourish and create value? How can individuals develop and … Continue reading

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Intrapreneurship: How Successful Organisations for the Future Can Leverage Organisational Talent

The global talent war (and even the local talent war!) is a head scratcher for many business leaders and entrepreneurs like you. How can you attract and retain the very best talent that is going to help you build, grow … Continue reading

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The Lean Business: Could Your Business Do with Going on a Diet?

Over the Christmas and New Year break I read The Lean Start Up: How constant innovation creates radically successful businesses by Eric Ries. I was involved in the start up of a lean enterprise consultancy for a few years, so … Continue reading

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It Takes Two Baby! Are You Making the Most of Joint Venture Opportunities?

“One can have a dream baby; two can make that dream so real… One can stand alone in the dark; two can make the light shine through” The words of the Marvin Gaye song show us how playing the “Lone … Continue reading

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What Makes You Shine?

On 1st November, I boarded the aircraft that would fly me to Dallas, Texas, where for 4 days I would surround myself with women entrepreneurs of all sizes, shapes and stages in business. This was my long awaited trip to Shine … Continue reading

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