Leadership
Leadership lessons and secrets from the best business leaders, founders and CEOs. Tips to inspire and enable future leaders and female founders
The Reasons We Procrastinate and How to Stop
One of the great enemies of achievement, the tendency to procrastinate is a very genuine challenge and not something to be embarrassed about or seen as a personal weakness. Procrastination comes when you have this frustrating feeling that while you know you want to have done something, there are a million other ways to spend your time than in the doing.
How to Manage Aggressive People at Work, and Not Become One
When dealing with angry or aggressive people at work, the temptation can be to fight fire with fire. But, what if you’re not a naturally confrontational person? Here we explore how to handle difficult colleagues.
You Can Self-sabotage at Any Age, by Thinking You’re ‘Too Old’
Two women celebrate their 70th Birthday. They both feel very different about this milestone. One ‘knows’ that her best days are behind her and that
How to Be a Great Manager
While the first few years of your career tend to be defined by the constant struggle for more; more money, more ownership, more freedom and
“Don’t Take Life Too Seriously” Is Advice You Should Ignore in 2020
Relative to the average person, I work pretty hard. I’m no Mark Wahlberg but I work out typically five times a week and manage multiple
Hacking Your Way to Success
All over the internet people are looking for productivity hacks; tips and tricks to help you do more, faster. Successful writer and marketing authority, Seth
How to Handle Situations With Grace
Lessons from Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Beyoncé and Halle Berry, on how to meet challenges with grace and keep progressing while others around you spiral.
What It Really Means to Create A Culture Of Diversity and Inclusion
Most companies now-a-days have some form of diversity targets in place. These targets focus typically on gender and ethnicity, sometimes including religion and sexual orientation.
Prince’s Approach To Ensuring Success, Which Has Also Worked For Many Businesses
“I didn’t see him sitting and writing to do lists… Once he had any idea of a song, it didn’t stop until it was done”
A Woman Must Have A Room Of Her Own
“A woman must have money and a room of her own” – Virginia Woolf The above is a quote from writer, Virginia Woolf. In it
Never Apologise For Your Privilege; Use It
When I was in secondary school, every year we would have our annual prize-giving ceremony. A fairly formal and uneventful evening with lots of clapping
Why Successful People Are Telling You, It’s About The Process
And how to calm down that voice obsessing over the result… There is a moment in the film ‘The Bucket List’ where Morgan Freeman’s voice says, “I believe that you measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you”. It’s a slightly clunky sentence that takes a moment to digest, but when it does it becomes very powerful. Powerful because within this lies the epitome of what success really looks like to many of us. True success looks like being respected by and on a level with people you respect and would otherwise look up to. There are great icons of culture or business who have achieved remarkably rare things. As an entrepreneur you might look to Richard Branson. As an artist you may follow Damien Hirst. As a singer-songwriter you may be imagining a day when Ed
What Queen Elizabeth I’s Approach To The Throne Can Teach Us About Great Leadership
In 1558 the British Empire was powerful, but England itself was a complete mess. It had been ruled by a woman for the first time
How Great Leaders And Athletes Have Used Their Sex Drives
Muhammad Ali didn’t have sex much. He lost his virginity to a prostitute aged 16 and he was married four times. But outside of these
Staying Effective At Work, When You’re In Pain
For most of us, 5 days out of 7 are spent in an office, working. Whether or not you love your job right now, you
Understanding How You Can Reach Your Goals Through Compounding
Quick success is something we see a lot. In the media, on Instagram and on TV, the age of successful people can seem very young.
How Leaders Channel Their Sex Energy To Be More Magnetic
“The difference between normal language and seductive language is like the difference between noise and music” – Robert Greene In 1937, a journalist named Napolean Hill
Leadership Lessons: The Wojcicki Sisters
Earlier this year, for the first time two sets of siblings appeared on Forbes’ annual Self-Made Women list. They were the formidable Kardashians and two
The Case For Bringing Your Most Glamorous Self To Work; Every Day.
When asked about the worst piece of career advice she’d ever received, Bozoma Saint John (Endeavor, Uber and PepsiCo), answered with the following: Early in
Leadership Lessons: Huda Katten
“Everybody has an area of genius, and we don’t all operate in that area, we operate in the comfort area,” … “The area of genius
If You’re Struggling to Find Time to Workout, Consider this
“I gotta work out. I keep saying it all the time. I keep saying I gotta start working out. It’s been about two months since
Lessons in Self Belief, from Kanye West
Kanye West gets a lot of sh*t. It’s fair to say he’s a polarising character. Some people think he’s the biggest moron currently walking the
Leaders Are Comfortable with Uncomfortable Conversations
It’s Monday morning and you’re prepping for a meeting. As you pull together the relevant documents there’s a dominant feeling slowing you down. A feeling of dread. An awareness that you’re going to have to tell someone something they don’t want to hear.
Success Lessons for Entrepreneurs from the Founder of Nike, Phil Knight.
At the moment the idea of following a traditional career path seems to be losing its appeal. Salaries haven’t grown beyond the rate of inflation,
15 Inspiring Quotes which show Alone Time can be a Healthy Secret to Success
For years, successful people have been harbouring the benefits of alone time. The rise in popularity of timed meditation is in large to get these
How does Mark Zuckerberg prepare for a Senate hearing?
Facebook founder and America’s youngest self-made Billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg, hasn’t been having a great 2018. As Donald Trump continues to embarrass America with his child’s-play
What Happens When You Reach Your Goal?
Two months ago, I wrote about why I was setting goals instead of resolutions for the new year. The way I’d set these goals was
The Power of Being Cross-disciplined
“Jack of all trades, master of none”; an insult warning you that by trying to tick many boxes, you fail to master any. For people
How It Feels to Fly in a Private Jet
The lifestyles of the rich and famous have long been lusted after by ‘regular people’ who gaze at photos in magazines and lap up tales
Horrible Bosses… and how to handle them
When I was 22, I started my first “career” job, in advertising. My manager, Kate, was 26. She was immaculate, dominant and from what I
Leadership Lessons: Emily Weiss
Emily Weiss is that very impressive type of nerd. An example of where focus, work ethic and self-belief can get you. You may not have
Honesty isn’t always the best policy.
I should probably start by saying, I’m not about to tell you to be more ‘fake news’ or preach the virtues of lying. There are
How and why competing can be a very negative thing.
In primary school, I was clever. I knew I was clever because for three years in a row I was first, second or third in
Leadership Lessons: Bozoma Saint John
Uber has some PR challenges. Though I’m wary of the dramatised press portraits of all big brands, throughout 2017 Uber kept drawing attention to itself
Why for 2018, I’ve set Goals instead of Resolutions.
The arrival of January means the end of one year, and the beginning of another. A new chapter. An opportunity to reset, reflect and try
Leadership Lessons: Amber Baldet
The Forbes 40 under 40 is no perfect ranking of business prestige, but it does bring some interesting people into the spotlight. Smart, ambitious people