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Change is never easy at the best of times even as The Trusted Authority. Early in my career, I took over the lead position on a business turnaround of an engineering company which was being financed by a venture capital fund. I was appointed by the venture capital company to turn the business around. The […]

If you won the lottery will that make you successful? If you buy the next shiny singing dancing gadget for your website or phone, will that make you successful? Just stop and think about it for a moment, what does success mean for YOU and what does it look and feel like. Can you describe […]

What I Do as a Strategic advisor and How it might Help Your Business I make some gaudy claims as a strategic advisor. I’ve helped clients make £760 million in additional revenue. In a 30 minute conversation with you, I might be able to add more value to your sales and in profits than I care […]

What have these famous people all have in common?: Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Dale Carnegie, Harvey Firestone, Charles Wrigley, William Hertz and Graham Bell, they were all members of a private mastermind group. Every two weeks or so they would go away together for a day or two and exchange ideas and help each other […]

Let’s talk about what exactly is a mastermind group. As mentioned in my book, the Mastermind group concept is often contributed to Napoleon Hill. In his book Think and Grow Rich, Hill defines a mastermind group as a “coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the […]

Today, mentor or mentoring means different things, for different people. So the meaning of mentorship has changed. When I left school at the grand age of 16, I started work as an apprentice in electrical engineering and I had an engineer who I was answerable to by the name of Jimmy Jameson who I respected […]

One on one mentoring is about passing on experiences, skills, wisdom, and expertise whilst guiding and challenging the mentee at every major step of his or her intellectual growth. You can have a mentor from your own organisation or an outside mentor to help you progress in your career or your business. If you are […]

I am often asked at seminars by small business owners how did the great leaders of the FTSE 100 companies make it to the top and what do we have to do to succeed in our small businesses? Taking Action or Just Dreaming The simple answer is winners will do things that losers do not […]

As you grow your business, think about the life time value of each customer and, what it will take to turn them in to loyal customers for life. Easy To Write Out A Cheque, Than To Accept Facts Why is every company and marketing director hell bent on spending fortunes on advertising and marketing to […]