by Guy | 16 Aug, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Growth, Investing, Recession, Strategy, Upturn, Valuation
This applies so strongly to business. Almost all businesses start small but only a few grow to become successful giants – some 70% don’t survive 5 years. However, those that do, and can attract venture-capital backing become ‘Unicorns” at a higher rate than you might...
by Guy | 12 Aug, 2021 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, Growth, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Pandemic, COVID, Recession, Strategy, Upturn, Valuation
1As we can start to look past COVID-19 and the pandemic, it’s time to get ready for the inevitable business upturn that will follow as businesses reopen, people start going back to work and spending picks up. No, things won’t be the same. There will be changes to the...
by Guy | 7 Jul, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, HR & Personnel, Motivation, Pandemic, COVID, Productivity, Upturn, Work Life Balance, Working From Home
We’re looking at a new world of work. As we see many countries easing restrictions with vaccination programs reaching a critical mass of the population, companies are opening up more, and staff are now increasingly evaluating their current roles and the way...
by Guy | 29 Mar, 2021 | BusinessFitness, Economy, Leadership, Motivation, Recession, Strategy, Upturn
In this time of constant, swift change, exacerbated by uncertainty over government actions, there is a temptation to sit and wait for things to get better. After all, we don’t really know what impact the next diktat will have or when it will be imposed, and we’re...
by Guy | 11 Aug, 2012 | Business - General, Lifestyle, Recession, Upturn
An interesting phenomenon has hit Britain over the past 2 weeks – the traditional British reserve has been replaced with enthusiasm and a sense of national pride I’ve not seen here before. What’s more – the normally omnipresent negativity about almost everything (not...
by Guy | 18 Jun, 2011 | Business - General, Economy, Productivity, Publishing, Recession, Technology, Upturn, Welfare State
Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in 1440 heralded the start of mass communication – for the first time, text could be reproduced quickly and inexpensively for a large audience. Of course, very few people could read in those days and many...