The devastating impact of the global pandemic has halted – or reversed – years of progress on poverty, health and education. COVID-19 has been particularly detrimental to women, and to the hard work and progress thus far achieved towards gender equality. Gender equality is seen as both a fundamental human right and an essential foundation […]
We all desire to work in a harmonious workplace. For our team to have gelled and for decisions to be made smoothly with unanimous support for all shared ideas and suggestions. Surely that’s the goal for all teams, less friction equals less stress which equals better performance. That’s why corporations spend money and invest time […]
Tell us about yourself, your background and what it is you do Born and brought up in Singapore, of Indian-Arab origin, one of my biggest gift is to have studied Chinese in school for the first 12 years of my education. I am effectively multi-lingual in English, Mandarin, Tamil and English. I had my first […]
Scale-up Specialist Exit Strategist 117 Acquisitions $5.2bn in Exits Nick Bradley is a world-renowned author, speaker and business growth expert, who works with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors, building high-value companies. Over the last decade, he has built, bought and sold 26 businesses with a combined valuation of $5.2 billion dollars. He also works with […]
The word on everyone’s minds when it comes to female funding is still “she was lucky”. I hope the next few lines can help you forget this notion of luck and believe that in business there’s either work hard or work harder. Let’s start from the beginning. To be funded you need to have an […]
One thing that has not changed in the past few years – The people in your company will ultimately determine the success or failure of your business. Your people ARE your most important asset! Not new news, is it? Hopefully we are so close to emerging from the worst of the pandemic, and executives around […]
Networking is all about making it easier for people to recommend one another. It is not about selling directly to the person you’ve just met; that can be embarrassing as few people go to a networking event to buy. Most, in fact, go to sell. Your objective has to be to encourage those you meet […]
Networking! The phrase itself is self-explanatory. Increase the size of your “net” and you increase the number of “Fish” clients. By working. The harder you work, the bigger your net. After all, more fish means more food. Networking can and should be one of the most powerful sales tolls for any business, but it’s often […]
Whether you are in L&D, OD or other areas of HR, at some point or another you will have been asked to provide some form of “team-building” activity by a department within your organization… a request to deliver some form of exercise or event to inject some motivation, energy or sense of fun into what […]
Mankind was slowly, but surely, moving towards certain evolutions in our way of life. Now, post pandemic, we are hurtling towards it. This evolution is transformative and impacts virtually every sphere of our lives. What was slowly creeping up on us, is now part of our daily lives. Digital transformation is now being led by […]
