How to make clear decisions

How to make clear decisions

Running a business can be a complex and chaotic undertaking at times. There are always a thousand and one things to consider, from sales to finances to delivery, etc, etc. There will always be a lot of people with their own opinions and wanting their agenda to be met....
The Power of Failure

The Power of Failure

You have messed up. You have made mistakes. You have failed. We all have. I do, my friends do, your friends do. The problem is not that you fail but that there is such a stigma attached to failure. We are always scared to admit how we have messed up, people are...
Founder Syndrome

Founder Syndrome

Over recent months, I have talked to quite a few people who have either set up their own company or who work directly for the founders of the company. Some of the conversations have had a real tension in them. The companies have reached a stage of growth where the...
Is your business ethical?

Is your business ethical?

The recent expose of Amazon which showed a UK fulfilment centre routinely sending returned and unwanted items to landfill brought the topic of business ethics into the foreground again. As we see increasing evidence of climate change, as activists highlight issues...
The dangers of working from home

The dangers of working from home

Whether we liked it or not, over the past 15-16 months we have been subjects in a global social experiment. For years, people had advocated the benefits of working from home and then we got the chance to try it … in fact, it was forced on us. As someone who has worked...