If not a Business Plan, then what?

“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” “I don’t much care where –” “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.”  (Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland) Conventional wisdom argues that every company, whether that be a start-up […]

Failure is not as painful as you expect, according to Scientists

The fear of failure is a major reason more people don’t start new businesses.  The financial loss is bad enough but when it’s compounded by shame and regret, it’s amazing that anyone actually starts a business in the first place.  It’s part of the reason why I believe entrepreneurs deserve far more credit than they […]

The Key to Becoming Successful at Anything

In fairness to Inc.com they are not the worst when it comes to click-bait headlines, so when I saw a headline in my Facebook Newsfeed entitled ‘The Key to Becoming Successful at Anything’, I thought I’d give them the benefit of the doubt. Before the article downloaded I asked myself what I thought it could […]

What Personality Trait is Shared by Creative Geniuses?

In fairness, you’d need to be a bit of a Creative Genius to guess the answer to this question. Creative Researchers carried out a practical experiment in the US in the 1960’s in which they put a group of highly creative people, including author Truman Capote, in a house for a period of time and […]

What type of person is most apt to become an Entrepreneur?

Entrepreneurship is on the rise with many business graduates opting to start their own business over corporate life in an established firm. Personally, I believe graduates would be much better off getting at least 5 years experience in a corporate environment where they can make all the mistakes they like at someone else’s expense.  Evenings […]