Here’s a question for all network marketers: How big can your business grow and how successful can you be if people do not listen to you, if people do not find you credible and believable? The correct answers are: my business will not grow and I will not be successful. But that’s not the saddest…
How do the average mainstream tweets sound when spoken out loud on New York City streets?
We simply love situations where business, art and culture collide.
We simply love situations where business, art and culture collide.
Human beings are extremely sophisticated animals. But are we really that different from our tree-dwelling primate ancestors? With the global economy biting and organisations scrutinising their structures for inefficiencies, it’s worth considering the impact our biology has on leadership dynamics.
Forget about Australia’s ‘Tall Poppy Syndrome’. What we really need is a ‘Small Poppy Syndrome’.
The term “losing face” is big in China. Mistakes are a blight on someone’s reputation and must be hidden and protected at all times. Truth and foresight can be impaired if “face” is involved. It supersedes all other qualities and motives.
The term “losing face” is big in China. Mistakes are a blight on someone’s reputation and must be hidden and protected at all times. Truth and foresight can be impaired if “face” is involved. It supersedes all other qualities and motives.
Gadget blog Gizmodo is reporting news (yes, it’s certainly news) that one Ryszard Gold went one step further than merely pondering how much a Death Star would cost to build – he calculated it. With an extremely large abacus.
Shanghai. You would think that in China – with its growing power base, its population of more than 1.4bn people and its status as a vibrant international hub – getting a scoop of ice-cream on your desert wouldn’t be so difficult, right? It sounds silly, but this sort of request can be way out of…
Shanghai. You would think that in China – with its growing power base, its population of more than 1.4bn people and its status as a vibrant international hub – getting a scoop of ice-cream on your desert wouldn’t be so difficult, right? It sounds silly, but this sort of request can be way out of…
Australians might share many cultural traits with our British and American friends, but a new survey has revealed that Australian business people travelling abroad are more likely to offend while doing business in America and the UK than any other country. The Servcorp International Business Etiquette Index, based on feedback from 700 business people across…
When people pick up Anthill for the first time, they often ask, “Is Anthill just for young entrepreneurs?” My answer is a resounding, “No.” Anthill is not for young entrepreneurs. Rather, it is for people young in mindset (irrespective of age). I then get asked, “But isn’t entrepreneurship a young person’s game?” To begin answering…
When people pick up Anthill for the first time, they often ask, “Is Anthill just for young entrepreneurs?” My answer is a resounding, “No.” Anthill is not for young entrepreneurs. Rather, it is for people young in mindset (irrespective of age). I then get asked, “But isn’t entrepreneurship a young person’s game?” To begin answering…
Anthill helped put together Pitch Club’s third event, held in Melbourne late last month. I had a great time, watching nine eager business builders pitch their cunning concepts to an audience of supportive fellow entrepreneurs and investors. But one aspect of the night stood out as memorable above all else. The most ill-prepared, disorganised, unpracticed…
Every organisation has a culture. Spend time observing the day-to-day goings on within, say, a medical practice, a law firm, an airline and a fast food franchise, and you will notice some stark differences. While each business might have common objectives – serving clients, generating profits – it is very likely they go about these objectives in vastly different ways.
Newsflash! Virtual Reality has arrived. If you think it’s still the domain of pasty-faced geeks in bulky black goggles slaying digital dragons or bedding impossibly voluptuous sprites, brace yourself.
Last issue we examined the potential impact that accelerating change, cyclical volatility and emerging technologies can have on even the most well-researched business plan. We saw that the growing connectivity – between people, businesses, information fl ows and markets – is dramatically accelerating the pace of change. Trends emerge faster, their impacts are felt sooner…
LOST IN HONG KONG business | culture | travel For many Australian entrepreneurs looking to do business in China, the most logical place to start is Hong Kong. We ask two Australian Sinophiles what they know about business, culture and travel in this leading financial centre and gateway to the Middle Kingdom. By Paul Budde…
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