8 entrepreneurial skills you should teach your kids today [INFOGRAPHIC]
The same skills that entrepreneurs learn in the great game of business can be just as well be taught to the children of today and boost their creativity
The same skills that entrepreneurs learn in the great game of business can be just as well be taught to the children of today and boost their creativity
Who you surround yourself with – both at work and away from work – is very important. The journey to business success can be long and winding, and the people in your inner circle need to be supporting you along the way. You must surround yourself with those that support you – ie dream-makers, not…
Feeling like you’re not up to it today? Feeling like someone is going to find out that you don’t know what you’re doing? That is so common that there’s a clinical name for it – Imposter Syndrome. One way to get past that is with giving yourself a damn good talking to, like this little…
Accept that you will fail. These are the words that stuck with Jon Oringer throughout his pathway to becoming a successful entrepreneur. In this short video, he explains how his inquisitive mind set him apart and how he nearly got kicked out of Columbia University for using college servers to run an online ad business….
Each company is defined by it. Not many know it by name and many don’t even know it exists! It’s your company culture, your DNA, if you will, of your organisation! Your company culture defines the way in which your organisation interacts with other businesses. It also defines how your team interacts with the outside…
Becoming a leader requires a lot of learning – about your field, your company, competitors, your staff, your skills, strengths, and of course your weaknesses. It’s also requires you to be self-aware and to truly earn the respect and the trust of others so that you can bring together people and knowledge to deliver success,…
Do I need to introduce Mark Cuban? I’m going to go with no. If you don’t know who he is, you should. Not sure because he’s an incredibly successful entrepreneur but because he shares his wisdom. In this video, he shares his top 12 tips for building a resilient, successful startup. My favourite is #2…
Are you having a tough week? Things not going quite to plan? Relax. And, remember that if you haven’t failed, you haven’t tried. This short little video goes one further – if you haven’t failed, you haven’t lived. In just over one minute, you’ll come to understand why some of the greatest inventors, artists, athletes…
Peter Acheson is CEO at Peoplebank. Peoplebank consistently ranks as one of the best places to work in Australia – Earning Aon Hewitt Best Employer awards in both 2012 and 2013. There’s clearly a lot of things going right in how the organisation leads and develops people. Peter and I recently sat down to talk…
When you start your entrepreneurial journey, all sorts of people will want to give you advice. Some of it (hopefully) will be good. Some of it less so. But, in reality, it’s up to you how you deal with this advice. Here are seven pieces of unwanted advice that people say to entrepreneurs and, how…
I remember the exact moment I decided to leave my corporate career. I was at my desk, about a month after returning from parental leave. I had, at first, been concerned about returning to work after six months. “What if I had forgotten everything?” “What if everything had changed?” “Did I still have anything to…
It’s a question that every entrepreneurs has to tackle. In this video, game designer Jordan Weisman explains how he thinks through an idea, and finds a way to make it real. It’s a simple approach but, it has worked for him. Jordan Weisman – from idea to product to commercialisation [videoframe][/videoframe]
People often ask me, how do I get through all that’s on my plate. Well, the answer is that, I just have to. But sometimes, that isn’t enough to actually get me motivated and working. This short video spells out some of the productivity tactics that I’ve found actually work. Breaking my day into intense…
We’ve all had those days. You know the ones. One of those days. The ones where whatever obstacle has just placed itself between your startup being a success or, being relegated to being an active learning experience of what not to do next time. If you’ve ever had one of those days or, maybe are…
Don’t let anyone tell you that your dreams are impossible. Or wrong. Or stupid. Dreams make you break rules. Having a dream will make you do what needs to be done to achieve it. This is short, inspiring video is from Posibl, a social network site that aims to make people and countries, realise dreams….
I’m not a big one for gaming. In all honesty, I cannot remember the last time I played a game on any device. At all. Perhaps, I just don’t have an addictive personality. Unless you include shoes as an addiction. If you do, then I’m a serious contender. But, the reason why Flappy Birds was…
Shawn Achor has done a lot of research and thinking about work, success and happiness. And, it probably won’t come as a huge surprise that working harder won’t make your more successful. It will probably just burn you out and, eventually, you’ll become less successful. What is the key to success? It turns out that…
Do I need to introduce Seth Godin anymore? I don’t think so. In this video, Godin explains the psychological traps that hold people back from following through an idea. It’s solid advice for those in jobs, for those managing people and, for anyone who wants to actually achieve something. Skip the first few sections where…
Everyone needs to find their A-Team. Whether it’s using traditional job boards or, using broader communities like Gumtree, there are some nifty tactics that can help find good people, fast. Thousands of ads are advertised on Gumtree every day. I am one of those who regularly put free ads on Gumtree to recruit workers for…
Brand comes as fast as they go. Or, so it seems. Customers have a myriad of choices and, the brand they choose one day, may be ignored the next. So, to stay in the game, it is absolutely essential that your business stays ahead of the curve. Staying ahead of your peers requires a company…
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