Jun 10CAN YOU REALLY HAVE FRIENDS IN BUSINESS?CAN YOU REALLY HAVE FRIENDS IN BUSINESS? One of my clients asked this recently and I know why she posted it. When we make business contacts, we will be closer to some than others and sometimes we make poor decisions around those relationships. Or those relationships are good and appropriate…Business5 min read
Apr 17WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN FAME SPITS YOU OUT?I remember some years ago having a coffee in Bath with Midge Ure. I remember sitting there thinking this couldn’t possibly be real could it? …Fame4 min read
Apr 1Does Will Smith feel like a fool today? And what about un-comedian Chris Rock?I LOVE the world of film, love, love, love it. I would go to the cinema two or three times a week if I could and I watch my favourite films over and over again. I’m not however a huge follower of the Oscars (the Academy Awards) or the BAFTAs…Will Smith8 min read
Mar 24Oh So Yum or Pyjamily? Which brand would get your investment?Oh So Yum or Pyjamily? Which brand would get your investment? And so we now know — we know who has won the latest series of the BBC tv series The Apprentice and we know which brand we’re going to be seeing across the UK over the coming months. From…Small Business3 min read
Mar 17Desserts, pyjamas, designer kids’ clothes or a protein vodka drink?It’s Week 11 in the latest series of The Apprentice in the UK and it was interview week. With four women left in the process, it was time for their business plans to get a grilling. …Small Business5 min read
Mar 13Baby food with a fatal flaw….As the latest UK series of The Apprentice on the BBC grinds to a close, this was the last ‘two team’ task before the final five go into interviews and the final showdown for Lord Sugar to choose his next business partner with a £250K investment for their ‘grand idea’. …The Apprentice3 min read
Mar 4How much would you pay for an inflatable pink flamingo?It’s that time again when I reflect on the latest in the series of ‘potted’ business tasks being undertaken in the BBC tv series the Apprentice where entrepreneur Lord Alan Sugar decides who will be his next business partner. I’m very lucky to have met three winners of the Apprentice…Business Strategy4 min read
Feb 24Excited by a luxury fast car experience…sort of?It was week eight of the UK’s BBC tv series The Apprentice which is currently my weekly guilty pleasure. This week the teams were given the task of organising a luxury corporate team building experience based at one of the UK’s leading racing track Silverstone. They had to sell it…Television5 min read
Feb 18WHICH POD DO YOU FANCY? THE STAR OR THE BEEPURE?It was the seventh episode of the UK’s BBC TV series The Apprentice last night and it was a classic! A classic exercise in how to do things the wrong way — and it’s one of the reasons I love the series. …The Apprentice5 min read
Feb 11HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY FOR A ZIP WIRE EXPERIENCE?It’s that time again, task six in the latest BBC tv series The Apprentice in the UK and, I have to say, it was one of my favourites. The task was to create a day out experience for tourists in North Wales which they’d pay for — and not ask…The Apprentice4 min read