The London 2012 website is steadily counting down the days to the London Olympics, and already the dissenters have started to grumble about the disruption it will cause.
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has gone so far as to say that he can foresee some theatres closing for the duration of the Games because (apart from for musicals) advance ticket sales are so low for this time of year.
I love the theatre so I must admit this piqued my interest as I thought it was a surprisingly defeatist comment.
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If there is anyone who knows how to grow a business it is James Caan.
As well as being co-founder of The EBA he is a serial entrepreneur and runs his successful private equity firm, Hamilton Bradshaw.
We asked him to reflect on his success stories so you can learn from his lessons.
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When we first start businesses many of us, leap into the fray without much thought for what’s going to happen next month or next year because we are concentrating so hard on the here and now and the challenges that we face on a day to day basis.
However the only way for any business to be successful long term is to focus on the long term, and that means giving some thought to the future strategy, direction, plans and objectives for your business overall as well as for the detailed tactic you want to employ for your products, services, customers, reporting, marketing and so on.
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As a corporate coach I have worked with many leaders, but the person who inspired me the most worked in the airport industry and took a “back to the floor” approach.
From time to time he would roll up his sleeves to get stuck in, in every department: washing dishes in the cafes, handling baggage and so on. In finding time to show people that he appreciated them, and to find their concerns, he was saying: “I want to understand what you do – because what you do counts.” Read the rest of this entry »
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