The confidence vs competence conundrum Last week, at the Women in Logistics Conference, one of the speakers, #Amanda Blesing presented on the difference between confidence and competence. While people may be competent they may not have confidence, others may be confident but without the competence. And it appears that confidence out performs competence when it…
You have to have it. What is ‘it’? ‘It’ is the ability to present your idea, your vision, your goals. Presentation skills are a requirement of the modern entrepreneur. While many of us are happy to hide behind a keyboard for most of the day – eventually if you want to build a successful business…
Jennifer Lee, the co-creator of the animated blockbuster Frozen, told the class of 2014 at the University of New Hampshire about how she struggled with self-doubt and only found success when she learned to, um, “Let It Go.” Here’s a excerpt from her speech from Biography.com. Self-doubt is one of the most destructive forces. It…
Four presentation tips to eliminate Um’s and Ah’s Presenting your business or your business case is a necessary skill for the entrepreneur. Yet few of us focus our attention on how we actually sound when presenting our 45 second spiel, when we present to an audience or how we actually come across on the phone.…
With all the rabbit paraphernalia about for Easter it got me thinking about some of our favourite rabbit characters and the things we can learn about business from them. Some wisdom from Rabbits: Everyone needs a friend who is all ears. We can’t always go it alone. Sometimes we need a sounding board, preferably one…
While Australians are entrepreneurial is fear dominating the desire to achieve success in business? The 2013 Amway Global Entrepreneurship Report surveyed over 26,000 people across 24 countries. Australia had the third highest rate of positive sentiment towards entrepreneurship with 84% of respondents, only 3% behind world leaders Finland and Denmark and 14% above the international…