Ted Levitt, past editor of the Harvard Business Review declared – “entrepreneurship was the sacred mushroom of the 1980’s…delusively greater and grander than it was”. Despite this illusion and the lack of a definitive answer to the entrepreneurial mystery, many institutions have capitalised on teaching entrepreneurship for decades. Hoping to emulate the achievements of visionary leaders…
I have discovered entrepreneurs can be a little crazy. They have out of the box ideas, a high appetite for risk and a zany approach to success. While undertaking research for my book on the Legacy of Anita Roddick (a self confessed ‘crazy person’) I have dived deep into trying to understand what made her…
You might know that I am currently writing a book that celebrates the Legacy of the late Anita Roddick, Social Activist and Founder of The Body Shop. She often claims that her early success was a series of fortunate accidents. But I know she was a woman ahead of her time. The key to her…
Hurry Sickness: a behavior pattern characterized by continual rushing and anxiousness; an overwhelming and continual sense of urgency. I know so many entrepreneurs and social activists who suffer from ‘hurry sickness’. They can’t wait. Their ideas need to be implemented now. There is no time to waste. Hurry sickness can get the job done. It…
Four of my favourite business books for small business There are sooooo many great business books to get you going in business, and I encourage you to read as many as you can get your hands on in the pursuit of knowledge (but not procrastination). And remember you don’t have to buy your books –…