By Staff writer
I would like to use a great Spaghetti Western movie title as a structure for exploring Donald Trump’s leadership strengths, risk areas and key lessons we can draw for leadership in business and more generally.
What do you get when you bring together 20 inspiring companies, the leaders at the helm of each, and ask them all to write candid accounts of what their journey is like each month” Welcome to Founders Diaries by Real Business.
By Niraj Kapur
My wife and I have attended our first Jewish wedding and we had no idea what to expect, but a week later, we can’t stop talking about the incredible experience while I can’t help thinking about how it’s taught me a few valuable lessons about business (and pleasure).
A year after an initial interview with Real Business, Powwownow FD Andrew Johnson is back for more, unveiling the skills needed to scale a company and how to keep a firm’s culture in the decision making process.
Watching British long-distance runner Mo Farah romp to victory in Olympics 10,000m final, after falling earlier in the race, got me thinking: should we all be ready for setbacks and know how to respond accordingly
Sitting at home watching Usain Bolt saunter into a packed stadium then sprint the 100 metres in super-human time, it’s easy to feel that life as an Olympic athlete is worlds apart from those of us who sit behind a desk running a business.
A statement of the obvious: every FD faces a huge variety of issues and have fiduciary duties that require much more than accounting skills. As such, we asked TotallyMoney.com’s head of finance, Graham Crowe, about the demands of his current role and the lessons he learned on his journey in the financial space.
By Phil Mottram
The saying “you live and learn” is a common one, but when you’re starting your own business, every decision matters. The decisions you make could have a direct impact on customer or vendor relationships, employees and ultimately on your bottom line.
By Martin Kelly
After spending months on a business plan we pretty much lost any chance of investment due to the 2008 financial meltdown. However, seven years on we’re a thriving business, so what were the most important things I learnt which could help you.
Given the stereotypes about American competitiveness, it might seem odd to consider embracing failure as one of our greatest assets. However, once you stop and think about it for a moment, it starts to make sense.
