Tag: Personal Productivity

August 3, 2022

The Importance of Attention to Detail

A note to young professionals. Every project you work on, every email you write, every presentation you deliver either enhances…

August 1, 2022

Embrace Immigration for Opportunity and Prosperity

A note to policy-makers. Current labour shortages are mostly a function of a global immigration freeze. Immigration allows people to…

July 29, 2022

Craft Your 10-Year Vision

To young professionals. The vast majority of people spend more time planning a 2-week holiday than developing an inspiring 10-year…

July 27, 2022

Make Every Decision Lead Towards Your Vision

To young leaders. Every single decision either leads you towards your vision or leads you away from it. So every…

July 25, 2022

Beware of Easy Money and the Risks It Brings

Lessons from my father. In early 1986, my father – who was a property developer – received a phone call…

July 13, 2022

Humour as a Key to Cultural Fit in Interviews

A note to young leaders. Cultural-fit interviews should not be formal, serious affairs. Make fun of yourself and your colleagues…

July 11, 2022

The Power of Humour in Business

A note to young leaders. Early on in my career at Macquarie Group, a colleague, Mark – known for his…

July 8, 2022

The Importance of Relaxation in Business Success

A note to young leaders. Former Australian captain, Steve Waugh, once gave a very interesting answer when he was asked…

July 6, 2022

Exit Strategies Are Redundant When You Love What You Do

When people ask me what my exit strategy is for EG, I reply: “A coffin. Until then, I intend to…

July 4, 2022

The Advantage of Speed in Startups

A note to young entrepreneurs. Startups have many disadvantages. They have only one advantage – speed. Squander this advantage, and…

July 1, 2022

The Power of Commitment to a Greater Cause

A note to young leaders. “What makes you jump out of bed in the morning?” “What keeps you up late…

June 27, 2022

Your Smartphone Reveals Your Leadership Style

A note to young leaders. Your smart phone holds a key to the type of leader you are. How many…