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Balls

Everyone that operates at a high level in whatever sphere needs a mentor. This is certainly true in business. Some of the very best mentors are where you want to be; they are actually doing what you want to do. Therefore they stretch you into new areas of competence.
I was the keynote speaker at a […]

March 21st, 2008 by Tim Kidson

Succession crunch

Dealing effectively with succession issues is more important than ever because of the contraction of the product / service life cycle. The model applies to just about everything, whether it is a committed relationship between two people or the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. The four stages of ‘start up’, ‘growth’, ‘maturity’ and […]

March 21st, 2008 by Tim Kidson

The best way of learning for CEO’s

In simple terms the better we learn, the better we grow. The better we grow, the better we perform. Talking to the senior partner of a top professional services firm I asked about her approach to personal growth.
She told me that she had stopped listening to all those self help cd’s, she no longer attended […]

March 3rd, 2008 by Tim Kidson

Too much trust

In a business world where there is maybe more need than ever for trust between people, it is a paradox to find too much ‘trust’ in some relationships.
One MD said “Well I leave all the finance to the accountant.” Another decided not to be involved in the crucial website design but to “Rely on the […]

March 1st, 2008 by Tim Kidson

Ninety percent of CEO’s

Ninety percent of CEO’s would say that they have a handle on the money, or at least they employ someone, who they think has a handle on the money. Ninety percent of CEO’s have very little handle on either their time or their energy.
The tragedy, for that is what it sometimes is, is that the […]

February 26th, 2008 by Tim Kidson

Getting to know you

It is a paradox but the longer we spend developing relationships in business, then the better the quality of referral work that results from it. Some say that you have to ‘touch’ someone seven times before a meaningful business relationship develops.Last year my speaking mentor said to me “You‘ve been working with many of your […]

February 26th, 2008 by Tim Kidson

Unresolved conflict

Successful organisations have a deliberate strategy to try and resolve differences between people, especially at the top, at the earliest possible opportunity.
I have started working with a business where the directors talk to each other fairly regularly, but nobody hears. They are trying to move forward on jugular issues such as new product development, business […]

February 26th, 2008 by Tim Kidson

Speaking for CEO’s

Because we are all engulfed in a rising tide of knowledge and information, it is important that the key messages about our own organisation are not drowned.
We have to get our message across to potential customers whilst at the same time reinforcing relationships with our existing customers. The first step is to identify our expertise. […]

February 11th, 2008 by Tim Kidson

Engaged

On this information and knowledge soaked planet there are many organisations that are striving to make you part of their world.
It is not just networking groups that can appear to be desperate to hook you in; it’s shops and cinemas, pubs and clubs, trains and planes. Even the good old BBC wants you to email […]

January 24th, 2008 by Tim Kidson

Price

They say that fee or price follows value until you establish a brand. When you eventually do get a brand, the lines cross and then value follows fee. So if you try to book Bill Clinton to speak at your convention the fee will be $80k, never mind the topic.
It is an interesting concept. I […]

January 20th, 2008 by Tim Kidson