Join a startup vs a big company? What to do?

The biggest slice of your life goes to work. Not only is it five out of every seven days, what happens during those five days affects how you feel the other two. Choosing your environment is one of the highest ROI decisions you can make. Maximising l...

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Feb 20, 2022
Tips for new/aspiring managers

Here are some tips to keep in mind when you’re transitioning into that new role or position. 1. Don’t Let the Position Go To Your Head. Letting it go to your head can look like, “Oh yeah, I’m the one that won, I’m that guy/girl!” and getting a little...

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Feb 12, 2022
What your boss will not tell you

Getting picked How do you get a shot when you have no experience? This is the first dilemma everyone faces. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: nobody ever says: “I want to make a risky hire with limited to no experience.” If you’re a diamond in the roug...

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Feb 02, 2022
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier Book Summary

Don’t give advice, ask questions. Most people who have meritocratically risen the ranks to managerial positions have done so because of the skills and knowledge they’ve acquired to become valuable to their companies. They know more than their newer e...

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Jan 26, 2022
Why you need a Professional Development Plan?

The majority of the success you can achieve in your professional career won’t happen by accident. It also won’t be a result of dumb luck or circumstances. Instead, you will probably find that the professional situation you’re in will be largely a res...

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Jan 22, 2022
How we doubled revenue in just 9 months

This is a short post detailing how from a Sales perspective we managed to double our revenue from one of our Product categories in under 12 months. Now I am unable to share exact revenue numbers as I do not think our Senior Leadership Team or Board w...

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Jan 19, 2022
To Sell is Human by Daniel H.Pink (Book Summary)

The book has strategies and techniques for sales that seem counterintuitive at first but begin to make sense when Pink provides scientific literature to back his claim. His book isn’t just for salespeople; anyone can gain new insights from this book...

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Jan 16, 2022
Eighteen-Hundred-Year-Old Advice Everyone Needs to Hear

Here’s the thing: you’re here, reading this blog, looking for a few nuggets of wisdom to apply to your own career journey. You do this a lot. And you take information from a range of characters. Some are famous, some powerful, some have decades of ex...

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Jan 12, 2022
Deep Work by Cal Newport: summary

We have a lot to do in our daily routines, but some people manage to do more. In this world, those who succeed to do more things daily, tend to thrive. Work well and be rewarded. Shallow and deep work A shallow one is when we do something in a mostly...

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Dec 13, 2021