by Liz Villani | May 24, 2019 | Growth, Inspiration
“Think of yourself as a machine within a machine.” A piece of management advice from Ray Dalio, one of the most successful Hedge Fund Managers, it makes sense that a Hedge Fund manager would love an algorithm approach. Dan Lyons, author of ‘Lab Rats – Why...
by Liz Villani | May 16, 2019 | Growth, Inspiration
It’s official – spending time outside & connecting well with people is good for you! Recent research by University of East Anglia and reported in Science Daily has found that; “Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and...
by Liz Villani | May 10, 2019 | From Courageous Success, Growth, Inspiration
You don’t need Ivy League – if you decide to succeed. you will! The US admissions scandal, rich and famous parents buying their children places at top US institutions, has created much debate in the US, being labelled privilege and helicopter parenting at its...
by Liz Villani | Apr 4, 2019 | From Courageous Success, Growth, Inspiration
“Kindness in leadership has great power.” Dame Cilla Snowball (great name!) in a Management Today article about what she has learnt about leadership over her career. She was previously leader of advertising giant AMV BBDO, and has worked with many high...
by Liz Villani | Apr 1, 2019 | From Courageous Success, Growth, Inspiration
“The top two reasons thousands of people in a Gallup study gave for being promoted to manager were: 1) success in a prior non-management role and 2) tenure.” There is much opinion around from observers of business and industry, that management skills are...
by Liz Villani | Feb 28, 2019 | From Courageous Success, Growth, Inspiration
75% of the reasons people quit work are things that managers can influence (Marcel Schwantes, Inc.). 75% of the reasons people quit comes down to their managers (Gallup). Many of us can think of a teacher, or a friend, who we totally “got” and who totally “got us”. ...
