Ronnie Apteker: Seven secrets to becoming a successful entrepreneur
A couple years in the making, Coolfidence.com combines Ronnie Apteker’s business building experience with a wacky sense of humour and undeniable tech smarts.
Social psychology
Lucy Kellaway: Not impressed by Facebook “people” and its new empathy squad
Lucy Kellaway picks up on the assessment of Facebook’s new policies towards its users (erm, now officially “people”) and the newly created empathy squad.
What’s love got to do with workplace culture? Lots!
Most managers would recoil at the very idea of making workplaces more loving environments. Yet for those willing to see it, there’s more than enough evidence to show that  fostering a culture of fear or uncertainty, and constantly putting the productivity screws on your staff, are not the best ways to boost profit margins. When organisations … Read more
Identifying killer business ideas: six questions you should ask – venture capitalist
In an era in which everything imaginable has been invented, it seems, and there are more services and goods available than customers, it’s challenging to come up with a business idea that will work better than the rest. Venture capitalist Henry Davis won’t help you find that idea, but he does have great advice on … Read more
Invert, always invert: Get to know what real leadership is by first understanding what a leader is NOT
One of the best speeches I have ever read is Charlie Munger’s 1986 address to the Harvard School. It was the first time I came across the wisdom of inversion. When you have a problem, Munger explains, think about what NOT to do. For instance if you want to be popular and happy, work out … Read more
Newsletter 11 October: Wondering whether our nation has the Leadership it deserves – or just accepts
Hi there, Have been thinking a lot about leadership this past week. And how much business and politics could learn from the sporting world. It was sparked by last Saturday when our webmaster Justin and I cracked an invitation to the big rugby game at Ellis Park. It was a rare spectacle that lived up … Read more