Tag Archives: iBiz

Never eat alone – by Keith Ferrazzi

I have just finished reading Never eat alone, by Keith Ferrazzi. Some good points are to be found in this tome, worthy of immediate application. Ferrazzi sees a world in which your network, or circle, or tribe, now occupies the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Final hurdle in my studies has been cleared!

OK I am catching-up on this blog big-time! Those cherished and loyal readers of this blog over the years will be aware that I have for some years been studying and working towards becoming a member of the Royal Institution … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Book review: Business the Richard Branson Way

OK so I’ve finished reading my four books on [wikipop]Richard Branson[/wikipop]. Not only have I survived the ordeal, but I have also found it quite enjoyable and insightful. “Business the Richard Branson Way” offers an objective study into how this … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur

Business Stripped Bare, the third book on my Richard Branson reading palooza. Many of the examples used in this book are a rehashed version of material already found on his previous two books – even so, I would recommend this … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book review: Richard Branson – Screw it, Let’s do it

Just finished “Screw it, let’s do it“, the second of my four books on Richard Branson. This guy is an incredible agent of change in every industry that he enters. He seems to be like a walking hurricane that leaves … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book review: Richard Branson – Losing my virginity

I have just finished reading this page-turner!  It was a really enjoyable and inspiring read, especially as Sir Richard Branson seems to speak my heart when he writes about social entrepreneurship and of using influence, position, and wealth as a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Follow-up on Warren Buffett

For those of you who have had their interest piqued by my previous post on Warren Buffett, check out this video where he is being intereviewed by Charlie Rose. This guy fascinates me – I am learning a lot from … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Just finished reading The Snowball:  Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, the mammoth tome on Warren Buffett.  The author strips away all the mystery surrounding this intriguing persona to reveal the pure genius of the man.  She gives a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

What makes ideas stick?

Currently listening to a really interesting Podcast from the Stanford Centre for Social Innovation.  It is a talk given by Chip Heath, a member of Stanford’s business faculty and one of the co-authors of a book entitled “Made to Stick:  … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Entreprenurial Thought Leaders Seminar by Stanford on iTunesU

I am really digging a series of lectures that I have loaded onto my iPod.  The Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series from Stanford rocks!  Most days see me listening to this stuff being piped into my ear canals whilst I work.  … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment