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Tag Archives: falling out
Stuart gets the sack
What a bizarre, and ultimately swift exit! Stuart Baggs, “the Brand” gets short shrift from Lord Sugar in the semi-final of 2010 Apprentice. But the odd thing is, we have had weeks and (seemingly endless) weeks of Stuart’s assent, culminating … Continue reading
Are the Apprentice girls growing up?
Last night’s episode had a really good task: to buy at best price, ten obscure items. Problem was, no-one knew how to find out. Remember the Yellow Pages before the days of the internet? Well, it’s fair to say both teams … Continue reading
With regret, you’re fired!
An MD I used to work with, told me once that he’d never had a bad sacking. By this he meant that those employees he had had to part company with, had accepted it was the right thing to do, … Continue reading
Is there an upside to disaster?
No. A catastrophe is a catastrophe… but… Massive life events, be they personal or corporate, such as a relationship ending or a business failing, do have consequences. These consequences force change. There is nothing nice about it. But change can … Continue reading
Posted in Big business failure, Broken relationships in business, Confidential advice, Failure, Finding success in business, Success
Tagged Broken relationships, Business, Church splits, Conflict, Disaster, Disaster recovery, failure, falling out, Hatfield, Personal development, Success
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What’s it like to be “Rev”?
What’s it like to be the leader? BBC’s irreverent series gets right behind the eyes of the leader of a fictional London church. It can be lonely at the top. Adam (the vicar) feels like his only confidant is Colin, a … Continue reading
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