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Category Archives: Coaching
National Apprentice Week
It is very appropriate that the final of Michel Roux’s Service should be followed by National Apprentice Week. Although it is a bit of an overused phrased, we need to remember that the young people of today are the wealth … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coaching
Tagged Adrian Fowles, Apprentice, Coaching, Engineering, Entrepreneur, Graham Snowdon, Manufacturing, Mentoring, National Apprentice Week, startup, Vince Cable
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Michel Roux’s Service – The Finale
What can I say, but what a fabulous close to such an excellent series? I am referring of course to the wonderful Michel Roux’s Service. Which came to a close last night with a little twist at the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coaching, Food
Tagged Adrian Fowles, Coaching, Food, Fred Sirieix, Mentoring, Michel Roux
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Proactive Positive Laziness – Part Three
Let me tell you another story: Many years ago I went to work at an organisation as a factory accountant (I love factories) for a technology company. Part of the role involved the cross comparison of large tables of data … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coaching, Finance, SME
Tagged Accounting, Adrian Fowles, Coaching, Finance, Mentoring, Pareto
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Entrepreneurs Business Academy – Update
Do you think you and your business would benefit if you spent a day with half-a-dozen millionaires sharing with you their secrets of success? I thought it sounded like a great idea so on Saturday I did just that. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Fowles, Bev James, Coaching, Entrepreneur, Finance, Guy Levine, James Caan, Nic Rixon, Peter Thomson, startup, Steve Clarke, The EBA
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Fred Sirieix
Something that I always find inspiring is seeing passion and great achievement emulating from an unlikely source. And so, over the last week or so, our house has been spell-bound, mesmerised and overjoyed as we watch the TV. The program … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Fowles, Coaching, Food, Fred Sirieix, Mentoring, Michel Roux
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Recruitment – It is like a Two Ronnies sketch
I’ve been thinking about the recruitment business and, to be honest, I think it is a very imperfect model. My thought process has been driven by a real concern about the ability of small businesses to access real talent. Small … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Fowles, Coaching, DISC, Entrepreneur, EQ-i, Finance, Myers-Briggs, Recruitment, startup, TKI, Two Ronnies, Webrecruit
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Proactive Positive Laziness – Part two
Pareto is your friend Pareto was a wonderful guy. He left us with that wonderful 80/20 rule that seems to apply to just about everything. A few examples: 20% of your customers provide 80% of your income. 80% of your … Continue reading
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Tagged Accounting, Adrian Fowles, Bev James, Coaching, Entrepreneur, Finance, Gill Fielding, James Caan, Pareto, Profit
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Proactive Positive Laziness
Some years ago I was contracted to an international FMCG. There had been a change of management and the new team was not sure of the financial status of the business. I’d been called in to drive the year end … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coaching, Finance, SME
Tagged Accounting, Adrian Fowles, Coaching, Finance, Pareto
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Success? It’s down to you all the way: Lord Sugar
This morning I read a fantastic article by Lord Sugar on the Telegraph website. Success? It’s down to you all the way: Lord Sugar What I really love about his article is the simplicity and honesty of it. Lord Sugar … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Fowles, Banks, Entrepreneur, Finance, Lord Sugar, Networking, Profit
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VAT is now 20% – How will it pan out?
Following on from my last post, VAT is now 20%, but how is this actually going to impact on our spending patterns? In my last post I discussed what would happen to the all-important price points. Now the BBC has … Continue reading
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