Speaking at a networking event the other day, I did a quick straw poll to test out one of my theories about why so many people find such events a pointless exercise despite feeling compelled to go along. Not surprisingly, out of a group of nearly 40 people, only 2 claimed to have a systematic … / continued
 
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 By Graham Wilson, on May 13th, 2013 By Graham Wilson, on April 12th, 2013I’m not a great believer in paperwork exercises – simply documenting something that you’d do anyway in order to gain a piece of paper seems intrinsically wrong to me. It’s a question of how much effort is necessary. When the form filling becomes too onerous, but is still only documenting what’s already been achieved, then … / continued By Graham Wilson, on March 6th, 2012One of the few skills most senior executives will admit they need to develop is their networking skill. Even though it is a fundamental aspect of most such positions, the ability to network is often seen as a bolt-on rather than a need-to- have. I’ve written a lot about the importance of networking before, and … / continued By Graham Wilson, on December 30th, 2011…to make a big difference to your work or to your senior executive job hunt? As some of you know, I’ve written a few times in the past about New Year’s Resolutions. For example: Keeping to your resolutions Resolutions, goals, happiness and engagement This year, my inbox seems to have been full of messages from … / continued By Graham Wilson, on March 25th, 2011Book summary: The Personal Branding Phenomenon by Peter Montoya (2002) Back in 2003, this summary was sent to friends and colleagues on my personal email mailing list – as it was then! Recent conversations, led me to resurrect it, to tweak the English, and to post it as a blog item. I hope that you’ll … / continued By Graham Wilson, on November 14th, 2010The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Robinson) A few weeks ago, I chose one of Tony Buzan’s books as my Business Book of the Week. On Friday night, I went to hear Buzan speaking. He is a polished presenter, nay an entertainer, and he tends to stick to his stuff. He wouldn’t be … / continued By Graham Wilson, on October 16th, 2010That isn’t actually true. Anyone who knows me from days gone by, and certainly anyone who has experienced me on the old public speaking circuit will be aware that I used to carry around a mental list of heroes. With little prompting, I would share the details of these individuals lives and the profound things … / continued  Comments are closed  case studies, emotional & spiritual intelligence, executive / leadership behaviour, general, portfolio careers By Graham Wilson, on July 15th, 2010Following in his father’s footsteps, Charles joined what was once the family firm in the City roughly ten years ago. Ownership long-since passed to corporate hands, although there is still a portrait of his great-grandfather hanging in the corridor by the Boardroom. Few people even noticed his surname and those that did tended to think … / continued By Graham Wilson, on July 14th, 2010We’ve been working together for a couple of years, and along the way seen Beverley’s organisation grow from 30 or so people to 60. You wouldn’t expect it to have been plain sailing, and certainly a fair bit of the growth has been down to good luck – being in the right place at the … / continued By Graham Wilson, on May 19th, 2010A question posed on a forum recently pushed a few buttons in me… “Do you think a company name ending with ‘consulting’ is good for consulting business as well as social enterprise business?” As some of you know, for the last few years, I’ve been a guest speaker at the annual careers convention for volunteers … / continued |
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