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What makes an expert different?
This week, a good friend of mine, Alastair (check out his blog on effective online marketing) , sent me a link to a video of Brandon Burchard. Brandon is the founder of a series of seminars in which...
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Beware of Experts
Experts get it wrong. The price we pay in trusting experts to take the important decisions for us is huge. We don’t like uncertainty. Experts give us a sense of certainty. I don’t know what to do with...
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Deliberate Ignorance
There are two types of ignorance: Deliberate Ignorance and Understandable Ignorance. Understandable Ignorance A non-financial expert is not expected to know how to calculate discounted cash flow...
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Eliminate the Unnecessary
“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.” Pablo Picasso Teaching in IESE Madrid I finished a wonderful 3 day seminar this week in Madrid with 30 directors ranging from industries as diverse as...
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3 Leadership Lessons from Carlos Ghosn
In the last issue of IESE Insight magazine, Carlos Ghosn offered three key lessons he has learned during his career. Carlos Ghosn at IESE First, he said, “Every problem has a solution,” but business...
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How to write a book in spite of yourself
“It’s extremely difficult to do something big. I think setting out to do something small is easier and more likely to work.” Seth Godin If you are reading this, I will assume that you writing a book...
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7 Great Business Books
Who are your “Passive Mentors”? Mentors make a big difference in my life. There are 2 types of mentor: Active and Passive mentors. Active mentors are those that you meet in person, interact with and...
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Disrespect for the Respectable [Richard Feynman Video]
Richard Feynman “If you know the name of a bird in all of the human languages, you will still know absolutely nothing about the bird. My father taught me the difference between knowing the name of...
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5 Blog Posts that Really Changed my Perspective on Big Things
I had coffee this morning with an entrepreneur from Barcelona and fellow member of Entrepreneurs’ Organisation. I spoke about a couple of blog posts that had really impacted me and changed my...
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How to Stop Offering Free Advice and Make the Sale
6 Steps to Stop Being “Free” Be clear on the results you can help them achieve – Can you explain what success looks like in a clear, concise, specific and compelling way? in language that your target...
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Charlie Munger’s Inverse Thinking Process
I was watching a few Charlie Munger speeches recently – Warren Buffett’s partner in leading Berkshire Hathaway. Charlie talks a lot about “Inverse Thinking”… The Inverse Thinking Process What is...
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How to Prepare and Deliver a Great TED Talk
You are going to give a TED talk? You want to give a TED talk? It is on your bucket list to deliver a TED talk? This video is for you… The 10 Areas to Prepare a TED Talk Learn about the 10 areas: This...
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Why are Experts so often poor Communicators? This is why…
Why are Experts so often poor Communicators? Here is why… If you are reading this via email, check out the video on the blog: Why are Experts so often poor Communicators? This is a video about Experts...
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4 Public Speaking Lessons from the IESE EMBA team 2017 | Anagor, Mueck,...
This video comes from IESE during the Executive MBA (EMBA) intensive week in Barcelona. Florian Mueck, John Zimmer, Tony Anagor and Tobias Rodrigues all share wisdom on: public speaking hand gestures...
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There is formula for changing people. Doctor Malik Mohammed shared this wisdom with the EO Global Leadership Academy last week in Washington, USA. If you are to change someone’s behaviour patterns, two...
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How to Get Paid to Speak
“Your ability to communicate with others will account for fully 85% of your success in your business and in your life.” Brian Tracy Imagine being paid well to travel the world and share your message...
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I heard David Meerman Scott share this question in a recent Elevate podcast episode with host Bob Glazer. He was asked by someone “Imagine you are in a room with 2,000 people. What could you...
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