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Having spent over 20 years delivering strategic change for the corporate and non-corporate worlds, Faris has experienced first-hand the fine differences between strategic success and failure.
His work has spanned numerous companies (from global behemoths to small start-ups), in numerous countries, across a range of sectors, supporting them all to unlock strategic success.
He came to realize that often what hinders institutions from achieving their goals goes beyond the quality of their strategy; it is their ability to engage effectively with others at all levels and remove barriers in their way. This has led to his passion for improving strategic effectiveness within all businesses and individuals and the foundation of Shiageto Consulting.
Over time, Faris has worked to distill his knowledge of how to solve complex problems in a structured manner combined with his skill on engaging effectively with others and his ability to quickly determine the barriers to a strategy's success. This knowledge has formed the foundation of Shiageto’s workshops, courses and methodologies. Faris believes that any firm or team can adopt these improvements; all it requires is a little of the right support -something Shiageto provides!
On top of leading our business, Faris is now an accomplished speaker and contributor for a variety of outlets.
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What would the movie credits of your life look like?“But do you actually know all those people”, a friend asked me as we were discussing our differing approaches to how we use LinkedIn.She’d re…
What would the movie…
What would the movie credits of your life look like?“But do you actually know all those people”, a friend asked me as we were discussing our differing approaches to how we use LinkedIn.She’d read my recent blog all about how I treated LinkedIn as a journal and was grilling me about it — I’ve previously explained in detail my evolving approach to using LinkedIn.“If it’s a journal, why would you be willing to let others read it and, why do you care how many people read it” — she was commenting on the number of followers I had.I know it doesn’t necessarily make sense…
Me looking wistful just after I receive a response about an outstanding proposalI love running a start-up; it ticks so many boxes for me such as: the massive improvements to my quality of life, the le…
Me looking wistful j…
Me looking wistful just after I receive a response about an outstanding proposalI love running a start-up; it ticks so many boxes for me such as: the massive improvements to my quality of life, the levels of variety it affords me, the uplift in my independence, the healthy challenge to build something from nothing, the impact my company has on others and more.However, it has lots of downsides: loneliness in the early days, the amount I am stretched day-to-day, the constant challenge of cashflow and never being certain where the money will come from, the decision overload that goes with having…
Data never lies - my 10 years of dating apps“44, single and not going to have kids”There’s nothing like reading your life summarised in one sentence to really hammer home your situation.This w…
Data never lies - my…
Data never lies - my 10 years of dating apps“44, single and not going to have kids”There’s nothing like reading your life summarised in one sentence to really hammer home your situation.This was the killer sentence from a financial report an investment company sent me recently.They had pulled together a summary of my financial needs and were making recommendations on how I should invest my money.Forget the stellar advice contained in the report; this was the sentence that really stuck with me.Sure, to them, these were simply assumptions for their report but to me, whether I l…
The anatomy of a social media like — why do people hit like on a post?Me when I look at LinkedInRecently I downloaded my data from LinkedIn to see what my biggest posts of all time were.As an…
The anatomy of a soc…
The anatomy of a social media like — why do people hit like on a post?Me when I look at LinkedInRecently I downloaded my data from LinkedIn to see what my biggest posts of all time were.As an analytical person, I was curious to see if there was a pattern, something I could learn from in terms of improving my posts.Regular readers will know that I like a bit of LinkedIn but, as I wrote last week, LinkedIn is more of a journal than a marketing tool for me as I love being able to document my life, sharpen my own thinking and it allows me to look back at all I have experienced (who knows…
This is not my desk nor hands“You need to post less” said the LinkedIn expert I spoke to this week.“The algorithm doesn’t like it when you post so much.”He was referring to the fact that …
This is not my desk …
This is not my desk nor hands“You need to post less” said the LinkedIn expert I spoke to this week.“The algorithm doesn’t like it when you post so much.”He was referring to the fact that the previous week I had been posting on average 3 times a day.Consideration of the algorithm may be important for some but it’s only really relevant if the only thing that is important to you is views, likes and other such aspects.I long ago came to realise that there is more to life on LinkedIn than just trying to be the most popular person out there.How my LinkedIn usage has evolved over t…