October 6th, 2023 Faris Aranki
Lessons on pricing from my cleaner vs how we do pricing for my consulting business This is not the cleaning trolley of my cleaner… It’s not big enough 😂 “And one more thing, Mr Aranki”, said my cleaner at the end of what was now one of her customary monologues that she gave at the end […]
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September 19th, 2023 Faris Aranki
What a way to be carried This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in June 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! In this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first start-up (Shiageto Consulting) […]
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September 11th, 2023 Faris Aranki
Life as a small business owner: What happens when you email 200 connections asking if there are opportunities to collaborate? Somedays, running a business makes me feel like this giant fish in a sink In many ways the current market feels like there is a recession without there being a recession. It’s been 4 years since […]
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September 9th, 2023 Faris Aranki
The 3 wise men This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in May 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! In this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first start-up (Shiageto Consulting) and how […]
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August 30th, 2023 Faris Aranki
This picture either makes you smile or your brain to melt :/ This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in May 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! In this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of […]
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August 27th, 2023 Faris Aranki
There’s a famous quote from management guru Peter Drucker that says: “What gets measured, gets managed!” That makes sense and something I’ve definitely noticed in my personal and professional life (interestingly, as a strategist, I realise too few people actually work out what is sufficiently strategically important that they should measure it instead often letting metrics […]
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August 15th, 2023 Faris Aranki
I once lost my wallet, phone and keys when upside down on a roller-coaster This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in May 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! In this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first […]
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August 11th, 2023 Faris Aranki
I’m convinced this shirt is too big for me This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in Jan 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! Ever found yourself spending way longer than you should deliberating what you should wear to work? Something that should take a matter of moments […]
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August 7th, 2023 Faris Aranki
Ta da! One amazing power shower Recently I had a friend visiting me for a few days. Ok, that’s great to hear that you have friends but what’s that got to do with anything? — Editor* Well, not only was I excited to see them but it also meant that they were the first staying guest at the new […]
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August 3rd, 2023 Faris Aranki
This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in May 2020 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! In this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first start-up (Shiageto Consulting) and how those lessons are […]
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