This is not my wardrobe This is a reprint of a classic blog I wrote in December 2019 when I first started Shiageto Consulting Ever found yourself spending way longer than you should deliberating what you should wear to work? Something that should take a matter of moments ends up filling 10 mins or more and […]
If you want to make a lasting impression it’s all about being memorable ; here’s some tips on how to do that Curtains ready at the ballet – all is not quite as it seems This week I’ve referenced the great Maya Angelou a lot, in particular her fabulous quote: “People will forget what you said, people will forget […]
Effectiveness: It’s a lot to do with change; so does change make you 😊 or 😔? This isn’t a blog about coins This is a reprint of a classic blog I wrote in December 2019 when I first started Shiageto Consulting In my previous blogs I began to explore a bit more about personal, team and business effectiveness. […]
Look at that face *This is a reprint of a classic blog I wrote in November 2019, not long after I’d started my first start-up A/ One bite at a time of course… I love this ridiculous joke (not just because it entertains my nephews) but because underneath it lies the simplest of truths; sometimes if we only […]
Not everything goes according to plan when you run a small business Who doesn’t love a bank holiday? When you are an employee, it’s basically like a free day-off but, when you run your own start-up, bank holidays are quite a weird sensation. As a start-up founder, you feel a bit guilty taking a day-off but, even […]
That genie looks awfully familiar About 20 years ago I remember reading about the Stockdale Paradox in the book Good To Great. Based around the mantra; “This too shall pass” and the ability to confront brutal facts, it was highlighted as a great technique for dealing with uncertainty and challenging times. Initially I thought this was a […]
Anyone for a kiss? How much on an average day do you spend thinking about your tongue? 10 seconds? 1 minute maybe? 5 mins max? I suspect I go whole days never even thinking about it. Well this week, it was occupying my thoughts 99% of the time. Why? Last weekend I fell ill and caught a virus that caused […]
Your relationship to food and exercise is an often-forgotten part of running a small business and this has massive implications for your weight The scales never lie I’ve never been a skinny person. As a kid, I was what would politely be called “cuddly”. At my peak I must have weighed close to 120kg and had a 46 […]
How to get teams to gel quickly — harsh lessons from holidays with loose connections that holds the answer If only there was more love in teams and that everyone was more nice “There are 8 of us all nominally at the same level and we’re all senior but it is a total car crash. Nobody trusts each other […]
This is all of us chasing the moon [This is a version of an article originally written for The Portfolio Collective about portfolio careers] It’s arguably harder than ever to stand out in the modern world; not only does the average person consume about 74GB of information per day (the equivalent of 16 movies) but a […]
