by Ian Kaye | Business Start-up and Growth, CFO / FD, Project Management
I was at the three day National Achievers Congress over July 2nd-4th. There were 15+ speakers over the three days, Tony Robbins opened with a 4 hour extravaganza and it closed with Sir Richard Branson being interviewed by Michael Burke. Sir Richard came onto the...
by Ian Kaye | Business Start-up and Growth, Project Management
This is a summary of an article by Mckinsey the Management Consultancy; the findings of their research with 100’s of CEOs. Below is a summary of the three steps to building a stronger, more effective top team. 1. Get the right people on the team . . . and the wrong...
by Ian Kaye | Project Management
(This is the second in a series of articles inspired by the book Why teams don’t work by Harvey Robbins and Michael Finley) Change causes uncertainty, and uncertainty can cause angst and negative feelings. Managing change well involves putting at ease the concerns...
by Ian Kaye | Project Management
The ideas of this article were principally taken from the book why teams don’t work by Harvey robbins and michael finley At work we are in teams all the time, on-going monthly cycles in finance, preparing for a big marketing exhibition or perhaps a longer-term...
by Ian Kaye | Business Start-up and Growth, CFO / FD
For an entrepreneur to find his/her way to an Angel Investor is a tough ask. There are a myriad of options and if you havent done it before it is particularly difficult to find your way through the crowds to the right Angel for you. Last night I went to a networking...
by Ian Kaye | Project Management
A project sponsor is normally the projects most senior supporter within an organisation the person that is hopefully championing the project from within the executive team. If the project is large and taking substantial company resources, be that financial, people or...
by Ian Kaye | Project Management
Projects come in a variety of shapes and sizes, this includes the cost, number of resources and time to complete. I believe if you understand the core definition of a project and its constituent parts you are well on the way to a successful project. Wikipedia defines...
by Ian Kaye | Business Start-up and Growth
One of the most important things you can ever learn about business is the basics of a business start-up. When you have the confidence to get things started the right way from the outset, it will make all the difference in the work you do. Careful planning is...
by Ian Kaye | Business Start-up and Growth, CFO / FD, Project Management
Self Managed teams free up management time, drive up efficiency and lead to happier more content employees. A self managed team is one where colleagues work in an autonomous group to achieve a given task, project or service. By definition the key difference from...