The book The Start-Up of You – co-authored by Reid Hoffman, the founder of the social networking site LinkedIn, and Ben Casnocha – starts with the claim “You were born to be an entrepreneur” explaining that that is not because we should all start companies but because “ the will to create is embedded in [...]

At an recent event for HR professionals the speaker was talking about the “more for less” culture that has grown up during the current economic climate and – as  is often the case -  when budgets are under pressure the spend on training is cut back. It can be tempting to bemoan the fact but [...]

Since setting up Cameron Consulting my focus has been on helping others to reach their potential. Most recently this has meant teaching people how to make the most of Social Media. As part of this process I have developed a series of hints and tips of how best to use LinkedIn for business. I hope [...]

In early January – when I found out that the theme for the February edition of the 3rdi magazine was to be “What will 2012 bring” like many people I was thoughtful about the seemingly endless bleak forecasts that made up the news stories. But even though the unemployment figures have made grim reading I [...]

When Karen asked us for recommendations for a business book I scurried to my bookshelf to take a look at which one to choose. Over the years I have gathered an eclectic mix of books that would fall into the “business” category. Now that I have a Kindle I have added some digital versions and [...]

In the June edition of this magazine there was an article Entitled “ Women Told To Speak Their Minds To Get On In The Boardroom” which reported on research by linguistics expert Dr Judith Baxter. Searching for something else I discovered this interview with Dr Baxter which I think is really helpful in explaining more. [...]

Some time back I got a call from a researcher on the Richard Bacon Show on Radio 5 Live completely out of the blue. I recall it was around the time during the MPs’ expenses row and the issue they were focussing on was employing family members. The researcher had found something on my blog [...]

When Karen asked me if I would guest edit the 3rdi Magazine edition for August I had no idea what I was letting myself in for yet I accepted right away. Maybe it was because the topic for this edition is Youth Enterprise which is dear to my heart and I always look for an [...]

Since I started my business 7 years ago I have had the opportunity to work with young people in a variety of enterprise projects. I learned so much from them during those projects but what stays with me most is their ability to ask great questions. Let me illustrate this with a couple of stories [...]

That headline might raise a few eyebrows but bear with me. It’s likely that finding out what your competitors are doing in their business and using what you do find out wisely to gain “competitive advantage” has been recommended since the very first trader set up. It seems like common sense but implies that there [...]

As I write this President Obama has just headed back to the US after his visit to the UK during which he has made many speeches. Very few of us will get the chance to hear him speak in conversation or unscripted. This does not make what he says any less impactful but we will [...]

Recently on a visit to my parents I answered the telephone – as you do – and my aunt at the other end started chatting . When I told her it was me she said “oh you sound so like your Mum”. Now leaving aside that she had every right to expect that a woman [...]