Lord Almighty December 19th, 2010

As someone who is fixated on growing and motivating my team to be the best at what we do, I am always trying to understand what are the key driving points that make some people incredibly successful. I was about to start blogging about the fact that when you have a wife and children, suddenly you seem to become more successful. I first came accross this theory when Vernon Lord a then finance director at Granada jokingly commented that he disliked me, there is always a little truth in the jest. He said, “you have no wife, kids, loan repayments, school fees, ex-wives. You have nothing that ensures you have to perform.” I reminded him that I’d never missed my target and that I was… Read the Rest »

Failed your A levels? Don’t panic. August 22nd, 2009

It is that time of year again. A Level results time. My goddaughter just achieved 4 A’s. Incredible! A far cry from my terrible attempt. Yet you dont need A level results to be successful. Here is my itinerary for yesterday: BBC Radio Manchester 7.30am BBC Online photo shoot and interview City Tower, Piccadilly 12.00 pm Channel M 4pm News It certainly sounds impressive. Yet the only reason they all wanted to interview me, was because 23 years ago, on my A level results day, I got 2 U’s (That’s unclassified) I joked on the radio, “thanks for telling the world.” Yet in a funny sort of way I am quite proud of this achievement. It proves that we are all different. Academic exams are… Read the Rest »