Early in her career, Maxine Rich (pictured above), now the managing director of investment banking at Investec, worked at the law firm Freeh…
Early in her career, Maxine Rich (pictured above), now the managing director of investment banking at Investec, worked at the law firm Freeh…
Recently I was chatting with a friend who is very successful in his own right, and he asked me my thoughts on why many people are not able t…
I got a call today from someone looking to sell me something. Something expensive. Something I may have wanted to buy. Something I would hav…
The time most of us spend looking at a screen has rapidly increased over the past decade. If we’re not at work on the computer, we’re li…
In the offices of an unmarked high-rise building in Boston sits Seth Klarman, surrounded by a stack of papers and books which, by his own ad…
I am no LinkedIn expert. But I do use it. I post status updates, I join groups, I comment in discussions, and I check backgrounds of just ab…
The best business leaders go out on a limb, don’t follow convention and aren’t afraid of treading a different path. They also don’t tu…
The king is dead, long live the king. Well, kings. Nathan Tinkler’s spectacular wealth wipeout has been crystallised by the release of the…
Welcome to Shades of Grey, a series from The Conversation that examines the challenges posed by Australia’s ageing workforce. Today, Austr…
Two-and-a-half years ago I wrote the following article which appeared in my newsletter. I wanted to share something this week which complete…
It was Samuel Goldwyn, of the movie company MGM, who said “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” So how does one get lucky with present…
Last time, we looked at how to build contacts on LinkedIn, the key social media platform for professionals. But once you have built yo…
