The Venture on Strategy
Do the most charming entrepreneurs win?
Tony Featherstone Apparently more US chief executives are hiring charisma coaches to make them compelling, charming and attractive. Good luck with that.
Entrepreneur ‘failures’ can be heroes too
Tony Featherstone Every so often, an interview sticks with you for weeks or months. I have thought about a refreshingly honest comment from Billie Goat Soap founder Leanne Faulkner, about the downside of media stories...
The knack of looking big for small business
Tony Featherstone One of my favourite reports each year is the BRW Fast Starters, which ranks and profiles some of Australia's fastest-growing start-up ventures.
The Gen thing’s just stupid generalising
Tony Featherstone How many employers got sucked in by all the hype about supposedly demanding, hard-to-manage Gen Y employees?
How would you rather be sacked?
Tony Featherstone By using a blunt axe, some companies make redundancy programs a whole lot worse.
