I’ve lost track of the number of people I’ve  spoken to recently who don’t have a marketing plan. It’s all up here, they tell me on the phone, and I picture them tapping their head. I know what I want […]

A few months ago, I was chatting with a headhunter – no, not the South American type, but one who hunts in the concrete jungle. He places top people into top jobs in the City of London, the beating financial […]

Imagine you’ve published a string of highly successful books, that have been acclaimed as both profound and accessible. You’ve presented tie-in TV series that did very well in the ratings. You’ve got a big house in a fashionable part of […]

This week, I’ve decided to papillonner. Yes, I know I’ve advised against using foreign words, but this is different (no, really). Papillon is French for butterfly, and papillonner is what they do: they butterfly. They flit randomly from one thing […]

Remember that great idea you had – the one you took to your boss? The one that was rejected out of hand? The one you’re still convinced is a great idea? Well hang on to it. It might just be […]