About me – Richard Scott

Amature writer who has spent last 20 years working for big corporates and 10 years studying and practicing management and leadership with some great mentors along the way. Managed business units ranging from $100m to $250m over the last 5 years.

Count Thy Blessings

Life is not without speed humps, that goes for our personal lives and our corporate lives. They can take many forms, maybe a relationship sours, you miss out on a promotion or a ruling goes against you.
. . . → Read More: Count Thy Blessings

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Re-Tooling for a New Career

As happiness can often be derived from our level of satisfaction with our personal relationships (outside work) and our job satisfaction – it is important that we consider re-tooling to get us back on track and well, be happier ! . . . → Read More: Re-Tooling for a New Career

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The Power of Thank You

There is some quote or saying that it’s easier to smile than frown and I believe it is more powerful to be thankful than to be arrogant, rude or inconsiderate. . . . → Read More: The Power of Thank You

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Looking for a Partner? (…..a business partner)

Working with a partner is a much more powerful strategy than trying to go it alone. You see a partner represents an extended sales force to your own. By working with one partner to can reach say 10 clients whereas if you went it alone you would need to cover those 10 clients yourself. . . . → Read More: Looking for a Partner? (…..a business partner)

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Social Media Luddite? How to create a social media presence

Social media can seem very overwhelming to many and the answer I hear from colleagues is that they ‘don’t have time to keep up’. In all honesty I probably spend 30mins a fortnight if that on keep details up to date.
. . . → Read More: Social Media Luddite? How to create a social media presence

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Welcome to the Tweenies or Happy New Year

A Tweenie being, for those of you whom aren’t aware, a pre-teen aged between 10 to 13 years. So, upon that basis – Welcome to the Tweenies! . . . → Read More: Welcome to the Tweenies or Happy New Year

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Season’s Greetings

Let me take this opportunity to wish you all the very best these holidays and a hearty ‘Season’s Greetings ‘.

Thank you for sticking with my blog during 2009 and I wish each of you a wonderful start to 2010. . . . → Read More: Season’s Greetings

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Why taking a holiday will keep you sane and your family happy

So to distill things down here – I am saying you need a ‘flop on the beach’ holiday maybe once a year to let you mind wander and recoup so that you can bounce back and be a happy individual. . . . → Read More: Why taking a holiday will keep you sane and your family happy

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Finding Inspiration

It’s the end of the year and you are tired. You have been drudging through one of the toughest times in modern history. You sit back and look out the window and spend some time reflecting. You realise you want to feel inspired, it’s missing and you want to Find Inspiration. . . . → Read More: Finding Inspiration

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Getting your next job – The Internal Pitch

In a previous article, ‘ What is my next job ?’, I talked about how you can work-out what appropriate next jobs maybe and how to begin to target them. As internal positioning is a key element to getting on the radar for the team or business unit you are targeting – I thought I would spend some more time talking about this topic. . . . → Read More: Getting your next job – The Internal Pitch

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