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.
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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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Mid Year Kick Start

As I have said before, in all likelihood this will put you way beyond your peers whom are still drinking moche lattes and talking about ‘how they can’t believe it’s July ‘. . . . → Read More: Mid Year Kick Start

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My Parent’s Wisdom

I think it is easy for us to ignore the wisdom of our parents but if we think about it we may be surprised how much we have absorbed and how often they influence our lives and possibly we pass these along to others. . . . → Read More: My Parent’s Wisdom

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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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Stressed Out Brussels Sprout

I stopped and thought about myself – yeah, I feel pretty stressed. The workload at present is ‘full on’, I am not seeing the progress I would like, I am completing my Masters and I have a busy family life with a very active 15 month old. . . . → Read More: Stressed Out Brussels Sprout

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New Job or More Life?

She went onto explain her extended family and how demanding they were on her time and their expectations. To me Karen seemed stuck so I said to her, “it seems to me you may not need a new job as this one really works for you but instead you need more time to focus on you”. . . . → Read More: New Job or More Life?

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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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Hey True Blue !

He was a man of a different era, more of a knockabout type from the 20′s and 30′s. He worked on fishing trawlers, down in mines, knew the bush like the natives and built skyscrapers. . . . → Read More: Hey True Blue !

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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.
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