Posts Tagged ‘Ivan Gavran’
Are you creating your own economy?
Are you creating your own economy? It’s often said that we live in uncertain times, but we really do live in uncertain times! From the on-going China/Trump trade war to Brexit, the exponentially increasing impact of Artificial Intelligence, continued low wage growth, insanely low interest rates, Banks continued reluctance to lend etc etc etc. Where do you…
Read MoreStrategy or implementation, which one is my problem? (continued)
Strategy or implementation, which one is my problem? (continued) Last time we spoke about the importance of identifying whether strategy or implementation is at fault if the lowering tide has exposed the naked swimmer in your Business (in Warren Buffet’s words). Too often we see businesses blame strategy and keep changing it, all the while…
Read MoreStrategy or implementation, which one is my problem?
Strategy or implementation, which one is my problem? Last time we spoke about what Warren Buffet meant when he said “A rising tide floats all boats….. only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” When things are good everyone does OK but when things turn south many are exposed. The…
Read MoreA rising tide floats all boats, but…
A rising tide floats all boats, but… “A rising tide floats all boats….. only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” This is Warren Buffett’s addendum to the famous ‘rising tide’ quote. So what does it mean? When things are good all businesses are making money but when things turn…
Read MoreAltusQ Breakfast Series: Is winter coming? (Sydney, May 23)
AltusQ Breakfast Series: Is winter coming? Running to where the ball will be… With no recession since 1991 a question on many people’s minds is whether Australia’s seemingly endless summer is now drawing to a close. In the second workshop of AltusQ’s 2019 breakfast series we will be exploring how to get your business ready for…
Read MoreWhat can we learn from the price of orange juice?
What can we learn from the price of orange juice? I shared a story at a recent client workshop about a soccer dad I met on the sidelines of a pre-season under 14s soccer training session. This soccer dad was a trader and he was good enough to share some of the strategies he adopts. Trading…
Read MoreAnother year almost over…
Another year almost over… Christmas is coming quickly and it’s a natural time of year to reflect. Below is a snapshot of some of this year’s blogs to provide a summary of the key messages as well as to provide some reflection questions… Elon Musk’s wisdom: “One of the really tough things is figuring out…
Read MoreJust ask the question!
Just ask the question! I’m reading an Elon Musk book at the moment and came across the following quote: “One of the really tough things is figuring out what question to ask. Once you figure out the question, then the answer is relatively easy.” I loved this quote because this is the premise of coaching and…
Read MoreThe black art of accountability – Part two
The black art of accountability – Part two In our last blog we discussed how everyone has a set of non-negotiables which become obvious in conflict. See below for a refresh. Did you reflect on your non-negotiables, and that of others around you? Non-negotiables sound really straight-forward but nailing them down can be difficult. One of the…
Read MoreThe black art of accountability – Part one
The black art of accountability My two sons are doing Ju Jitsu this year – a change from years of soccer. My commitment to them (and my wife) was that I would ferry them every Tuesday/Thursday evening. I made that commitment as I felt it was about time I put at least one of the kids’…
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