Tips to help your business take off
Times flies and we’re already a quarter of the way into the year. Luckily there is plenty of great advice out there to get your business flying too. To help you along here are a few must-reads we found and shared on FP Advance social media this April.
Great writing from some great business minds. Well worth a read.
Why You Should Stop Reading News
Farnham Street
Most of what you read online today is pointless. It’s not important to your life. It’s not going to help you make better decisions. It’s not going to help you understand the world. It’s not going to help you develop deep and meaningful connections with the people around you. The only thing it’s really doing is altering your mood and perhaps your behaviour.
Four ways work will change in the future
Guardian Labs
Change is afoot, but it’s not all doom and gloom. Here’s a fantastic (and short) video on how technology isn’t about to bring the end of the world, and an end to work as we know it.
What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)
Tasha Eurich
Tasha Eurich says, “”Our research revealed many surprising roadblocks, myths, and truths about what self-awareness is and what it takes to improve it. We’ve found that even though most people believe they are self-aware, self-awareness is a truly rare quality: We estimate that only 10%–15% of the people we studied actually fit the criteria. Three findings in particular stood out, and are helping us develop practical guidance for how leaders can learn to see themselves more clearly.”
I think we could all do with a dose of this article. I’m going to re-read it right now.
Succession Planning in Crisis: When the Dog Catches the Car
Mark Tibergien
Succession planning is becoming the big issue of the day for anyone wanting to exit, on terms that they can live with, in relation to how their clients will be served after they go. This column is a call to invest in the next generation, before this demand is leached away to online tech platforms and mutual fund companies with advisory divisions.
What Mentors Wish Their Mentees Knew
Vineet Chopra, MD and Sanjay Saint, MD
Looking for a mentor? Then here’s some great advice from Harvard Business Review for mentees. Remember that mentors are looking for closers: those that finish what they start. So make sure you know the Golden Rules. Ideal mentees share certain qualities: They are enthusiastic, energetic, organised, and focused. They embrace feedback, while remaining honest and responsive. They always behave with integrity and recognise that hard work and sacrifice pays dividends down the road.
5 must-reads from this April to help make your business fly
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