When Nick Robinson asked UK cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom where the money would come from for a cut in business rates, she replied “You’re assuming that money comes from somewhere.” I was relieved when Nick Robinson tweeted this because I’d heard the interview and thought I must be going deaf, doolally, or both. I appreciate… Read More
Middle Aged Men in Suits – Hate Speech and Business
Hate speech is everywhere; From Vladimir Putin on migrants and the death of liberalism, to Boris Johnson’s casual insults of the French , business people and Moslem women, to some of the responses to Mark Field’s abhorrent reaction to an environmental protestor. Our media machine makes sure there’s always plenty of juicy generalisation and stereotyping… Read More
Some Partnership Pitfalls and how to avoid them
Business partnerships are great. From outsourcing deals to franchises to tie-ups, they deliver economies of scale, let us focus on our core proposition and extend our reach. But partnerships have pitfalls which can risk damaging your brand. You can avoid many of these pitfalls by making sure your partnership approach is properly thought through, appropriately… Read More
Could smart emojis kill the ‘Art of the Deal’? We can but hope
This all started with some uninteresting and unoriginal pondering on how we are all getting angrier with each other and how social media is taking much of the blame. I know our underlying political and social schisms have a lot to do with it, along with social media’s power to orchestrate and manipulate opinion. I… Read More
Happy 2019! An idiot looks at the future of business, and turnips
I owe you an apology or two. First, I’m meant to be running this as a business blog, hosted on my business website, and (if I can trust my analytics) read almost solely by a bunch of LinkedIn contacts (thank you for your support). Yet I fear my last few posts have gradually strayed further… Read More
Nick Teale 