4 ways to pimp your pitch
When I was a little girl, I’d watch my mother getting ready for a night out. I was fascinated how the person who’d been toiling in the kitchen in her …
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The role of your CEO in corporate partnerships
The US election campaign has provided an interesting contrast in leadership styles. One candidate is poised, prepared and calm whilst the other resembles a rampaging raccoon after a gallon of …
3 things you can’t control but need to influence
As any parent with a toddler will know, there are limits to how much you can control their behaviour or attitude. You can cook them nourishing meals, play them Mozart …
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The pros and cons of workplace giving
There’s an old Irish joke about a hopelessly lost tourist. He asks a man by the side of the road, ‘Can you tell me how to get to Dublin?’. After …
3 ways to break the cycle of frustration in corporate partnerships
My dog is full of energy and constantly on the lookout for new entertainment. When she’s had enough of squeaky toys, she chases her tail. Round and round in circles, …
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3 reasons why corporate partnerships don’t fit a formula
In the movie When Harry Met Sally the heroine drives everyone crazy when she orders a meal. She wants extra ingredients, different combinations, the sauce on the side; she wants …
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4 ways to get lucky in partnerships
What do corporate partnerships have in common with Steven Bradbury, the Olympic speed skater? When he won a gold medal after his opponents crashed on the last lap, everyone assumed …
How to really measure partnership success
What does success look like to you? In the Paris Olympics the male gymnastics team from China had a combined total of 37 world and Olympic medals. It’s the same …
10 ways to keep going after failure
I’m inspired by the talent and dedication of the athletes at the Paris Olympics. But I particularly felt for the two synchronised divers who were on the cusp of winning …
How to be a championship winner
The English have a complicated relationship with their men’s soccer team. Having invented the game and won one World Cup back in 1966 there is always the hope that ‘football …