Lessons from Solar
CAM, the alumni magazine of Cambridge University, asked around 50 dons what they were going to read over the summer holidays. Top of the list by far was Solar by Ian McEwan, so as I was going to be spending four weeks in Italy, I put it top of my reading list as well. The book is certainly McEwan's funniest novel and up near, if not quite, his best (which I think is Saturday). On the other hand, there are some absolutely brilliant vignettes and anyone who is either an entrepreneur or venture ca.....
Read MoreEQ and The Social Network
If there is one film you have to see this year it is The Social Network. The film is about the development of Facebook, the modern phenomenon of our time. The hero (?) is Mark Zuckerberg (played by Jesse Eisenberg) and his two foils are Eduardo Savarin (played by Andrew Garfield) and Sean Parker, founder of Napster (played superbly by Justin Timberlake). All three (like the rest of the cast) are simply brilliant. Savarin is a great Double Checker, Parker is the Hustler extremis, while Zuckerber.....
Read MoreUnderstand Yourself by Understanding Autism
I was in Melbourne last week presenting an executive tutorial to 80 members of AMCHAM running an executive tutorial on The Most Useful Sales Technique I Have Ever Used. When a magazine produced by the Swinburne University of Technology dropped out of the local paper. Inside the magazine was an interesting article: New insights into the autistic brain. The article contained a number of insights about autism, which is one of the seven 7MTF/Humm components although renamed the Artist. (You can re.....
Read MoreThe Emotional Intelligence of the Autistic Entrepreneur
One of the most interesting articles I have read this year was in The New Yorker, 28 November 2011 issue about Peter Thiel, who was described by the magazine as the most successful technology investor currently alive. Many of you would have seen an actor portraying Thiel in The Social Network; he is the West Coast Angel who makes the first investment in Facebook. The article is well worth reading and highly recommended. Thiel was one of the founders of Paypal and also the CEO of Clarium C.....
Read MoreChris Golis - Author
"Put in a sales perspective, I loved your presentation! I got a lot from what you talked about and I will read your book."
Peter Morris, Executive Officer, Lomax Financial Group
Your presentation on 'Lifting your Level of Emotional Intelligence" to 10 CEOs scored an average 8.9 out of 10 for the topic and 8.5 for the presentation which is great. A couple of the attendees gave you a 10 out of 10, and the comments were:
- Great presentation. Very informative.
- Excellent presentation.
- made me think.
Christi Spring CEO Institute. - web www.ceo.com.au.