by Gavin | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
We seem to be experiencing the world’s wettest drought right now. I read in the Metro that the Met Office have stated that the drought will continue, because the downpours of the last fortnight are ‘the wrong sort of rain.’ I just love that. I love how English it is,...
by Gavin | Apr 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s not all technological smiles at the Inspiration Factory today. Although I was waxing lyrical about virtual assistants a couple of posts ago, today I’ve been failing to negotiate (read: swearing) at our printers. By that I mean printing machines, obviously. I...
by Gavin | Mar 7, 2012 | Learning, Uncategorized
I am increasingly convinced that Integrity and Energy are the key to sales success. In some work I am doing for a leading advertising sales business our research is proving that the most successful salespeople long term are those who combine personal motivation and...
by Gavin | Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Many of you may know that Inspire has moved to a new home. Nestled in a converted stables perched on top of Muswell Hill, there’s a whole new energy to our business now we’re away from the bustle of the metropolis. We agonised over leaving our trendy London address,...
by Gavin | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ask my wife and she’ll claim I’m a big picture thinker and extraverted– she’ll point out how I love to entertain, how sociable I am, that I’m demonstrative (or over demonstrative at times!), how I love an audience, and how my spontaneity (against her order and...
by Gavin | Nov 28, 2011 | Education, Leadership, Learning, Uncategorized
This weekend a number of challenging conversations led us to ponder how we can support colleagues and clients to use business tools to express themselves and reach their full potential. It was 11am in London, and a worried mother shot me a dagger look as I passed a...
