Tag Archives: success

BIG DATA – The Only Business Model Left

My Partner, Paul Readwin our Chief Intelligent Officer at Business Instincts Group recently send me a great article on the Only Business Model Left. It’s an article that resonates very deeply with us here at Business Instincts Group and PODIUM Ventures. Shomit Ghose, in his March 12 Forbes article, very aptly pointed out that with [...]

3 Things I Learned from Gary Kovacs

We had the opportunity to see Gary Kovacs speak to a group of University of Calgary Alumni a few weeks ago. Gary has been the CEO of the Mozilla Corporation since October 2010, and brings a wealth of knowledge stemming from time at SAP & Adobe. He graduated from the U of C with both [...]

What Does Clarity Mean to the BIG Team?

The Clarity Practice is one of the core offerings that we have here at Business Instincts Group and it incorporates a number of our proprietary Management systems such as our RIP Process, Visual Business Model and the RIPKIT. This week’s blog speaks to Clarity and what it brings to each team member’s well-being – in [...]

Arnold Schwarzenegger and His Five Rules to Success

No matter how you feel about Arnie Schwarzenegger, you can’t possibly deny that this guy is living the American dream. From Austrian farm boy to Mr Universe to Conan to the Governor of California, there’s something to be said for his pluck and sheer determination. Arnie lives and breathes these ‘Five Rules’ and I’m going [...]

3 Things Chess has taught me that relate to Business

1.)   Incremental.  Every move in chess is built on the move before.  It’s a game of first building a strong foundation, and then taking the necessary steps to move you forward. This foundation allows you to begin to create your strategy continuously throughout the middle of the game.  And, finally the end game is where [...]

Five Easy Steps to Transparency

Be transparent in 5 easy steps. There is a call from investors, shareholders, media and business professionals to be “more” transparent. What is your ability to be open, honest, courageous, forthright, and clear in the context of business? Let’s make sure we are looking at this in the same way; transparent is defined as: 1.Easily [...]