Standing out.

Standing out from the crowd. In my short time of networking, meeting and getting FandV off the ground, I have met quite a number of people who have given me their business cards. Unless I write notes on the back of the cards that I do on occasion have trouble putting a face to a name. The CEO of Lego has gone one step further with his "Business Card".

Success is not accidental

If you persist, you will succeed.  A great story how a lady first started as a receptionist and is now the CEO of the multi million dollar company. She clearly had barriers and she did take her chances. She showed determination and was willing to work. Read for yourself.

Sandy is getting expensive

With the superstorm Sandy causing havoc across the East Coast of America, it got me thinking about the winners and losers from this storm. I heard that Netflix's subscription levels spiked and a steel production company claimed to be losing $4million a day but the CEO wasn't too worried as he thought he would make the money back through sales of steel girders which will be needed for structural repairs.Can you think of any winners and losers from Sandy? See article

Money or Tradition -a great dilemma

As a golfer in my spare time I have taken an interest in the Masters being played this year. A truly great competition with the best golfers in the world playing for the coveted Green Jacket.

Apart from who will win the competition there is a debate brewing about whether women should be allowed to join the Augusta Golf Club which is all male. I had heard that that the word golf came from the accronyms Gentleman Only, Ladies Forbidden. Whether this is true or not it seems quite apt for this debate.

The problem is that IBM, one of the sponsors has got a female CEO and in the past all CEO's have been given free membership to this golf club. A pure dilemma. Do you let a lady in and break with tradition or do you spurn a Sponsor and risk losing their support? A tough one. What do you think? Read the article here