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Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication

November 22nd, 2011 3 comments

It is believed that Leonardo Da Vinci coined the phase “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”.  At its core, it is challenging all of us to keep it simple and for many this is a real challenge.

How often do you sit through a meeting in which you walk out the other end going “what was that all about”?  It happens all the time when looking at new businesses.  I often ask the person doing the pitch to explain the business in 30 sec – a minute maximum.  If they cant, how will they ever explain it to a customer!

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Top 10 CEO’s Who Never Went to College

September 1st, 2009 3 comments

A great posting came across my desk ther other day that listed the top 10 CEO’s around the world that never went to college (uni for those in the UK and Australia). All the CEO’s are well known. Of course there is Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs on the list. However, some of the other names were a little surprising.

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