Mentors To Executives Worldwide

Marketing is a vital component of any business. Do you know if your marketing is working as well as it could? How can you keep up with the changes to your target market in an increasingly noisy marketing world? This week Kim and Fulyana speak with Anna Mirzayan about the changes and challenges in the […]

For many the idea of a “temp” relates to employment categories other than senior executives. In these days of dynamic organisations, however, should we be rethinking the idea of who can be a “temp” and what that actually means to various types of organisations and the executives who consider working this way? In this podcast […]

In the third and final part of our discussion with Jamie Wadley, Kim and Fulyana explore ideas of what is to come on the business front. Will we have jobs? What will the average business model be? How much will technology take over? All this plus some insight into the benefits of sailing, reading and […]

Do you have great ideas? Want to make them into a business? How do you get started? These and more questions are discussed this week as Kim and Fulyana continue their session with Jamie Wadley, entrepreneur and marketing coach.    

Do you dream of being an entrepreneur? Over a series of 3 podcasts, Kim and Fulyana talk with Jamie Wadley, currently a marketing coach but with a background steeped in entrepreneur business activities across a broad range of industries. Do you know how to find your ideal client? Does your office location matter? How do […]

Every job has tasks we don’t like, tasks we think should be done by someone else, tasks that don’t fit our idea of what we should be doing in the role we are undertaking. What can you do as a senior manager when you have a new team composed of elite tasks oriented individuals who […]

What kind of a CEO do you need to be to successfully manage a team whose members are widespread geographically? What happens when one of the team decides to take on more responsibilities? This week, Kim sets the scene and Fulyana offers some insights into the best management practises for this situation. Can you offer […]

Have you always enjoyed good communication with your boss? Is that changing? This week Kim and Fulyana talk through what might be happening when your boss appears to stop listening to you. Is it a change in communication styles, added business stresses or a result of some outside influence of which you are unaware? What […]

In our second case study around emotional decision making, we explore how meetings can effect our emotions and decisions whether or not we attend these meetings. Kim and Fulyana both talk through examples from their experience to help provide options for you when you are faced with meetings where emotional influence in decision making could […]

Following on from the discussion about emotional decision making, Kim and Fulyana explore the first of two case studies to see how to manage the over zealous and positive members of teams that are flying high with results. Can a team be too positive? Does the decision making get affected in the same way as […]

This week is the first part of a three part series of podcasts based on keeping emotions out of our decision making activities. In this podcast Kim and Fulyana talk through some of the ways they have been able to master this activity. The next two podcasts are devoted to case studies related to emotional […]

When is the best time to give feedback? If performance is not up to standard should you hit it hard and quickly? This week Kim and Fulyana use a couple of timely situations to explore when, how and what to do for the best practise of giving and receiving feedback – whether its positive or […]

Are you making decisions about which event will be best for your organisation? Do you need to get the most from your promotion budget? Kim and Fulyana talk from first hand experience about the best ways to get useful returns on the investment you make in both dollars and staff time from these activities.

We all do it – say to ourselves “It’s just a meeting with….. I know them, it will be fine”. This week Kim and Fulyana explore the reasons behind being prepared for a meeting and having that all important debrief after a meeting – who should be involved, why it is necessary and how to […]

Knowledge Transfer? Knowledge Management? Aren’t they the same thing really? This week Kim and Fulyana talk specifically about Knowledge Transfer and why it is important in any organisation.  

Is knowledge management important? What is it really and why do executives need to think about it? This week Kim and Fulyana discuss their experiences around knowledge management from both an executive and customer viewpoint. Do you manage knowledge well in your organisation?  

In our final session of discussion with David Skillen, Kim and Fulyana explore the options and processes available to senior executives when considering the culture of an organisation, particularly when you are new to the organisation.  

In Part 2 of the discussion with David Skillen, Kim and Fulyana seek some ideas around the right mix of culture and technological change. There is also a delightful anecdote about appropriateness of some culture to organisations.      

This week sees the start of a three part discussion with David Skillen about the importance and use of culture in an organisation. Where does it come from? How can it be developed? What use is it? Kim and Fulyana explore with David the options available to executives and organisations when seeking to find and […]

Kim and Fulyana continue their discussion with Matt Wenberg about his progression through the “ranks” from apprentice aircraft mechanic to his current MBA studies. This week we also hear about the effect of his completion of the Kokoda Trail and how he has used that experience to keep himself motivated.