My Life at GEM

Life at GEM is fantastic. I’ve been here 7 months now and WOW it’s gone quick. As the saying goes; “time flies when you’re having fun”. It’s full speed ahead here, and that’s the way I like it. It’s so important, but also rare, to find a career that you love but I’ve...

Gazumped! A disturbing experience

Being ‘gazumped’ isn’t nice!  Not in the slightest.  I know because it happened to me. We learnt the hard way, therefore would like to share our experience in the hope that it may save someone else’s tears of frustration in the future. We were in the throes of...

An irritable boss! A whining colleague!

An irritable boss, a whining colleague or even those difficult to please clients, can all make a day at work unbearable.  Modern workplaces can be extremely tense, so it’s perhaps not surprising that it doesn’t always bring out the ‘best’ in people. If we...

Never Eat Alone !

Keith Ferrazzi’s book, Never Eat Alone states that “Invisibility is a fate worse than failure”!   Sounds harsh, but if your business is invisible then how could you expect it to be successful? If you’re running your own business the focus should be on ‘what’s next’...

Delegation can be good for the soul!

NEVER UNDER ESTIMATE THE POWER OF GREAT DELEGATION SKILLS Successful delegation is a great skill to have. It is extremely important in the efficiency and development of you, your team and ultimately your business. So what does delegation mean?   Delegation is the...