By Jim Symcox on Sep 24, 2007 in Dragon’s Den, Duncan Bannatyne, Gordon Ramsey, Mary Portas, Mary Queen Of Shops, Mind Your Own Business, Reality TV Shows, Sir Alan Sugar, Sir Gerry Robinson, Sir John Harvey-Jones, The Apprentice, The Armstrongs, The Restaurant, The Troubleshooter, Tycoon | 0 Comments
Business reality shows are big business. Previously I blogged about the fantastic BBC series “The Troubleshooter” with Sir John Harvey-Jones. More recently we’ve had Sir Alan Sugar’s “The Apprentice.” Around the same time we got a dose of Brummy with a double glazing firm run with an iron fist in an iron glove by the [...]
By Jim Symcox on Jan 3, 2007 in Anyone Can Do It: The Autobiography, Duncan Ballantyne, Duncan Bannatyne | 0 Comments
I’ve just finished re-reading Anyone Can Do It: The Autobiography of Duncan Bannatyne. The one thread that emerges particularly strongly through this book is that Duncan has learnt the art of delegation to the point where he says his organisation could run without him. I did enjoy this book it fills in the details of [...]
By Jim Symcox on Dec 6, 2006 in Amazon Book Store, Anyone Can Do It: The Autobiography, Dragon’s Den, Duncan Bannatyne | 0 Comments
In some ways Christmas Gift Ideas for the business man, or woman, is relatively easy. Would you be happy getting a gift that people on Amazon had said the following about? “After reading this, you really believe you can do it!” (Tony Gough) “Truly Inspirational – You will not want to put it down!” (Craig [...]