Naomi Simson

Understanding opportunity cost is part of this equation, writes serial entrepreneur Naomi Simson.

I was recently asked as part of an awards process to outline the lessons I have learned from starting my own business in 2001.

No one likes getting yelled at, but there might be a reason.

Happiness makes sense at every level – on a personal, community, social, organisational, national and global level.

Perhaps the question I am posing is far too obvious: Is the effort and energy it takes to be happy worth it? Maybe it is easier to be grumpy, disconnected and uninspired? The statistics, however, do not lie.

A few weeks ago, I decided to run a LinkedIn poll after reading Daniel Nettle’s book Happiness – the science behind the smile.

Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank once said, “At most companies, people spend 2% of their time recruiting and 75% managing their recruiting mistakes.

I was in a cafe in Argentina with my daughter a few weeks ago and on the front of the menu was a list of “the golden rules of conversation”.

You’ve heard the term ‘a born leader’? Whilst leadership skills can be innate, there are skills and attributes that can be learnt and developed.

Every journey – no matter how long and hard – starts with a first step.

I have made a fool of myself many times, but I forgive myself because I accept that I am human.

I was recently asked as part of an awards process to outline the lessons I have learned from starting my own business in 2001.