Celebrated Chef Susur Lee on his Leadership Strategy

The Globe & Mail Business Incubator today features an video interview with Hong Kong born internationally-renowned chef and restaurant owner Susur Lee. In just under 4.5 minutes Lee talks about keeping the excitement, why attention to detail is so crucial and how important learning to adjust is. 

The Power Of Positive Thinking. And a Day Job.

Louise France and The Observer bring us this heart warming story of one woman out to change the world with a pair of tights with the feet cut off. Sara Blakely did it with zero business knowledge, zero experience, zero help. This is the story of how Spanx came to be a multi million dollar business. Fun Fact: "Fishnet economy=in times of crisis and recession sales of red lipstick and hosiery go up".

For Entrepreneurs, It's All About Time

Understanding time management and putting it into practice is critical to your professional viability and work/life balance-whether you work for yourself, by yourself or with others. Managing time isn't just about being punctual or is it really about multi-tasking per se. Nor does it relate only to business. I think its a lifestyle choice. Its about organization and flow, being effective, setting goals and getting things done. Read Paul B. Brown's article in the New York Times that inspired this post for some excellent tips. And visit Mind Tools for a great pep talk.