In 30 seconds Founder-led businesses often start with the founder driving sales through vision and hustle. Early success comes quickly but scaling stalls due to the absence of a sales…
In 30 seconds Soft skills have taken centre stage in the 4th Industrial Revolution, becoming integral to employability and business success. These versatile abilities, spanning communication, teamwork, problem-solving, emotional intelligence,…
Welcome to 2022. Each year I write a reflection piece on achieving another year in business. On 9th January 2022, we celebrated 27 years, and I couldn’t think of a…
In my last article: Are Entrepreneurs & Change Agents Born or Made, we explored the importance of nurture, education, and environment to help cultivate our inner entrepreneur and/or change agent.…
Are successful entrepreneurs and change agents born or made? This is an important question because it can affect how people see themselves and what they aim for. Let’s start first…
On 9th January 1995, the day after David Bowie’s 48th birthday, I started Barrett Consulting Group with $3,000 and a dream of doing something significant in the world of sales,…
When I founded Barrett 25 years ago in January 1995, my goal was to create a different type of business consultancy; one that specialised in all things sales but from…
It’s Women’s Health Week (7 – 11 September). This is a national campaign, raising awareness of the importance of maintaining good health and well-being for all women and girls. As…
I read an article in The Age, Thursday 23 July 2020 about how some of the major banks are warning against jumping on the debt bandwagon to save businesses during…
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