As the official 7 Stage Business Advisors in South Africa, OpenCircle are proud to join Carl in celebrating his recent success in the American Business Awards. CEO CARL GOULD NAMED ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE BRONZE STEVIE® AWARD AT THE 17th ANNUAL AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS® CEO, Business Growth Strategist and Thought Leader on [...]
Making decisions decisively - Part Three It seems that one of the critical aspects of making decisions is that we make them. If we avoid letting others make them for us or allow circumstances to overtake us, then we have to face up to the need to make decisions. We need to recognise [...]
Deciding decisively – Part Two Recently, I have enjoyed some fascinating discussions about how we make decisions and possible reasons for why we do not. I have observed that making decisions involves quite a lot of anxiety. Questions arise in our minds, such as: • What if I am embarrassing myself? • What [...]
Do you have a strategy for your mid-size business? First of all, what do you understand to be a strategy? Proper strategic planning is critical to the success of every kind of business. However, in the business world of today, there is a considerable degree of confusion about the meaning of strategy. For [...]
Louis Pasteur would turn in his grave! Back in 1994, a company now known as Louis Pasteur Hospital Holdings (LPH) embarked on a joint venture with Bonitas Medical Fund to establish a private hospital in Pretoria. The case centred on which party had the right to the proceeds of two investment policies on [...]
Deciding decisively – Part One In recent months, I have embarked on some fascinating discussions about how we make decisions and possible reasons for why we do not. When considering the matter in the context of commerce and business, it seems that most, if not all, of the business people with whom I have [...]
What value does an architect provide during the construction process? As the expert in this field, your architect will oversee the construction of the building on your behalf. You do not have to worry about the project, as your architect and his consultant team do that for you. You will be invited to “site [...]
What further value do architects provide? You have decided to proceed with your building project. Or possibly to lease or build a new home for your business. Or perhaps you wish to create an investment property? The second part of an architect’s service deals with local authority approvals. It also deals with construction documentation, [...]
What value do architects provide you? All humans live in buildings. Most of us interact with buildings for the greater part of our day. But we have no or very little idea of the role that architects play in creating these buildings. Architects design buildings. They provide advice, technical and aesthetic judgment and management [...]
Want to be a leader? Carry the team’s bags Cathy Engelbert, CEO at Deloitte, had the following to say: Those who know me know that, having grown up with five brothers, I am a little bit of a sports junkie. And I believe part of the reason I have the honour of serving today as a [...]
