From Storefront to Strategy: My Journey in Sales and Business Development

In our search for a driven Business Developer, one of my Bayard colleagues asked me to reflect on the road I’ve travelled. Sales isn't just a profession - it’s been my passion since childhood. Here's what I've learned.

Beyond Good Intentions | Making a difference

At The Bayard Partnership, we've learned that the distance between wanting to make a difference and actually creating meaningful change often comes down to one thing: turning good intentions into thoughtful, sustained action.

Failure - an unwelcome gift

I lead an interactive workshop on the topic of Failure, because I believe it is the biggest and the best unwelcome gift you can ever receive. Unfortunately we hardly ever talk about our failures. These misadventures remain dark and hidden secrets.

Reinventing one’s career

Throughout our lives’ situations arise, often unplanned, where we are forced to reinvent ourselves. Be it a change in personal circumstances or perhaps linked to an employer we work for. In all kinds of situations, we find ourselves asking ‘what next?’

Why are some people more boring than others?

Back in 2010, I explored what it was that made a leader ‘inspirational’, I brought it down to five main elements: Confidence, Emotional Intelligence, Pragmatism, Adaptability and Intellectual Curiosity, which I explored in detail.

Mistakes need not always be painful

I am sure that I have learned more from my mistakes, and the mistakes of others, than I have from my successes. Success always comes at a cost. A cost in time, often money and always in mistakes. To prove this, there’s a word game called ‘Wordle’.

Don't wait to get invited to the party!

Selfless acts

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