Sep 30, 2026 | Book Review
I first came across Mike Soutar many years ago at an event at which he spoke. I can’t remember the event, but I remembered he was a really good speaker and spoke a lot of sense about business. Years later I saw him on The Apprentice, and he has always been my...
Aug 29, 2026 | Book Review
This book is written by Andrew Ross Sorkin who is one of America’s best known financial journalists. He is a long-time writer for The New York Times, author of ‘Too Big to Fail’ about the 2008 financial crisis, and co-creator of one of my favourite TV series,...
Jun 30, 2026 | Book Review
I’ve owned the first version of this book for as long as I can remember, but reading/hearing it again felt like it being the first time. Recently an audio book has been created which combines this first autobiography of Richard Branson with his second...
Mar 30, 2026 | Book Review
This book is written by Richard Harpin, a British entrepreneur who founded HomeServe in 1993, building it from a UK start-up into a global, subscription-based home services group operating across Europe and North America. Focused on recurring revenues and...
Mar 9, 2026 | Book Review
The Dealmaker is a book I came across by accident. I was watching a YouTube video series from Tom Hartley Jnr all about the development of their impressive new premises where they sell classic and performance cars. I had heard of Tom Hartley Jnr’s dad, Tom Hartley...
Feb 3, 2026 | Book Review
This month’s book review leads nicely on from the planning article and making changes both to your business and personally. The book is ‘Micro-Habits: Tiny Changes that Supercharge High Performance’ by Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes, the people behind the...
