Innovation

David And Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits And The Art Of Battling Giants

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20232 min read

David And Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits And The Art Of Battling Giants

‘’Suppose you were to total up all the wars over the past two hundred years that occurred between very large and very small countries....

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Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20232 min read

If you fear change, leave it here...

''It wasn’t demanded, it wasn’t for praise, and it wasn’t for religion, it was just what you did. '' - Feargal Quinn I snapped this pic...

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Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20232 min read

Your smile is your logo and 100% within your control. Strutt your stuff...

The 101 of Business & Life: In one of my very first roles early on in my career, I worked in Business Development for DHL in the Middle...

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How To Disrupt A System That Was Built To Hold You Back...

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20232 min read

How To Disrupt A System That Was Built To Hold You Back...

There are going to be times when you enter a space that doesn’t welcome you with open arms. In almost every industry, people receive less...

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How The Big Five Consulting Firms Helped To Make The Middle Class Extinct

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20232 min read

How The Big Five Consulting Firms Helped To Make The Middle Class Extinct

Technocratic management, no matter how brilliant, cannot unwind structural inequalities. Over the last 10 years, government has relied...

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Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20231 min read

The Power Of A Smile

The butterfly effect of smiling; a symbol of perseverence, hope and strength. Smiling is good for you and those around you. Smiling helps...

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Looking to start a business or join a startup?
Follow your heart, but take your brain with you...

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20231 min read

Looking to start a business or join a startup? Follow your heart, but take your brain with you...

Looking to join a startup? Avoid buyer's remorse by asking these fundamental startup-centric questions. 40 Questions From Y Combinator to...

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An antidote to microaggressions; microvalidations.

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20232 min read

An antidote to microaggressions; microvalidations.

People from marginalized groups often experience subtle negative actions called microaggressions that, in aggregate, can adversely affect...

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Feedback is the breakfast of champions when done correctly...

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20231 min read

Feedback is the breakfast of champions when done correctly...

Any business owner worth their salt will tell you that feedback is a precious gift. When we don’t complain (constructively of course)...

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Leadership with Impact: South Africa's price and positioning opportunities NOW and NEXT

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20231 min read

Leadership with Impact: South Africa's price and positioning opportunities NOW and NEXT

South Africa has a pricing and positioning problem and opportunity. The people who are working on pricing and positioning are either...

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Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20232 min read

A Cow Describes Business Models

Using a cow as a metaphor is a useful way to describe business models. (Said with respect of course to those who deem it Holy)...

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Disrupting the leadership model to create a better future of work for all

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20232 min read

Disrupting the leadership model to create a better future of work for all

The modern leadership gap and opportunity. This article is an interesting, thought provoking read. My thoughts: Titles don’t make a...

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Mindset, Mojo and Techniques For Overcoming Burnout/ Stuckness

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20232 min read

Mindset, Mojo and Techniques For Overcoming Burnout/ Stuckness

Japanese T I was asked to share some tips on how to overcome burnout (I like to use stuckness) and thought to share some outputs for...

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Culture is what you do, not what you say you do...

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20232 min read

Culture is what you do, not what you say you do...

Highlight of the week. Thursday’s event. Inspired by a session at our Achmea Innovation Hub team day. Many moving parts. This story, for...

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Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20231 min read

Parma Ham Leadership

Parma Ham leadership. I know many have seen this before. The concept travels across borders and has relevance for many, if not most...

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Hard times = strong men, strong men = easy times, easy times = weak men, weak men = hard times

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20231 min read

Hard times = strong men, strong men = easy times, easy times = weak men, weak men = hard times

In an interview with the founder of Dubai,HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, about the future of his country, he...

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Andrew Soteriou

Dec 11, 20231 min read

How reliable is AI?

How reliable is AI? Well, here’s an example of what I believe to be un-manipulated text. A mistake ‘lost in translation’. Taken from a...

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Reliable data protection is vital to a functioning democracy!

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 9, 20232 min read

Reliable data protection is vital to a functioning democracy!

Good news from the EU! Reliable data protection is vital to a functioning democracy. European Union negotiators have clinched a deal on...

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Be A Hope Dealer - The Crisis Arc And The Will To Win

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 5, 20233 min read

Be A Hope Dealer - The Crisis Arc And The Will To Win

Alister Campbell was in his heyday arguably as polarising a figure as Trump or Farage are today. You either loved him or hated him. You...

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MORNING RITUALS THAT BOOST FLOW AND HELP WIN THE DAY

Andrew Soteriou

Dec 5, 20237 min read

MORNING RITUALS THAT BOOST FLOW AND HELP WIN THE DAY

''We rise by lifting others'' ~ Robert Ingersoll During my yoga teacher training I asked my fellow teachers what morning rituals they...

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