Berwins Salon North is back with its winter series of TED-style talks to fire up hearts and minds. Three expert speakers in the first Salon address the theme the Secrets of Success on Thursday November 29.First to take the stage is the award-winning Associate Professor of Strategy and behavioural economist at the University of Warwick, Dr Chengwei Liu. His research in to what it actually takes for phenomenal success has won worldwide coverage.Bobby Duffy’s book The Perils of Perception was dubbed ‘mandatory reading’ by the great Steven Pinker. No matter how educated you are, he suggests you are likely to be very wrong indeed when it comes to basic facts about the world around us – and ourselves. Informed by exclusive research across 40 countries, conducted by global polling firm Ipsos, the director of the policy institute at King’s College London asks how we can address our ignorance in a ‘post-truth’ era. Angela Cox is a superstar author. Her … [Read more...] about Speakers to reveal secret of success
Secrets of success
Learn the secrets of success from these famous faces this October
On Saturday, October 13 and Sunday, October 14 The Passenger Shed at Temple Meads will be filled with some of familiar faces. From Masterchef's Gregg Wallace to rugby's Nigel Owens MBE, elites in their field will come together for a weekend of informative talks, live demonstrations and interactive workshops - all under the banner of Achieve. The Achieve weekend is the brainchild of television presenter Martin Roberts who hopes the event will get people thinking about their own health, wealth and happiness. We asked him why he believe health, wealth and happiness are so important to modern day life? “Great question and fundamental to one of my whys behind Achieve," said Martin. "With regards to health, without our health we are no use or ornament to anyone, including ourselves. "Looking after our physical, emotional and mental wellbeing is more important today than ever. "With the advent of 24/7 working patterns and most of us being affixed to our phones, we are constantly looking … [Read more...] about Learn the secrets of success from these famous faces this October
The secrets of successful Alpha parents: how to juggle full-time jobs with children, without sacrificing your sanity
“We never had a conversation where he said, ‘You have to put yourself on hold, it’s all going to be about me and the kids.’ It was a given. I love my kids and I’d die for them, but I don’t want to be with them all the time and I don’t want to sacrifice networking and nights out. But he assumes it will ALWAYS be me that compromises. It kills me. I am ambitious, too…” So says one exhausted mum in a household where both parents work full-time. Her description doesn’t surprise me. When I tried full-time working motherhood with one and then two children, I could just about make it work, but only at the expense of getting enough sleep and my own sense of happiness and general well-being. Desperate... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one … [Read more...] about The secrets of successful Alpha parents: how to juggle full-time jobs with children, without sacrificing your sanity
North of England Mules secret of success for North East farmer
A prominent Northumberland farmer has attributed almost 70 years’ of his family farm’s success to raising North of England Mules. Joe Vickers’ family has bought thousands of Mule gimmer lambs for his family farm at Rennington South, near Alnwick. Although he has now scaled back his operation in recent years, he still buys the gimmer lambs and sells them the following year with lambs at foot, or as shearlings or running lambs. Mr Vickers said: “In 66 years, they have never let us down. “I have tried other commercial ewes over several seasons but they were not as prolific or as easy to work with so I have stuck to the Mule. “I think the Mule has come into her own this year, withstanding everything that the weather has thrown at her.” FS Vickers and Son was started by Mr Vicker’s late father Frank, when he purchased Waterside House in 1951. He bought his first Mule gimmer lambs and sold them the following year at Tow Law auction mart. Mr … [Read more...] about North of England Mules secret of success for North East farmer
Ex-England Rugby coach Clive Woodward shares secrets of success in Manchester
Ex-England Rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward shared his secrets to building top teams at a Manchester business conference. More than 250 firms from the city-region attended the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses (10KSB) event in the city. The free national business education programme and network aims to support growth-orientated small businesses, helping them to unlock their economic and job creation potential. The recent forum called 'Small Business Culture, Big Business World' heard from the 2003 Rugby World Cup winning coach who shared the ingredients for developing high performing teams. Sir Clive Woodward said: "In many ways coaching a sports team is like running your own small business, and I shared some of the key elements that I have learned from the high performing teams I have worked with. "Being able to perform under pressure and develop a winning mindset within a team is critical for growing organizations." Chris French, head of private wealth management for MEA at … [Read more...] about Ex-England Rugby coach Clive Woodward shares secrets of success in Manchester