Tag Archives: trust

Never assume

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Jon Stow

Once upon a time, my first job was with an international and mainly Far-Eastern bank. I wrote a nice letter of application in my best handwriting and was placed in the “Income Tax Department”. We only dealt with personal tax. … Continue reading →

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Getting out of our depth in business

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Jon Stow

  A raging storm As I write this there has been a furore about certain wealthy or high-earning celebrities who have been involved in tax avoidance schemes in the UK. The furore is because of anger that these rich and … Continue reading →

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The Marketing Apple

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Jon Stow

  Taking a bite Some people get really upset about Apple, so much so that when a writer gives his take on why Apple is so successful in marketing their products, commenters immediately take it as a criticism or bashing … Continue reading →

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The measure of a good client

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Jon Stow

  Accidents and reputation We can send our breakdown recovery service to deal with business accidents. One of the ways of avoiding accidents is by being careful whom we take on as clients, particularly when we provide professional services of … Continue reading →

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Being aware of our surroundings

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jon Stow

I always like to think I am a fairly tolerant kind of guy, but I guess we all have our Achilles Heels. Even on-line I am irritated by people who constantly sell rather than engage. Of course we all have … Continue reading →

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The blog post that never was

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Jon Stow

Since I started blogging in earnest (and do you realise that there are over 200 posts here at On Our Bikes?) I have found that in writing down my experiences I have helped my own business thinking. It has also … Continue reading →

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Diseased and toxic workplace cultures

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Jon Stow

Disbelief I understand the furore over the apparent disbelief, especially amongst politicians, when the management of the News of the World and the senior editorial staff say they didn’t know that telephone hacking was used to get stories about well … Continue reading →

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Having a negative influence online

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jon Stow

Haven’t we talked about online reputations before? We certainly have! Just the same, I sometimes worry about apparently intelligent people who probably do their businesses no good with their unfettered pronouncements on anything we care to think about. I am … Continue reading →

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Come on, rabbit, don’t be shy!

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Jon Stow

Quite often when I am taking my evening walk, I pass a man of about my age scurrying back from the rail station. No doubt he is a City worker. He does not meet my eye and scoots past like … Continue reading →

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Are you a leader and giver or a follower and taker?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Jon Stow

Like many people who may read this, I am a great believer in face to face networking, by which I mean actually getting out to meet people. I run a business breakfast group, and I have been involved in running … Continue reading →

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