I have had a policy of not accepting "friend" requests and "Linkedin" connect requests from people I work with for a while.. it is nothing personal.
I use FB to run global projects for volunteers like my Wojtek the Soldier Bear ( www.facebook.com/groups/wojtekthesoldierbear ) project and I always accept requests from people I can see are connected to this world..
Read MoreThe sparks of a revolution....
A copy paste from https://www.facebook.com/groups/TEDxFansPoland/
For those who were at TEDxKrakow Waldemar Domański needs no introduction. if you weren't check this
http://tedxkrakow.com/blog/2013/10/09/introducing-the-speakers-waldemar-domański/
Yesterday evening he and a couple of his neighbours organised a small meeting in a church hall in Kliny South Krakow.
Read MoreChris Makau is famous for his short inspiring appearance in Chris Anderson's TED talk "How web video powers global innovation" from TED Global in 2010 Chris Makau appears around Minute 16:40 describing how he was involved in TEDxKibera
Read MoreI've been running my business (e-learning platform) for two years now. It's doing OK, but I have an impression that I reached a point where nothing else can be done to gain more users. I am not afraid of the risks. I want to open my business to foreign customers. What would you advice (apart from making the EN or CZ or DE version of the website)? Which markets shall I take into consideration - those who are close and kind of similar, or those which are unknown and scary but huge and full of potential?
Read Moreciągle słyszę, że powinienem „wyjść do ludzi, chodzić na spotkania networkingowe i budować sieć kontaktów”, ale nie mam w tym doświadczenia i nie wiem, z czym to się je. Nie mam jeszcze firmy, ani nawet poprawnie sformułowanego pomysłu na biznes. Jak kroki mam przedsięwziąć? Co na takich spotkaniach networkingowych się robi? Martwię się, że po prostu zmarnuję czas.
Read MoreI keep on hearing about how I need to “get out there, go to business networking meetings and network” but I have never had any experience and don’t know what exactly I should do.
I don’t have a business yet or even a well formed business idea. How exactly should I behave ? what should I do ? I’m worried I am just going to waste my time
This article should be useful to companies designing or running internship programs, who want make them successful, and to interns who want to make sure that they end up in the right sort of company where they are appreciated and valued.
Read MorePeople who are into TED.com and TEDx are pretty cool. The goal of TED and TEDx is spreading great ideas. More than a billion TED talks have been viewed on the internet since TED went viral, and some famous TED talks are about Couchsurfing and similar movements. If you have never seen a TED talk then watch and listen to Amanda Palmer - The Art of Asking
Read MoreCzuję się poirytowana krytyką, której udzielasz mi często Ty, oraz inne osoby. Jestem zadowolona ze sposobu w jaki układam sobie życie i załatwiam swoje sprawy. Jestem przez Ciebie i innych zachęcana do bycia pewną siebie i dokonywania własnych wyborów. Nie proszę o Twoją opinię, więc bardzo proszę przestań mówić mi co myślisz o moich poczynaniach.
Read MoreImagine a British family where arguments are civilized, respectful and
logical (welcome to the Lucas family). If you think this is weird, talk to some family or friend who lives among the Brits.
An interview I did in 2008 at Cambridge University Careers Service with Gordon Chesterman Director of the Careers Service
This interview was behind a password wall at Cambridge University Careers Service
Read MoreThis was published in Start Up Magazine in Polish in January 2013
here http://proseedmag.pl/know-how/zapytaj-eksperta-wizja-i-misja-w-start-upie
„Zapytaj eksperta” to cykl praktycznych porad dla przedsiębiorców. Autorem jest Richard Lucas – przedsiębiorca, anioł biznesu, mentor i coach.
Read MoreI was talking to Piotr Wilam yesterday about the lack of information about what is going on and decided to do a little research. The good news is that there are a mass of things going on in Krakow, as you will see (especially if you read English and Polish). The bad news is there is no one place where you can find out if they are open or closed, payable or free and good or bad (based on crowd sourced feedback, reviews)
Where I know that organisations organise events but there is nothing in their diary now I am putting it in, so that readers who want to track it, can bookmark, like or register on a case by case basis. If I have left anything out then apologies. I know this list is not complete but as there are three events today, I decided to go ahead anyway.
Following media reports Wojtek film that film maker Brandan Foley was possibly going to make a film about Wojtek the Soldier Bear, I contacted him to ask if he would give an interview. What follows is the result.
Read MoreThis article was published in The Krakow Post in September 2012, Krakowpost.com
It was part of my vision of what the paper could look like and I wrote it while in discussions with the publisher and staff about potentially investing in the Paper.
Read MoreDear Richard, during the past year I managed to build my company’s value. I would like to sell the company – get some money for myself for the shares and the rest of the amount dedicate to the company’s development and growth. What do you advise to do? It is a media related business. The team consists of 6 people. We have 200k zl of yearly income. There is no profit so far. How to prepare ourselves? How to act?
Read MoreMy father John Lucas spent a lot of his working life interviewing candidates for PPE Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford . I used a lot of what I learned from him when hiring people for my businesses. I also used to be involved in a movement called Target Schools to encourage pupils from State Schools to apply to Oxford and Cambridge in the 1980s. I believe in diversity.
Read MoreIf none of your team have the money you need to start, and if you cannot find a way of bootstrapping (or an investor), your team will collapse – says Richard Lucas in an article that originally appeared here .
The format in the magazine is that entrepreneurs write to me with their questions, and I answer them
Read MoreI need to plan everything regarding the strategy for a little company we are going to set up with my friends (it will be an app supporting the existing tools for brand popularity monitoring). What to take into consideration when preparing a strategy? How to start? How to put it in practise in the end?
Read MoreA Polish Linkedin Group is having a discussion about the characteristics of a good sales manager.. something I was discussing with the CEOs of three companies I am involved in yesterday during our Annual General Meetings, so the topic is on my mind.. I posted the original group here http://goo.gl/ixtBW
Jakie cechy są warunkiem koniecznym bycia dobrym Sales Managerem
What are the features of a good sales manager
