Czuję 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 MoreThis article appeared in Proseed start up Magazine in December 2012. link to original here I am aware that I don't always live up to the standards I expect, but I aim to. By making them public, I am pressuring myself. Unusually this article was published in Polish. I'll post the unedited English as well.
Read MoreI am aware that I don’t always live up to the standards I expect, but this are goals I aim for. By making them public, I pressure myself. Some of the points are written as if to a new key staff member, as part of their "on-boarding" process. I'm assuming that they have either invested in or have an key role in the organisation.
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 MoreSeveral years ago I was surveyed by a Chamber of Commerce about the Corporate Social Responsibility policies at PMR, the company I then led. I found so annoying one of the questions "what steps do you take to ensure your staff take part in CSR activities?" that I wrote a CSR policy on the spot. I dislike the idea of compulsory CSR very much. Compulsory good behaviour is as idiotic as the compulsory happiness of Monty Python's Happy Valley
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
This week's Economist has a valuable article of the way Honeywell is run. Here I draw out ten points that make sense to me.
Read MoreThis article was first published here aims to convince you that it is worth considering entrepreneurship seriously as a career choice, even if you never start a business, to give tips about how to get the most out of the week if you are already convinced, and to give you signposts towards other things you can do, if you want to be involved in enterprise more than just one week a year.
Read MoreRamon Tancinco (Head of Strategy at Cisco Central Europe) Ramon Tacinco's TEDxKrakow talk set up the Krakow Network site as a volunteer.
Krakow IT Companies
As the youngest person present, in an event that normally is attended by adults, he attracted a lot of attention. It's great that he decided to enter. As a role model for those who want Poland to more entrepreneurial, Krystian cannot be faulted. Hats off to his father - Krzysiek -too. Any adult reading this should note their role in making children they know aware of the possibilities, and devoting time to support the next generation. I asked for an interview them by e-mail, and this is what we came up with.
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