Entrepreneurship

Marcia's latest book, "High Heeled Success", and is a frank account of building a business from a solitary sales person to a multi-million dollar business with 4700 sales consultants around Australia and New Zealand. It recounts successes and failures along the way and was written to inspire entrepreneurs, particularly women, to triumph in business. Marcia’s latest venture is skin care company griffin+row.

What a rugby team taught me about culture

Author: Marcia Griffin on 3 August 2010

Last week I attended yet another great PWC function where the New Rugby Union team, Melbourne Rebels was introduced.

Strategic planning for successful businesses

Author: Marcia Griffin on 6 July 2010

Last week I attended a really great strategic planning retreat and I have had time to reflect on why it was so successful and what lessons it held for good business communication.

Patience is/is not a virtue?

Author: Marcia Griffin on 22 June 2010

As I write this I am dealing with my own issue - patience.

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Diversity - is there a case?

Author: Marcia Griffin on 8 June 2010

In so many ways I feel that small business is ahead of the corporate world in terms of flexibility, responsiveness and creativity and another area, I think not coincidentally, is in the area of diversity.

Entrepreneurs and governments

Author: Marcia Griffin on 25 May 2010

While I don't want to live in a society where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, I do want to live in a society where all are encouraged to do their best and to contribute to the greater good.

Can business be effortless and easy?

Author: Marcia Griffin on 11 May 2010

Do you notice how some people seem to run business with great ease, while for others it is an eternal struggle?

Relationships and business

Author: Marcia Griffin on 4 May 2010

This week I met with a very experienced global business man and he made a very strong point about the fact that businesses in Australia are not as focused on relationships and the benefits thereof to business as are business people in Europe.

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Accountability and responsibility - good business practice

Author: Marcia Griffin on 13 April 2010

I have been listening and reading with interest a lot of media recently about accountability and responsibility in public life.

Connection, not just communication

Author: Marcia Griffin on 30 March 2010

Last week I attended a women’s lunch run by Westpac and addressed by some business leaders. There was a panel of three people speaking about where women are up to in leadership positions and it really feels to me that this subject is one where there is over-communication and lack of action.

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Promising and delivering

Author: Marcia Griffin on 9 March 2010

As much as I was looking forward to an interesting trip to the US - in part for my annual ski trip - I was not looking forward to flying economy on United Airlines in a full plane!