farisarankiJul 244 minStartup life in the time of Corona, Lesson 8: Life and HappinessIn this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first startup (Shiageto Cons...
farisarankiJun 225 minStartup life in the time of Corona, Lesson 7: Your Startup StoryIn this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first startup (Shiageto Cons...
farisarankiJun 84 minStartup life in the time of Corona, Lesson 6: Teaming and working aloneIn this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first startup (Shiageto Cons...
farisarankiMay 296 minStartup life in the time of Corona, Lesson 5: Ghosting and breadcrumbingIn this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first startup (Shiageto Cons...
farisarankiMay 226 minStartup life in the time of Corona, Lesson 4: Roles and decision makingIn this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first startup (Shiageto Cons...
farisarankiMay 135 minStartup life in the time of Corona, Lesson 3: Motivation and feelingsIn this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first startup (Shiageto Cons...
farisarankiMay 56 minStartup Life In The Time of Corona, Lesson 2: Sales & MarketingIn this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first startup (Shiageto Cons...
farisarankiMay 15 minStartup life in the time of Corona, Lesson 1: OfferingIn this series, I share with you some of the key learnings I have had from my first 6 months of launching my first startup (Shiageto Cons...
farisarankiApr 273 minBusiness in the time of Corona: learnings from my first 6 months of Shiageto that might helpDo you know the tale from Greek mythology about Sisyphus? A king of Corinth, he was punished by the gods for his trickery and general evi...
farisarankiFeb 143 minI ain't afraid of no phone...ok, maybe I amDid you know that the humble phone call is dying at a rate of c.2.5% fewer phone calls each year in the UK? This is particularly marked f...
farisarankiJan 165 minWhat should I wear to work? More importantly, how might it impact my effectiveness?*Ever found yourself spending way longer than you should deliberating what you should wear to work? Something that should take a matter of...
farisarankiJan 73 minHow effective is your out-of-office and what does it say about you?Phew! First day back in the office and I've spent the whole day catching up on my emails. Thanks to sending out several thousand virtual ...
farisarankiDec 20, 20192 minHow to spot resistance to change over the Christmas seasonIn my last blog, I talked about how one of the keys to effectiveness was about how quickly you (and others) can get through the change cu...
farisarankiDec 17, 20193 minEffectiveness: It's a lot to do with change; so does change make you :) or :( ?In my previous blogs I began to explore a bit more about personal, team and business effectiveness. Moving the conversation on a little, ...
farisarankiDec 13, 20192 minHow to get your teams and business more effectiveHot on the heels of my last short blog on personal effectiveness, I got some inquiries on whether Shiageto had any tips for how to improv...
farisarankiDec 11, 20193 minHow to be more personally effectiveFollowing up my blog earlier this week, there is no better time for a few quick tips on personal effectiveness. With no further ado, here...
farisarankiDec 9, 20194 minShiageto's mission: What does it mean to 'help others be more effective'?On the face of it, the phrase "being more effective" should be easy to understand. Some will interpret it as doing more things in the lim...
farisarankiDec 2, 20193 minLightning rods and speed bumps - 2 fantastic facilitation techniquesI must confess something: I love ice breakers, energisers and anything different that jolts me out of the day-to-day. I know many people w...
farisarankiNov 26, 20194 minWhat makes a great training session?As some of you may have seen, I recently had the pleasure of delivering some training sessions for a fantastic consulting firm on a varie...
farisarankiNov 18, 20193 min"It is what it is" - Is being a little too passive holding you back?I was talking to a friend last night about their job and I asked how it was going: "Hmm, it's ok", they said, "I had a maternity cover ro...