Entrepreneurship blog

by Janet Sernack|19 November 202019 November 2020|Entrepreneurship blog

Guest blog by Claire Wilson ‘Lean’ is the buzzword of the last decade, challenging old school thinking that dictates that a successful business must be resource-heavy to achieve sustainable growth, whilst also giving credence to those who want to launch...

HOW ENTREPRENEURS CAN UTILISE SOFTWARE

by Janet Sernack|13 October 202014 October 2020|Entrepreneurship blog, Intrapreneurship blog

Guest Blog by Matt Loxley - Your productivity depends on your efficiency. It’s that simple. Businesses simply must utilise the right software to meet the evolving demands of the modern workplace. Sceptical? Think about it this way, if you’re not...

Retool to win in the next decade

by Janet Sernack|03 February 201929 September 2019|Entrepreneurship blog

Being an entrepreneur always takes me into interesting and often unexplored territory. Most recently, after the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos drew to a close, Martin Reeves, Senior Partner and Managing Director, Director of the BCG Henderson Institute shared...

Reinventing the Entrepreneurship Game

by Janet Sernack|06 December 201819 February 2023|Entrepreneurship blog

In my November blog I described how important it is to unleash the power of innovative entrepreneurship and leading people in the imagination age, in our digital and connected VUCA world. Where I shared the first set of three lessons...

Surviving & thriving in the entrepreneurs game

by Janet Sernack|06 November 201819 February 2023|Entrepreneurship blog

I was shocked to see on my calendar that it was exactly 30 years since I exited my corporate career as a top retail executive at the now-defunct Australian Coles-Myer Group. I also realized that it’s also my 30-year anniversary...

What is driving innovation in Financial Technology?

by Janet Sernack|13 January 201730 May 2019|Culture blog, Entrepreneurship blog, Innovation consulting blog

Despite the banks (or perhaps, because of them) FinTech (financial technology) is on the rise in Australia. After all, more than half of Australian SMEs have a loan facility of some description, and only 30% are completely debt-free. It’s easy...

Three forces disrupting business as usual!

by Janet Sernack|21 December 201430 June 2019|Entrepreneurship blog, Innovation consulting blog

I recently participated in the Disruptive Innovation Festival (check it out, at http://thinkdif.co) where I presented an exciting new webinar on "How the lean start-up is disrupting business as usual" introducing the notion of start-up entrepreneurship. Whenever I design a...

Keys to entrepreneurial success

by Janet Sernack|03 September 201430 June 2019|Entrepreneurship blog, Intrapreneurship blog

I am not sure how many of my valued ImagineNation™ community friends and colleagues have ever purchased a completely new, “make believe” apartment “off the plan?” Nor am I aware of any who have attempted such a huge challenge in...

Why embracing disruption facilitates success

by Janet Sernack|01 July 201430 June 2019|Entrepreneurship blog, Innovation consulting blog

Embracing disruption facilitates success no matter what industry or business game innovators or entrepreneurs play in. As an impressionable young girl, I used to greet my father when he arrived home from work, by asking “How many coats did you...

What motivates entrepreneurs to innovate?

by Janet Sernack|03 June 201430 June 2019|Entrepreneurship blog, Intrapreneurship blog

I have just commenced facilitating the latest Coach for Innovators Certified Program with an amazingly diverse and enthusiastic group of mostly female consultants, academics, facilitators, coaches and start-up entrepreneurs. As I started the program, I found myself being quickly brought...

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