It is my absolute pleasure to have been appointed to the board of Gloria Jean’s Coffees as a Non Executive Director. Gloria Jean’s Coffees an Australian owned global specialty coffee company, and is a brand synonymous with coffee quality and leading franchise systems. The Gloria Jean’s Coffees story began in the USA in 1979 when [...]
“Social media for CEOs” An interview with Mark Bilton – CEO – Hagemeyer Brands Australia The rise of social media has impacted upon both the professional and personal lives of millions of people. Getting started with social media can be a mildly bewildering experience, especially for time-poor CEOs. Mark Bilton, CEO at Hagemeyer Brands Australia, [...]
Hagemeyer Brands had a conference early in 2011 bringing together all parts of the business. We held our strategic planning meetings for the Consumer Electronic Division and the newly formed Appliances Division. Each brand had its own sales conference. For the first time we had a full support services conference. This was complemented by a [...]
JVC announces a major new partnership with Ruby Rose Ruby Rose steps on board as new JVC ambassador and supports launch of Sydney’s newest pop-up festival JVC announces today it is working with Australia’s favourite VJ, model, designer, DJ and personality, Ruby Rose, throughout 2011 in a special partnership which will see Ruby Rose appear [...]
There is a revolution going on. One that, if you are a baby boomer, like me, you may have missed. I am referring to the burgeoning social media conversation. Our consumers, customers, clients, suppliers and other stakeholders have moved online, and they are talking about us. Our companies, products, services, and reputation are all [...]
YPO International Press Release. Best of the Best in Forum: The Terry Plochman Award – Winner: Mark Bilton This year’s winner is a Forum Officer who has made his mark on not one, but two YPO Chapters – and in the process, has strengthened his entire Region. Mark Bilton joined the Auckland Chapter in 2001 and [...]
If we don’t know where we are going, how will we get there and when will we arrive. So many companies just survive or do what they do, without taking the time to know where they are going. A vision is important, and I am not talking about a fancy plaque on a wall that [...]
UPDATED August 2011: The transformation and divestment of “Hagemeyer Brands Australia” for French listed multi-national REXEL, has been completed well ahead of schedule and expectations. The business has been sold to agency and distribution company ”Shriro”. Hagemeyer brings you the exclusive brands ; Blanco, De Dietrich, Polaroid, JVC, Omega and Omega Altise. First there’s a need. What follows [...]
It is my absolute pleasure to have been appointed to the board of Gloria Jean’s Coffees as a Non Executive Director. Gloria Jean’s Coffees an Australian owned global specialty coffee company, and is a brand synonymous with coffee quality and leading franchise systems. The Gloria Jean’s Coffees story began in the USA in 1979 when [...]
JVC announces a major new partnership with Ruby Rose Ruby Rose steps on board as new JVC ambassador and supports launch of Sydney’s newest pop-up festival JVC announces today it is working with Australia’s favourite VJ, model, designer, DJ and personality, Ruby Rose, throughout 2011 in a special partnership which will see Ruby Rose appear [...]
UPDATED August 2011: The transformation and divestment of “Hagemeyer Brands Australia” for French listed multi-national REXEL, has been completed well ahead of schedule and expectations. The business has been sold to agency and distribution company ”Shriro”. Hagemeyer brings you the exclusive brands ; Blanco, De Dietrich, Polaroid, JVC, Omega and Omega Altise. First there’s a need. What follows [...]
Hagemeyer Brands had a conference early in 2011 bringing together all parts of the business. We held our strategic planning meetings for the Consumer Electronic Division and the newly formed Appliances Division. Each brand had its own sales conference. For the first time we had a full support services conference. This was complemented by a [...]
If we don’t know where we are going, how will we get there and when will we arrive. So many companies just survive or do what they do, without taking the time to know where they are going. A vision is important, and I am not talking about a fancy plaque on a wall that [...]
Openness and transparency, a question of culture and leadership style, or an effective way to optimise a business? Control is often an illusion. Those that are too controlling move people from commitment to mere compliance, and often to passive if not overt resistance. Openness, transparency and free communication come with a set of risks, which [...]
It has been a privilege and pleasure to be a part of YPO over the last ten years. The Young Presidents Organisation now has over 18,000 CEO members. These leaders represent companies with a combined turnover of over USD5.4 Trillion. That is over 8% of global GDP. I have had the honour of serving at [...]
It was my pleasure to attend the YPO 2011 GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT in Denver. This Summit made history – and headlines – with a program that spanned topics from freedom of the press to freedom in the Middle East. Speakers including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and legendary newsman Tom Brokaw [...]
YPO International Press Release. Best of the Best in Forum: The Terry Plochman Award – Winner: Mark Bilton This year’s winner is a Forum Officer who has made his mark on not one, but two YPO Chapters – and in the process, has strengthened his entire Region. Mark Bilton joined the Auckland Chapter in 2001 and [...]
“Social media for CEOs” An interview with Mark Bilton – CEO – Hagemeyer Brands Australia The rise of social media has impacted upon both the professional and personal lives of millions of people. Getting started with social media can be a mildly bewildering experience, especially for time-poor CEOs. Mark Bilton, CEO at Hagemeyer Brands Australia, [...]
Social media is now a fact of life, a communication tool and effective conversation for millions of our customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. There is a conversation going on that we need to be a part of. How do we do that, without it taking half our life? One: Know what you want to achieve. [...]
Your online profile is a collection of all you are perceived to be, by what is written by you and of course by others. Nothing you put on the web is erased or goes away. What a difficult task to create a persona, falsify a stance or promote yourself as something you are not. Authenticity [...]
Congratualations to all the winners of the Fashio Group International’s Excellence Awards. Although I was unable to attend I heard it was a fabulous event. It was a tough task judging but one I enjoyed. the standad of entries was outstanding and made the task of finding a winner hard. The caliabre certainly boads well [...]
The song says that “Children are our future”, true enough. Our privileged and prosperous society has its issues and challenges, yet our children are raised in relative safety and have, in most cases, their basic needs met. Many parts of the world just don’t have that luxury. We are bombarded by the imagery of, “a [...]
One of the largest quakes in history! I can relate to those in Japan because I was in Tokyo when it struck. Sitting on a bus on the way out to Narita Airport we pulled over on top of a “fly-over”. The bus began to sway side to side, this motion became more and more [...]
There is something amiss in Christendom. Our practice of faith seems to have been squeezed into Sunday plus some spare time in the evenings. We go to church, meet in small groups and fellowship together, all good things. But is this the full expression of faith that is necessary to meet the great commission? Even [...]
There is an often miss quoted scripture that ” Money is the root of all evil”. The verse in question is; 1 Tim6:10, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs”. (NIV) Money is [...]
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters’.” (Colossians 3:23.) I love excellence. I appreciate seeing things done well, professional, efficient and effective. A well conceived idea, powerfully executed and delivered is great to experience. God calls us to strive for excellence by working [...]
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