2009 - Page 5 of 8 - Naomi Simson

29 May, 09

Looking after the ‘lucky country’

I have been visiting a number of the RedBalloon experience suppliers (many of whom are small enterprises)– meeting with them first hand to get a…

Employee Engagement

18 May, 09

Play it forward – with your team

This story is simply one of the basic lessons in life – and in business even more so. People have long memories, they move from…

Entrepreneurs

7 May, 09

Apparently Mum is recession proof.

From time to time the RedBalloon marketing team put a survey out to our customers… We wanted to know more about what people do for…

Employee Wellbeing

6 May, 09

Great Places to work…’is more than just company sponsored dog walking.’

It was actually Marcus Buckingham who said in the book ‘First Break all the Rules’, that leadership was more important than ‘company sponsored dog walking’….

Employee Engagement

6 May, 09

What is more important, talent or drive?

I was recently asked a whole bunch of questions by a journalist…. here is my response. Talent versus drive: As an entrepreneur we face much…

How to Start a Business

5 May, 09

What are the biggest barriers to growth?

At the recent Growth Summit – I listened carefully to what Bob Bloom had to say about growth. RedBalloon has always grown organically, no acquisitions,…