Thursday, June 1, 2023
Philip Keezer
Are leaders born or made? What research there is suggests that leadership qualities result from a combination of genetics and skill. Yes, there are natural born leaders, but someone can also learn how to be a good leader. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Mahatma Gandhi are great examples of born leaders, but...
Philip Keezer
With the hit TV show Survivor returning to our screens, millions will be tuning in to watch contestants push themselves, overcome obstacles and eventually – for the winner – walk away with prize money. Long the topic of many water-cooler chats, Survivor is a brilliant insight into the way humans think, behave and approach...
Philip Keezer
Employees are the backbone of any business and a good team can be the difference between success and failure. Hiring the right people is crucial therefore. Hiring the right team reduces  turnover costs, encourages growth, improves team morale and increases productivity. Finding the right people in a crowded market is difficult however, so, how...
Taking your entrepreneurship to the next level is one of the most fulfilling things you can do, but it also takes a lot of time and effort. Between finding suppliers, talking to customers, managing a team and thinking about the big picture, it is easy to neglect other areas of your life, including your health. Finding the...
Philip Keezer
In its infancy, cryptocurrency promised to be a radical alternative to conventional finance. Secure, private and subject to enviable growth and excitement, crypto became a byword for the future.   However, the real and practical limitations of cryptocurrency now overshadow these initial promises. The rapid unravelling of FTX shows that, behind the scenes, crypto...
Philip Keezer
Being an entrepreneur is exciting, challenging, rewarding and sometimes exhausting in equal measure! But although your experience of entrepreneurial life will shift over time, one thing holds true - you must always seek to develop your skills, knowledge and personal competencies to stay successful and stay ahead of the curve.  So what key skills should you be investing in...
Philip Keezer
Failure is a part of life, and this applies to business as much to any other aspect of our lives. Overcoming these set-backs and turning them into learning opportunities however, means failure can be a positive. A way of testing and refining ideas and iterating towards better products and business. Key to this is...
Philip Keezer
Most people will have heard of ChatGPT after it went viral last year. This advanced chatbot tool is in the spotlight at the moment thanks to its impressive capabilities and the intriguing possibilities it presents for the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI).  But what is ChatGPT and does it live up to the hype? 
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I've always had a passion for movies. Not only are they a great entertainment option when you want to unwind, but they also allow you to dive into a completely foreign world (whether real or make-believe). They have the ability to get your adrenaline pumping, to make you laugh, to make you cry and, sometimes, a mix of all...
Philip Keezer
Everyone’s heard the term ‘market disruption’, but what does this term actually mean once you get beyond the hype? Is disrupting a market a good thing? And if so, how can you find opportunities to disrupt the market you’re in?Defining market disruptionA market is truly disrupted when an entrepreneur or business comes along which fundamentally changes the...

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Philip J. Keezer
I’m Philip Keezer, entrepreneur, business consultant and mentor. My goal is to develop innovative new technology that makes business easier and allows entrepreneurs to thrive autonomously.

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