tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309039942024-03-19T04:39:57.102+00:00Gordon Whyte's Blog of the daily challenges of an EntrepreneurThis a record of my life, work and play as a Serial Entrepreneur, raised over £150 million and founded / co-founded six companies, listed one on the AIM and made trade sales of three others.Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.comBlogger583125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-27979544360141711082023-06-27T14:21:00.044+00:002023-07-29T12:01:33.305+00:00<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>News Update</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On the move again relocating to work with <a href="https://www.scotmas.com/?locale=en">www.scotmas.com</a> a world leading company<span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-size: 16px;"> delivering environmentally sustainable biocides and application technology.<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwmanufacturingleader/">Profile</a></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p>My home in the Lake District, on the edge of Penrith. <a href="https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/134643887?utm_campaign=property-details&utm_content=buying&utm_medium=sharing&utm_source=copytoclipboard#/&channel=RES_BUY">Introduction to Home</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHsPBCUk1qa1hDAO2fddzp24fcenmD8wX2Jj5w_zSSntaQh9WhyuT0ByuZQU6D3RNeguLhkqOQB6q_5j6-anaMCB6GXehc-JeezL0PYFCUUsB6rMzcKEW3Tuz5ggcIQZEgD3_7JYnevg39lOPoGaQXeNyXrv781abcPIE3R0cESFbXK2VIVF74w/s1621/home%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1621" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHsPBCUk1qa1hDAO2fddzp24fcenmD8wX2Jj5w_zSSntaQh9WhyuT0ByuZQU6D3RNeguLhkqOQB6q_5j6-anaMCB6GXehc-JeezL0PYFCUUsB6rMzcKEW3Tuz5ggcIQZEgD3_7JYnevg39lOPoGaQXeNyXrv781abcPIE3R0cESFbXK2VIVF74w/s320/home%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjYo6179XrALT474qjaZQvH_B68EKCtx4f71TLFp1t99cjkWQva4AYZuqgTOHomh4RsIk-7rexxRqxvvxl8pyKS747wDkPS1Hqv_IDvVNxe3aEiOJN3Choz_PekAVarFN2NcjskFR8rYRy7TRz4L7wk-AInLntEhrKDs3nZtF1DEsR4YAJwTIJw/s1621/home%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1621" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjYo6179XrALT474qjaZQvH_B68EKCtx4f71TLFp1t99cjkWQva4AYZuqgTOHomh4RsIk-7rexxRqxvvxl8pyKS747wDkPS1Hqv_IDvVNxe3aEiOJN3Choz_PekAVarFN2NcjskFR8rYRy7TRz4L7wk-AInLntEhrKDs3nZtF1DEsR4YAJwTIJw/s320/home%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Never give up on life, work hard, live abundantly, take care of yourself and love ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards</p><p>Gordon</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The daily challenges of an Entrepreneur living in Central Scotland</div>Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-49873933090008844692022-03-09T10:34:00.006+00:002022-03-09T10:34:43.078+00:00Peace for Ukraine, Life in Ukraine<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I don't do politics, but I am moral and have ethical principles, and what I see happening to my friends in Ukraine is heartbreaking; I would ask my network to think about the situation, and if the war in Ukraine lays heavy on your heart, then please let your voice be heard through every channel you can, if you have a faith then pray, if you have a political alliance, then please communicate your feeling to them, ask your friends to do the same, There have been millions of lives disrupted and over 500 civilian lives lost at a minimum so far, and it continues. Let your heart and soul speak out.</span></p><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><a data-attribute-index="0" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=peaceinukraine&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6907271855351472128" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#peaceinukraine</a><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><a data-attribute-index="1" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=lifeinukraine&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6907271855351472128" style="background-color: white; border: var(--artdeco-reset-link-border-zero); box-sizing: inherit; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold); line-height: inherit !important; margin: var(--artdeco-reset-base-margin-zero); padding: var(--artdeco-reset-base-padding-zero); position: relative; text-decoration: var(--artdeco-reset-link-text-decoration-none); touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: var(--artdeco-reset-base-vertical-align-baseline);">#lifeinukraine</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">The daily challenges of an Entrepreneur living in Central Scotland</div>Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-17485367117683737842021-09-10T20:03:00.004+00:002021-09-10T20:03:47.687+00:00 Friday Evening muse<p><b> </b><span class="break-words"><span><span dir="ltr"><b>Friday Evenings muse</b><br />“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin.<br /><br />Speaking
to business leaders, I brought this quote. I asked what they thought
about it at first read and how would they explain it to their employees,
there was silence from many, but one stood up and said that he would
explain it as their career as his, would take effort and risk to find
their potential, he would provide the opportunity and guidance. Do you
provide the opportunity for your employees to grow to their potential?
This gentleman's company has shown significant growth for the last five
years, and last year was his best.</span></span></span></p><p><span class="break-words"><span><span dir="ltr"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdr5WAWWoedOQnuJLnZojZvGYO_zDU_Fw4M2ui77H6atzWrLXYC1WHKZhjdcpq5Lnx1k2ToHYLPomO2VlosT32pd8weoLQC2Y7Jk00n3yk8P-B3-3gUexnh6Bs9oihX-UgCoHqjA/s2048/d3dqt67-80a50cf7-6931-4564-8f39-338a912ef7aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdr5WAWWoedOQnuJLnZojZvGYO_zDU_Fw4M2ui77H6atzWrLXYC1WHKZhjdcpq5Lnx1k2ToHYLPomO2VlosT32pd8weoLQC2Y7Jk00n3yk8P-B3-3gUexnh6Bs9oihX-UgCoHqjA/s320/d3dqt67-80a50cf7-6931-4564-8f39-338a912ef7aa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The daily challenges of an Entrepreneur living in Central Scotland</div>Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-9735612639008456612021-08-03T13:25:00.001+00:002021-08-03T13:25:10.110+00:00Imitation Vs Creation<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Friday Muse</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">“Imitation is suicide.”</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">-Ralph Waldo Emerson</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As an individual or organisation, do not imitate but be original, live life in your own skin, build your own organisation, build a better mousetrap. Imitation will only constraint and constrict and ultimately die off.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br /><div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.901960784313726); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Regards</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.901960784313726); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Gordon</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">The daily challenges of an Entrepreneur living in Central Scotland</div>Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-36484778719658653822021-07-08T10:58:00.002+00:002021-07-08T10:58:24.769+00:00Plans, talking, and plans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIisbYcB7UoDJGTJPKED68VY7olxYKzdPIm0X7kWNHGfPUxsYI0KRpzI6L3lKiY6OjEt8sS_nYzB2KDpuUNFk4LRCVgE5xxJXZKCf2PSBAkEMglYZhSO9TaxWrbwHWfgYGtYAkug/s1920/International_Space_Station_pillars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIisbYcB7UoDJGTJPKED68VY7olxYKzdPIm0X7kWNHGfPUxsYI0KRpzI6L3lKiY6OjEt8sS_nYzB2KDpuUNFk4LRCVgE5xxJXZKCf2PSBAkEMglYZhSO9TaxWrbwHWfgYGtYAkug/s320/International_Space_Station_pillars.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Great plans are just that, they have no value until you engage and execute, and review.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">G</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">The daily challenges of an Entrepreneur living in Central Scotland</div>Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-54631772667870136822021-07-01T11:35:00.001+00:002021-07-01T11:35:22.761+00:00<p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><u> Motivation thought</u></b></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." – Theodore Roosevelt </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Work is worth doing for many reasons, find them and encourage them across your organisation, remembering your reasons are not everyone's reasons. 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I will describe my adventure over the next few months, so far it has been fun as we push on to deliver our first major contract. Watch this space as the adventure continues in rural Cumbria.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.typhontreatment.com/" target="_blank">www.typhontreatment.com </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mDBh1fRixLM" width="320" youtube-src-id="mDBh1fRixLM"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer">The daily challenges of an Entrepreneur living in Central Scotland</div>Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-49992613511782101932019-10-25T12:45:00.001+00:002019-10-25T12:47:11.957+00:00Some help for a friend: Katharina M. 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<span class="ember-view" id="ember9493">The correct fit for your "box" means you are building a uniform structure that will struggle to adapt to modern-day life, and the right hire to develop your company as just been scrubbed, due to the lack of picking up the phone, invest in the hiring process, don't take the human out off it. </span><br />
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<span class="ember-view" id="ember9493">Life can be filled out by computer-driven interactions, online shopping, online dating, online chat rooms, online church, online banking. I know there are much better "lettered." individuals who have taken this up as a cause, but this real, live person would rather live a life where you need to interact with people to bring the richness that is life back and enjoy a coffee from a barista and build companies with people, not boxes, and goals and vision, not needs and requirements. </span><br />
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Hi fellow bloggers, hope you are all well, I have had two major projects, and a permanent job offer fall apart, so in the run-up to Christmas I am looking for employment, not proud and not pretty, I will turn my hand to most general supervisory or management roles for manufacturing organisations, I can take on short term contract roles locally. What can I do for you, I can help you with any growth challenges in the business that you have, and BD or SCM challenges that you may have, I have extensive experience overseas developing supply chains? Implementing Lean and other CI programs, It would be worth us having a chat to discuss where I could bring value to your business, so as a friend said nothing asked for nothing gained. I hope you have a great evening.</div>
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1- The 80/20 rule is the truth.
2- Before every task, we should be asking ourselves how important is this task? is it worth the time!!!
3- Your time is your own, so don't let others waste it for you.
4- Learn to say no to others, nicely.
5- Invest your time in those who appreciate it.
Imagine we're at a graveyard. You look at a tombstone and see the person's name, the date they were born and when they died.
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<b><span class="ember-view" id="ember5591">-Learn the value of “fringe”. </span></b></div>
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<b><span class="ember-view" id="ember5591">-Promote from within. </span></b></div>
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<span class="ember-view" id="ember5591"><b>-Bring on the fun</b>. </span></div>
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<span class="ember-view" id="ember5591">There is a lot of meat to put on these bones, but that is the basics of how to tackle these issues and a company with good morale is a strong company.</span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span> Search for these on Google: </span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>*Search for these on Google:*</span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span> 9. Open Culture Online Courses *</span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>1. Zety Resume Builder </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>2. Resumonk </span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>6. ResumUP </span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>8. Resumebuilder </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>9. Resume Baking </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>10. Enhancv </span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>1. Ambitionbox </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>2. AceTheInterview </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>3. Geeksforgeeks </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>4. Leetcode </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>5. Gainlo </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>6. Careercup </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>7. Codercareer </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>8. InterviewUp </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>9. InterviewBest </span></span></span><br />
<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember113"><span>10. Indiabix</span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">The daily challenges of an Entrepreneur living in Central Scotland</div>Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-18952349592155610482019-06-24T16:02:00.003+00:002019-06-24T16:02:50.502+00:00JOB HUNT 103<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember1466"><span>JOB HUNT 103: </span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember1466"><span>I mentioned in my previous post 102, ATS "applicant tracking system", and I have been asked a few questions about it, have a read at the jobscan web site and you will get a better understanding of the system and see how you can use it for your own benefit.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="ember-view" id="ember32896">When you are looking for your next job, urgency can drain your strength, as the bank account drains and you spend resource on your job hunt, everything becomes more urgent and desperate. I will not talk about how to conserve your hard earned money you will know well enough about that, but I have a few points that may help your job search and mines.</span><br />
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<span class="ember-view" id="ember32896">- Applying for roles, start with the roles that closely match your own previous job, common sense but many people try the shotgun approach, it does not work that well.</span><br />
<span class="ember-view" id="ember32896">-Cover letter needs to be written to address the role you are applying for, you can cut and past, but make sure it does not carry over parts relative for a previous role.</span><br />
<span class="ember-view" id="ember32896">- When you can not find roles that matched your previous role, you need to look at roles that you have specific transferable skills suitable for that role, these need to be highlighted in your cover letter. -Companies and recruiters using ATS, usually, through job boards, website applications, if at all possible avoid an email directly, search for the email address or phone number to contact directly many good candidates get lost in the ATS system if you have to use the online application rewrite your CV and make it full of words directly from the job description. </span><br />
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<span class="ember-view" id="ember32896"> Research ATS to help you defeat that bucket that swallows up your changes before it even gets to a human </span><br />
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<span class="ember-view" id="ember32896">I had a few questions regarding ATS: Applicant tracking systems see below for a better understand and hop over to www.jobscan.com </span><br />
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1. Use standard resume headings</h2>
There are several different acceptable ways to phrase headings within your resume (for example, “Professional Summary”, “Career Summary,” “Work Experience” and “Work History”). Whatever titles you decide to use, be sure to stick to these <a href="https://jobmob.co.il/blog/resume-section-headings-titles/">standard headings</a> in order to keep your resume clean, professional and ready for ATS.<br />
By over-customizing your resume headings (for example, using “About Me” and “Accreditations”), you make it more difficult for Applicant Tracking Systems to parse your resume. ATS are typically unable to recognize nonstandard headings, and as a result they’re unable to sort the content appropriately in their databases.<br />
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2. Choose the correct resume format</h2>
Many qualified resumes have been rejected because their format was not optimized for an ATS. There are three main resume formats: chronological, <a href="https://www.jobscan.co/blog/recruiters-functional-resume-format/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">functional</a> and <a href="https://www.jobscan.co/blog/hybrid-resumes-best-resume-format/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">hybrid</a>. While chronological is the most popular, it might not be the right fit for you.<br />
Making sure your resume is formatted correctly will only increase your chances of getting through applicant tracking systems.<br />
Check out <a href="https://www.jobscan.co/premium-resume-templates" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jobscan’s 20 ATS-friendly resumes</a>. Get a bonus template <a href="http://free.jobscan.co/20-best-ats-resume-examples/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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3. Don’t touch headers and footers</h2>
While it is tempting to make your resume stand out, colorful, eye-catching images (including tables and graphs) and fancy typefaces often confuse Applicant Tracking Systems.<br />
<em> </em><br />Headers and footers are best left empty (leave your contact information out of there!) with standard 1-inch margins. It is always best to let your experience and skills set you apart from others.<br />
For all job seekers applying to creative positions, such as web designer or architect, save the color and creativity for the in-person interview and times (for example, a <a href="https://www.jobscan.co/blog/job-fair-resume-tips-resume-templates/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">job fair</a>) when you’ll use a paper copy of your resume.<br />
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4. Echo resume keywords exactly</h2>
If anything on a resume can beat Applicant Tracking Systems, it would be those trusty <a href="https://www.jobscan.co/blog/top-resume-keywords-boost-resume/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">resume keywords</a>. Resume keywords are the skills and qualifications in the original job description that should be included in a resume (e.g., communication skills, Microsoft Word, and academic degrees).<br />
However, simply using any form of these keywords will not win over an ATS: keywords must be formatted to echo the original job description<em> exactly</em> (to an ATS, there is a difference between “Microsoft Word,” “MS Word,” and “Word”).<br />
<a href="https://www.jobscan.co/">Jobscan</a> is an excellent online resource to make sure you have included all your resume keywords and formatted them correctly.<br />
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5. Left alignment and conservative typeface</h2>
Use left alignment for your resume text. While right text alignment might appear to give your resume a formal or edgy appearance, it won’t actually boost its chances of beating Applicant Tracking Systems. In fact, it could prevent the system from parsing content correctly.<br />
Any typeface that is not conservative<em> </em>(such as Helvetica, Times New Roman, Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, or Calibri), or that is not a standard size, runs the same risk.<br />
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6. Write out all acronyms</h2>
You may have thought your parents and grandparents were terrible at deciphering texting slang such as “LOL” and “OMG,” but compared to them, Applicant Tracking Systems are stuck in the Stone Age when it comes to acronyms.<br />
Even if an acronym is well known (for example, BMW or IBM), it may not be recognized or categorized correctly by an ATS.<br />
To avoid misunderstandings, always spell out the acronym first before including the acronym (if necessary):<br />
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<li><strong>Companies and Associations</strong>: International Business Machines (IBM); American Cancer Society (ACS)</li>
<li><strong>Products</strong>: Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)</li>
<li><strong>Brands</strong>: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M)</li>
<li><strong>Years</strong>: 2015-2016 (never 2015-’16 or ’15-‘16)</li>
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www.jobscan.com <div class="blogger-post-footer">The daily challenges of an Entrepreneur living in Central Scotland</div>Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-54473678623424931062019-06-17T08:52:00.001+00:002019-06-17T08:52:21.795+00:00Whats the point of being on Social media if you don't use it to help each other-The great Job Hunt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Those of us who are looking for jobs, if we don't help each other on these platforms, Linkedin, Xing, Facebook etc then it is pointless spending your resource, i.e Time on these sites. There is a misconception that we are jobless, unemployed, some people are maybe looking for a change but the majority are looking for a job, maybe not the perfect job, but a job that will pay our bills, put food on the table and keep our families well, and also to keep our minds healthy. I am looking for a job, but I am not unemployed, I am a "Job Hunter" my aim is to hunt down a job, if I am not successful I will be like my predecessors who failed to bring home the dinner if you are looking for a job so are you. I start at 7:30 am and continue up to 5 pm, then maybe even later if I have a lead. I do this 6 days a week, on the 7th I rest. </span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Some pointers. </span></span></span><br />
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<li><span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Chase every lead. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Apply for every possible role- even if you have to use transferable skills. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Email the hiring manager directly if you can. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Phone the hiring manager even better. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Chase up every application, be relentless. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Help others where you can. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Pass on job leads that you are not following up. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Take online free courses to keep your mind active and to strengthen your skill base. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Be relentless, ask for help, and keep your own balance. </span></span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span> </span></span></span></li>
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember986"><span>Have a good week, and help someone, help someone, help you!!!!</span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember20040"><span>Our dishwasher stopped working a while back, as I have some time on my hands (not for long I hope), I wash the dishes by hand and I have a process, I prepare the water, sort out the dishes in order, and then get started, when I have a back upon the drying stage, I stop washing and dry off the dishes and cutlery, and so on. My wife does not have a process, she throws them all in the basin, I get perturbed, how can I wash the dishes if you don't follow the process, you need to do it my way, oops. So in business, there is a process, you turn resources into cash if you are good, there are many stages in between, and you do it your way. I suggest that you should review the processes that you have on a regular basis (CI) and you may find someone has a better way than your way (human resource utilization) it maybe you keep using the manual process or move to an automated process if you can, you may get someone to review for a different viewpoint, get the HR Manager to walk the process or the FD, and vice versa. It can be enlightening and you may make more money in the process. </span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember16072"><span>I need some help, I was made redundant two years ago, over 50 and struggling to get back to work, I have been getting interviews, even progressing to last two, but never getting it over the goal. I am a senior manufacturing/operations manager, I have experience across a wide variety of technologies and I have worked in Europe and America with strong networks in China. I have included a brief summary of my experience if you know a company that is looking for my experience please get in touch, I am open to location.</span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">The daily challenges of an Entrepreneur living in Central Scotland</div>Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-445749080944988862019-06-03T15:20:00.000+00:002019-06-03T15:20:35.857+00:00How healthy is your company<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember2352"><span>Company health: </span></span></span><br />
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<span><span class="ember-view" id="ember2352"><span>It is reasonably easy to tell if your company is performing well, sales are up, the margin is good and the customers are not ringing your phone with complaints(generalizing). These are the typical KPI's we used to use for business performance and some companies still do, but it does not tell you if your company is healthy and will continue to perform well. I like motorbikes, I have had my fair share of used bikes in my past life as a biker and my favourite method of engine diagnosis back then was a length of wooden dowel, I could hear the engine and diagnose most problems. Your business is the same, the one thing a good consultant can gauge is the chatter and through that, you can tell a lot about the health of your business, don't pay the fees for that service, but learn to diagnose the business through the chatter, it will give you a good organisational indicator of the business's long term health. There is also another area you need to look at, any outside agency that you use to conduct business, reps, distributors and recruitment agencies etc. I have my own blacklist of recruiters that I would never give business to, the same with distributors. I will close here by saying know your businesses hard metrics of success but also understand the chatter.</span></span></span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">The daily challenges of an Entrepreneur living in Central Scotland</div>Gordon Whyte's Blog of the challenges of a serial Entrepreneurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008590732648159261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30903994.post-1816029871059486302019-05-15T14:54:00.003+00:002019-05-15T14:54:49.384+00:00Mistakes and blame culture<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember3056"><span>Mistakes and blame culture:- </span></span></span><br />
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<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember3056"><span>I have worked in companies where the "blame culture" has run wild among the management and the staff, supervisors working out there "blame" strategy because they have mismanaged the team, Managers preparing the monthly report with targetted blame. How often have you stood and listened to your morning meeting with the staff and it is a game of verbal tennis to see where the blame stops. We all make mistakes and we need to own up and learn from them, some lessons are painful and costly, but honesty is the only way forward that will bring you peace. The senior management team that allows the blame culture to take root in business are developing people who are reluctant to speak out, take risks, or accept responsibility at work because they fear criticism, retribution, or worse, they forget that it will come back and bite them. I supervised in a semiconductor company where the whole senior staff were covering up a yield problem from corporate headquarters, they were caught out when there was a call to increase sales from inventory that did not exist in reality but did in the "official" inventory reports, there was a "house cleaning", and it was discussed , was the boss pushed or did he jump, he was absent with a broken leg . Develop a no blame culture.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Gordon Whyte</span></h1>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Experienced Senior Manufacturing & Supply Chain Executive /Co-Founder</div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Introduction:</span></u></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I am an entrepreneurial senior operations executive with broad experience in General, Operational and Change Management of which more than 20 years at international level. I have managed multi-disciplined teams delivering complex projects worldwide in high technology-based businesses, including multinational and start-up businesses<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Co-founder/founder of six start-up companies<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Hands on experience of managing six business start-ups / SME'S with P&L responsibility. <br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Strategic business development, with hands-on, face-to-face customer development.<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Experienced in M&A and preparation for company listing </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Extensive senior operations experience, setting up new manufacturing operations, and developing outsourced manufacturing services.<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Developing business plans and financial modelling and budgeting. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Leading fundraising both in Europe, North America and the Middle East.<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Leading technology transfer and IP / Patent development.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Establishing and expanding businesses ensuring high profitability and continuous improvement.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Business focus has been Semiconductor, Electronics, Photonics, Solar / Cleantech, Display technology, Space & Defense projects, IoT devices, and medical devices</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Led manufacturing division to be profitable after two years from start-up doubled revenue year on year before a successful IPO in '96 and subsequent sale to SDLI (USA).<br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Introduced four new products to the market including the worlds first 10 GHz integrated driver modulator in 2001.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Launched the world’s first optical ASIC platform for complex optical silicon integrated circuits.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Set up FLCD micro-display manufacturing operation and electronics assembly ahead of target and budget.</span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Leading the implementation of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement (Lean six sigma) projects across a variety of companies. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Program management for the European Space Agency contracts, and other commercial space and defence projects. </span></li>
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<b>To conclude:</b> broad international experience, sound knowledge of value-added</div>
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Mechanisms in different industries, understanding of all stakeholders</div>
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Requirements, customised solution provider, profitability, sales and result orientated.</div>
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Email:mrgwhyte@excite.com </div>
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<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember3271"><span>We all come to a point in life where we think, that is it I am finished with this, I am going to move on to something else, this is too hard, this business will never go anywhere, sometimes you are correct to move on and leave it all behind and start afresh on a new project, new relationship, a new life. But there are times that you should not give up and you should push on forward and upward, sometimes the breakthrough does not come from the direction you think, (Alexander Fleming ) or it comes from the cumulative effort of many (TI and DLP) but it does happen. The question many as is how do I know when to keep pushing on and when to give up, it depends on a few things- </span></span></span><br />
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<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember3271"><span>Is this life critical / life changing? </span></span></span><br />
<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember3271"><span>Is this paying the bills? </span></span></span><br />
<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember3271"><span>What is this costing me? </span></span></span><br />
<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember3271"><span>What will I lose if I give up? </span></span></span><br />
<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember3271"><span>What will I gain if I give up? </span></span></span><br />
<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember3271"><span>Why do I do this? </span></span></span><br />
<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember3271"><span>What else will I do if I give this up? </span></span></span><br />
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<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember11881"><span> HOMELESSNESS is 24/7 </span></span></span><br />
<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember11881"><span> 449 deaths in the U.K. from Oct17 to Oct18 </span></span></span><br />
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<span aria-hidden="false"><span class="ember-view" id="ember11881"><span>More than one person per day dies in the U.K. directly caused by being homeless. The true toll is likely to be higher causes of death included assault, drug overdoses, illness and suicide, many showed signs of prolonged starvation. Their ages ranged from 18 to 94 years old, with an average of 49 years old for men and 53years old for women. </span></span></span><br />
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