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Impostor Syndrome and my FOMO

by Victoria Maclennan | May 11, 2016 | Growth Business, inspiring people, Ramblings on the world of Innovation, Startup

I have FOMO – Fear of missing out – the phenomenon Impostor Syndrome has crept into my world with articles, meetup groups, social media activity, people talking about it and left me wondering what I am missing out on? Growing up on the adage of “Fake...

Know your Biases – in life and in business

by Victoria Maclennan | May 4, 2016 | Growth Business, Ramblings on the world of Innovation, Startup

No matter how self aware we may feel we all have biases. They are often ingrained for many years or instilled as the result of a single event. Reality is we have them and engage them influencing our decision making every day.   If you are thinking who cares? right now...

How do we conduct Ethical Business when people continue to Lie?

by Victoria Maclennan | Apr 26, 2016 | Ramblings on the world of Innovation

What do you think has been your biggest lesson learn’t to date? – a question I was asked on a recent LinkedIN post. Taking the question very seriously I thought through a bunch of things – how to scale, how to close, how to shape an effective tribe,...

Are Entrepreneurs actually Master Procrastinators?

by Victoria Maclennan | Apr 11, 2016 | Ramblings on the world of Innovation

I have been chewing over the same blog post for a few weeks now, refining and refactoring it, adding links and more insights – only to realise it’s been a week and no post! Reality is this blog post has no deadline on it, there is no reason for the Panic...

Do New Years Resolutions have a place in business?

by Victoria Maclennan | Jan 13, 2015 | Bootstrapping, Life at OptimalHQ, Ramblings on the world of Innovation, Startup

New Years Resolutions – Love or Hate them? Personally I love and thrive on  goals, they focus my attention, provide a sense of competition when aspiring towards achievement and enable a form of measurement. Conversely I hate the whole notion of New Year’s...

Disruptive business, entrepreneurs and saving the planet

by Victoria Maclennan | Oct 16, 2014 | Life at OptimalHQ, Ramblings on the world of Innovation, Startup

Disruptive business models are challenging to establish but oh when they do take off they can be a thing of beauty. In my lifetime whole industries have virtually disappeared as a result of disruptive innovation – travel agencies vs booking your own flights,...
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