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About Ann Hawkins

Uncompromising business mentor and coach.
I'll debate most things. Interests: jazz, sculpture, psychology, clever wit, unusual and new ideas. I'm impatient, irascible but above all, curious and more interested in who you are than in what you do.
I founded The Inspired Group in 2005 and developed it into a business growth organisation through peer group learning. We run seminars and workshops and teach people to build networks for life, not just for business.
I produced The A-Z of Business Success as a series of radio interviews (available free of charge on The Inspired Group website) and now broadcast regularly on The Business Hub Show.
In Jan 2013 I started The Social Media Show because I believe that social media is fundamentally changing the way we do business and want to show business owners what can be achieved.
Bragging rights
Introduced the first set of Equal Opportunities Legislation (Racial Equality/Equal Pay) in the strike ridden British Printing Corporation

Entries by Ann Hawkins

Juggling priorities

in Dealing with change /by Ann Hawkins

We’ve been plunged headlong into a global crisis and our survival instincts have kicked in.

7 Things to do right now to avoid a business crisis

in Dealing with change /by Ann Hawkins

This is a list of 7 things you can do right now that will help you feel more in control.

Work Smart – quick tips

in Work smarter /by Ann Hawkins

Most people start a business to have more freedom, more choice and more time.

The art of subtle networking

in Get Inspired /by Ann Hawkins

What’s the point of networking? Most people network to get something: sales, contacts, referrals, recommendations, etc. There is a certain type of networker who says their aim is to give but usually with the caveat that “givers gain” or that “what goes around comes around.” There are two main variations on networking: a formal ritual […]

What’s your why? Again.

/2 Comments/in Mentoring /by Ann Hawkins

Re-visiting the murky waters of Why. It seems like every couple of years the question of “what’s your why?” comes up. I blame Simon Sinek. He did a talk at TEDxPugetSound back in 2009 called “Start With Why. How Great Leaders Inspire Action.” Sinek is a leadership guru and founder of a consultancy specialising in […]