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How to think like Steve Jobs: The abbreviated version

Firstly, Happy New Year!! It has been a pretty busy two months as I, as have the other 2012/13 Fellows, have returned back from the US, transitioned straight into the Festive Season, and were shot out into 2013 into our respective Scottish placements. I am again working for Wood Group PSN, except this...

Posted to Fellow by Charles Grant on 31-Jan-2013
Filed under: Filed under: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, saltire fellowship, Oil and Gas, 2012 cohort, Wood Group, Charles Grant, Steve Jobs

When it all starts to click together...

It's the end of week 5 and I'm starting to feel a little more organised, my computer is finally in order, calendar synched, course notes typed up and my handouts are all filed (alphabetically by professor of course). This might sound ridiculous to some, but this level of organisation soothes...

Posted to Fellow by Mike Brooke on 24-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Boston, Leadership, entrepreneur, Babson, saltire fellowship, babson college, Fellows, 2012 cohort, Saltire Foundation, startup weekend

Project, reflections and some videos

Now that the 2012 Saltire Fellowship has almost made it to the 1 month mark it seems that we all have settled into a groove (of some sorts!). The timetable sees us now firmly ensconced in the blended learning phase of the taught and experiential learning via the externship projects. As I mentioned in...

Posted to Fellow by Charles Grant on 20-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Experience, Fellowship, externship, energy, saltire fellowship, Oil and Gas, 2012 cohort, Project, Video, Wood Group

Friday Night Lights...

It's Friday night in Boston, the afternoon was spent studying in the sunshine and Mez, Lynne and I have just been initiated into the world of "touch" American Football by the Conley family. Mez and Lynne were coached into action by Conley Jr, and lining up against Jeff it looked like it...

Posted to Fellow by Jonny Macneal on 14-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Babson, saltire fellowship, 2012 cohort

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

The quote above seems to be quite apt as I write my first Saltire Fellow blogpost. For us 2012 fellows it has been the first week of our Babson experience here in sunny Boston and what a week it has been! From our very first lecture in the very swish Babson Executive Conference Centre it has been nothing...

Posted to Fellow by Charles Grant on 03-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Experience, Fellowship, Babson, saltire fellowship, 2012 cohort

Reflections on Week 1

Posted to Fellow by Jonny Macneal on 01-Sep-2012
Filed under: Filed under: saltire fellowship

Saltire Fellowship- Anniversaries and New Beginnings

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of our 2010-2011 Fellowship graduation. In many ways it feels like just yesterday that we celebrated the achievements of our 10 Fellows at the Lighthouse in Glasgow. It has been a wonderful Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE privilege to watch their...

Posted to The Foundation Blog by Katie Michels on 31-Jul-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Saltire Fellowship

The Real Deal....

This week's blog is focussed on what it takes to make it http://www.entrepreneurial-spark.com/@espark-blog/2012/2/24/the-real-deal.aspx Entrepreneurial Spark thanks the Saltire Foundation

Posted to Fellow by Jim Duffy on 24-Feb-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Leadership, innovation, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, ideas, Creativity, Babson, Scottish Entrepreneur, inbound marketing, saltire fellowship, babson college, Social Media, inspiration, start-up, startups, business development

Execution

Action Trumps Everything.... http://www.entrepreneurial-spark.com/@espark-blog.aspx Entrepreneurial Spark thanks the Saltire Foundation Jim

Posted to Fellow by Jim Duffy on 17-Feb-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Leadership, Business, innovation, ideas, success, Economic Development, Competitive Scotland, Social ROI, Lean, opportunity, Scottish Entrepreneur, Achievements, Small Businesses, saltire fellowship, mass challenge, funding, Social Media, inspiration, start-up, startups

GO DO.....

Great week for the chiclets and topped off with a great Santander dinner at the Business Insider 7 awards and a visit to the Hatchery by Michelle Mone OBE... http://www.entrepreneurial-spark.com/@espark-blog.aspx Entrepreneneurial Spark thanks the Saltire Foundation

Posted to Fellow by Jim Duffy on 10-Feb-2012
Filed under: Filed under: Fellowship, Boston, innovation, Competitive Scotland, Babson, Scottish Entrepreneur, saltire fellowship, funding, inspiration, start-up, Scottish businesses, Entrepreneurial Exchange, startups, business development

A busy few months

I can hardly believe that we graduated 3 months ago, yet it has been so busy in that 3 months I haven't had time to blog! Where to start... My externship with Sword Ciboodle led to consulting work on the same project post Fellowship. This allowed me to continue my research and develop the product...

Posted to Fellow by Rebecca Ewing (2010) on 31-Oct-2011
Filed under: Filed under: saltire fellowship, Sword Ciboodle, International Futures Forum, Balvenie, The Balvenie, Speakeasy

G+G Graduating and Giving back

On July 30 th at the Lighthouse in Glasgow, the Saltire cohort of 2010/2011 formally earned the title ‘Saltire Fellow’ as we officially graduated from the Saltire Fellowship programme. In a relaxed and intimate affair with close friends and family, sunlight (yes sunlight!) silks and kilts...

Posted to Fellow by Sandrine Sienche (2010) on 11-Aug-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Experience, saltire fellowship, Scotland, Saltire Sirens, Saltire Fundraising Challenge, Saltire graduation

Science and Progress.

I’m currently in my final week of Externship B in the knowledge that the Fellowship experience is drawing near a close with our graduation at the end of the month. I’ve realized that since my return to Scotland I have somewhat neglected my blogging duties. It would be easy to imagine that...

Posted to Fellow by Joanne Hagerty (2010) on 11-Jul-2011
Filed under: Filed under: saltire fellowship, startups, business development, life science

Back in the Game

The last weeks have been very transitional for us Fellows, which explains the slight dip in the number of blogs of late. When our externships in the U.S came to an end in March we packed our bags, said goodbye to the U.S and returned home to our loved ones ... for a few days anyway. We then spent the...

Posted to Fellow by Sandrine Sienche (2010) on 08-May-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Experience, Liberty Mutual, saltire fellowship, Social Media, ciqual

Back in the Burgh!

Wow. It feels like it was just yesterday when I blogged about our first day at Liberty Mutual. Now, in the blink of an eye our time in the U.S. is over and I am back in the Burgh. It was with bittersweet symphony that we packed our things and made for the airport on Saturday. For five of the fellows...

Posted to Fellow by Sandrine Sienche (2010) on 28-Mar-2011
Filed under: Filed under: Saltire Experience, Boston, sales and marketing, saltire fellowship, ciqual, edinburgh