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Time to Read – 3 minutes So read his school report And so he was labelled And so he believed it to be true Until one day he was watching TV, and saw Creighton Carvello memorize a pack of 52 playing cards in less than 3 minutes. ‘That looks like fun’ he thought – and…… Continue Reading
EMPLOYEE engagement – is the company you work for doing enough of it? With many staff enduring job cuts and pay freezes – while bonuses continue to roll in at the top end – there is resentment in many firms across the globe. And yet, against the background of economic gloom, large companies reckon they…… Continue Reading
GET paid. Unless and until you get paid you have not made a sale. A true ‘sale’ is not a lead, a meeting, the signing of a contract, the carrying out of work or the follow-up meetings. A true ‘sale’ only happens when you get paid. As the character Rod Tidwell says in the film…… Continue Reading
Time to Read – 4 minutes General George S. Patton’s quote has never been more apt than it is today. You know the people I mean – they are given every chance to be involved, to have a say, to show their true potential. And yet no matter what you say or do, they continue…… Continue Reading
TAKE personal responsibility for everything you say and do. Be clear on the exact outcomes, the results, you want. Then make a true decision. Decide to go for what you want and settle for nothing less. If that action takes you closer to where you want to go, do more of the same. If not,…… Continue Reading
REDUNDANCY should be viewed as a new start, not as the end. It used to have a negative stigma. Now it is much more common and it is impoortant to remember it is the job that is made redundant, not the person. Know this at every level. It may feel personal and it may be…… Continue Reading
Time to Read – 3 minutes Whatever the company made up as the reason, HP’s Mark Hurd was ultimately forced to resign because he had an affair with Jodie Fisher. One of the most successful CEO’s on this planet lost his job because he couldn’t keep his manhood all zipped up.… Continue Reading
WHEN you focus on what you want, you are more likely to discover what you want. When you believe that you are intelligent, you are more likely to see edividence that you are. When you believe something to be true, you see the world in that way. Remember, whenever you focus on something you want,…… Continue Reading
STEVEN GERRARD did it for the England football team against Hungary. He led by example. In business, if you’re a team leader, do the same, and ‘walk the talk.’ You need to show, and put into practice on a daily basis, the standards you are demanding of others. It seems an obvious thing to say.…… Continue Reading
…When it’s made by Michael Schumacher. “Schumacher ‘sorry’ for blocking Barrichello in Hungary” The headline read Oh no he wasn’t, as was revealed by what he actually said: “Michael Schumacher has said he is ‘sorry’ if Rubens Barrichello felt he had been put in danger by his blocking manoeuvre at the Hungarian Grand Prix.”…… Continue Reading