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WHEN you are preparing for a sales meeting, get yourself into a positive frame of mind. Listen to a favourite piece of music in the car, one that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Be up for the challenge.… Continue Reading
CAPABLE and culpable might be similar sounding words. That, of course, is where the similarity ends as they mean very different things, and in business, without looking ahead and managing in a capable way you run the risk of your business failing to prosper for which you will be culpable. Strategic capability is being imaginative…… Continue Reading
Time to Read – 1 minute So, this one is personal. I said a few weeks ago I would lose a stone by the end of March. I have had some coaching – yes, I have had some much needed coaching with Bridget our HR Specialist, in order to help me achieve my goal. Being…… Continue Reading
THIS week’s thought comes from Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meadon in her excellent book, Common Sense Rules. ‘The phrase 360-degree thinking should be put away in a locked box along with blue-sky thinking, thinking out of the box and countless other meaningless phrases that imply that otherwise one-dimensional, dull, uncreative thinking is the norm. ‘Businessmen…… Continue Reading
PUSHING the boundaries. Most parents will be familiar those three words which suggest negativity in terms of a child’s perceived behaviour. So how refreshing to consider an alternative. A DVD that dares to take on the concept of allowing a child a voice, in a positive way, so as to unleash the gifts of that…… Continue Reading
WHEN negotiating a sale, define your bargaining objectives like this. Have your ideal, which is the best you can hope to achieve, a minimum, the least you would settle for and a target, which is what you are going to try for and you realistically believe you have a good chance of achieving.… Continue Reading
STRIKING while the iron’s hot can be the difference between success – and missing that once in a lifetime opportunity. Seizing an opportunity when it arrives is important and can have a dramatic impact on your personal success. Determination to grab that chance to get on is the key, regardless of ability or training –…… Continue Reading
Time to Read/Watch – Depends how often you watch it! …At turning a lemon into a lemonade – a problem into a triumph Mick Phillips and his dad Kevin film every Woking FC match, home and away, then edit into highlights – quite a commitment for volunteers On Saturday 14 January we played Bromley at…… Continue Reading
THERE are three ways to gain the attention of headhunters. 1. Reputation and profile – make sure you are known in the industry for the hard work you have done. 2. Networking – absolutely crucial to be known in headhunting circles. 3. Approaching them first – there aren’t many leading ones, they are easy to…… Continue Reading
ANYBODY who watched the excellent film A Few Good Men will know all about a Code Red. Jack Nicholson’s character, Colonel Nathan Jessup, famously ordered one. Well don’t talk to Martin Peak about colour codes. A respected businessman and leader of men – a few good ones at that – he has been tormented by…… Continue Reading