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Thought For The Week
SPEAK from your heart, ban PowerPoint and know that everyone is asking themselves just one question – does this person believe what they are saying?… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2012
“A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste”
Time to Read – From A to X “A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste” (Meatloaf) One of the biggest debates in Naked Leader over the last few weeks is this – should this weekly thingy end with a kiss, or not? Yes, as the world realises that leadership is the key to our…… Continue Reading
Sarah’s Got Style – And Substance
ACCLAIMED author Barbrara Taylor Bradford did not have Sarah Dawson in mind when she wrote her debut blockbuster novel in the late 1970s but there is little doubt the Manheim’s UK and International HR Director is A Woman of Substance. Where Sarah and Emma Harte, the main character in the book, differ of course is…… Continue Reading
Team Up For Success
THIS week, focus on your team. Really focus. Achieve your goals as a group. Remember you are not a collection of individuals. You are in it together.… Continue Reading
Think Deal, Think Bike
IS it time you got on your bike? Well, thanks to Bradley Wiggins and his fabulous Tour De France and Olympic wins this summer, statistics suggest there could not be a better time. A cycling boom has led to many workers purchasing bikes through the Government’s tax-rebated, cycle-to work scheme. And with many of this…… Continue Reading
Lessons from a CEO
Time to Read, Twice – 5 Minutes Last week I was in Austin, Texas, with Baker Hughes, a Fortune 250 oil field services provider, and was privileged to hear an opening address by Martin Craighead, their President and CEO. This is not a promotional article for either Martin or Baker Hughes, this is a simple…… Continue Reading
Delight Your Customers
BUSINESS is not just about making money, it is about delighting your customers. making money is the by-product. And you will delight your customers by following through and delivering on what you promise. So, this month, and always, follow through and deliver on your promise. Be seen to deliver your agreement. And if something goes…… Continue Reading
Keep Your Balance
IN business, such as in sport, you need hod carriers as well as artists, stability in harness with skill, while caution should be allied to courage and creativity. Remember, as a team, you need to have a range of attributes to make business work and you should consider the objectives of the team and what…… Continue Reading
Power To The People
HELPING change young lives. There couldn’t really be a more powerful slogan than that and The Prince’s Trust is a youth charity that does just what it says on the tin. It is an organisation that motivates, encourages and gives confidence to those aged between 14 and 30 who have struggled at school, have been…… Continue Reading
There is nothing wrong with you
Time to Read – 31 Seconds Time to “Get” – Your Choice – A Heartbeat, Awhile, or Never There is nothing wrong with you I could write so much about the Paralympics – the backstories, the dedication, the performances. Instead, I simply write this – none of those competitors at any time complained that there…… Continue Reading