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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
BEING a good leader is not the sole preserve of the entrepreneur. Using recently-retired Sir Alex Ferguson as an example, it is clear from his absence in football that leadership can make a difference in sport, too. Leadership skills possess a universal template. Leading by example, creating a vision, focusing on the positives and copying…… Continue Reading
IT can be hard, soft or even something in between. Selling comes in various forms and at varying stages of a product or a service’s life. Ideally you will need something to show a potential customer. You will need a proposal. Arriving at a client’s premises without one – ideally samples of what you intend…… Continue Reading
EVER wondered how to? How to what I hear you say? Well, how do do, almost anything? I was perusing the Naked Coach other day when I came across David Taylor’s top 100 How Tos in business and coaching. The chapter actually starts with the heading: ‘The Answer’s Yes…What’s The Question? How’s that for positivity?…… 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
FROM experience, site visits as a learning tool can either be an excellent source of education or a load of old rubbish. Well, in the case of Naked Leader’s recent trip (click to see pictures) to a client’s recycling facility, it turned out to be both! With Christmas upon us perhaps we should all think…… Continue Reading
FIVE-STAR luxury is something we could all do with from time to time. But do you possess the five qualities needed to be successful? Loyalty, generosity, integrity, honesty and trust. Do you possess these traits? If so, you have the ingredients to make a difference in business. All you need then is to take certain…… Continue Reading
NO matter how logical we think we are, or we appear to be, deep down we are all living, breathing bundles of energy. You will never, never be able to be build a trusted relationship with any other human being, until you can build such a trusted relationship with yourself. This is because, unless you…… Continue Reading
WE’VE all head of a licence to kill. How about a licence to make a killing? In financial terms that is! Firms looking to expand into new markets both in the UK and overseas can use brand licensing to build business and explore new markets. Consider this, global retail sales last year approached £100billion, with…… Continue Reading
GIVEN Claire Silvester works for a global industry-leading provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft operators, it is no real surprise she is a high-flyer. And while her career may have taken off, Claire has her feet firmly on the ground as she navigates her course as a progressive-thinking…… Continue Reading