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REINVENT your organisation. Replace change programmes with choice programmes. This week, ask three people in your company to come up with up to three specific ideas each that would transform the company. Ensure a culture where imaginations and innovations thrive – and make a difference.… Continue Reading
IT is an open and shut case. In the early stages of a business relationship, ask open questions. These are questions that make the other person give you an answer – and, more crucially, information which you can use at a later date. Ask them ‘how’, or ‘why’ or ‘when’ or ‘what’ and make them…… Continue Reading
YOU might have to address a gathering this week. Remember that top-class speakers are interactive. As a good speaker you will already have a rapport with your audience. Never use notes. Just tell stories and listen to the feedback. And learn from it. Now, to be top class, add that you will: 1. Be in…… Continue Reading
DETERMINATION to win can often mean the difference between a positive result or not. Don’t accept defeat. Be determined and the good result will follow. … Continue Reading
YOU are far more likely to take action and be persistent when you focus on what you want, rather than on what you don’t want. No matter how negative a situation appears this week, no matter how few choices you think you have, and above all, no matter how others are reacting, always focus very…… Continue Reading
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
STAY motivated. To do this, learn from the past by all means, however, you need to live in the present and put the past behind you. Your dreams and aspirations must be in the here and now. Are yours?… Continue Reading
HAVE a business plan. Anybody wanting to survive in business has to have a vision, a plan. It is an essential tool for thriving and moving forward as a company. Make sure you have one. When you go on a car journey, if you’re sensible, you will have mapped out your route. You know where…… Continue Reading
WHEN we meet someone new, we decide whether we ‘like’ them in less than three seconds. We have to like someone if we are to trust them later. Remember, indifferent or negative first impressions are difficult to turn around. To build immediate rapport, be prepared for introductions, make eye contact and smile, introduce yourself and…… Continue Reading
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 week, and always, follow through and deliver on your promise. Be seen to deliver your agreement. And if something goes…… Continue Reading