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MAKE sure you know your unique selling point, be it yourself as an individual, or your company. Really understand it and make sure you tell the world about it in any proposition. People need to know the benefits so make sure you explain, clearly and concisely, just what it is that makes you, or your…… Continue Reading
Monday 1 April 2013 Time to Read – 3 minutes 03 seconds Time to Listen – Make a coffee first! The Top 13 Business April Fools * 13. Meetings A French River in Egypt – Where people travel, who think that more meetings = better decisions. Back from De Nile – Cut…… Continue Reading
Where to Read – Away from the office! Where to Listen – Ditto! How to Lead your Boss (without them even knowing or caring) Note – “her” refers to “him or her” Tell her how you would like to be led – in terms of style, behaviour and what you want to be empowered to…… Continue Reading
DELIVER your message with a KISS. Yes, you may want to add a little love and affection to your audience, although Keeping It Short and Simple is the key here. With me so far? Excellent. KISS is an easy acronym to remember. And the intimation is clear. Short and sharp is the way forward. The…… Continue Reading
WHEN you focus on a clear outcome – result – you believe that result is possible and that you have the abilities to achieve it and make it real – you will therefore notice more help, information and resources than you may have noticed before. You have to – it is a scientific fact. (Extract…… Continue Reading
Time to Read – 100 Seconds Time to listen – 144 seconds What’s your Ipad button? For me, the most fantastic thing about the Ipad is not its screen, or its versatility, or even its apps. It’s that single button. It is now the stuff of legend that Steve Jobs insisted on just one button…… Continue Reading
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. Make a difference. Do it now.… Continue Reading
HOW to win friends and influence people? Easy. Prepare your case. In business, you need to think through what should be done, why it is needed and also think how people might react. Only then can you decide how to make your case. What is the proposal, the benefit, the cost? Why should change occur…… Continue Reading
YOUR customers are why you exist. Without them, you have no business, or organisation. They must be top of your priorities, in the eyes, minds and actions of all of your people. Your number one aim is to attract, retain and delight your customers. (Extract from The Naked Coach)… Continue Reading
Time to Read – Don’t – do something more useful, instead Who would you rather be…? Someone with a reputation for knowing a lot, or for doing a lot? Which would you rather have…? In your organisation – someone with a head full of knowledge, who does nothing with it, or someone who applies what…… Continue Reading