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Time to Read: 3 minutes 21 seconds Listen to advance extract from David’s NLP Event NLP (Naked Linguistic Programming) NLP actually stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. It is sometimes known as “The Science of Rapport”. NLP is a classic example of powerful, proven and plain how tos, that has dressed itself up in the king’s…… Continue Reading
EVERY customer/supplier dispute, the loss of a customer, a fallout with a client, a decision by a potential customer not to come to you, or return to you – they all come down to one thing. It’s an actual or perceived (same thing) broken promise. Make sure you deliver and follow through on your deals,…… Continue Reading
IN a world in which human capital is more than ever the most important raw material, there is now compelling evidence that businesses or countries that fish in only half the talent pool are handicapping themselves badly,” – Cherie Blair in the London Evening Standard of 07/03/12. Coaching for a diverse workforce – Rosalind Taylor, CEO Naked Leader Cherie…… Continue Reading
TO be visible, be out there. Visibility builds trust. Your customers and potential customers are on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and others. Go and meet them there.… Continue Reading
Time to Read: Rejoice that you can Time to Listen: 3 Minutes 43 seconds Do you believe in miracles (earthly ones)? Let’s start by defining a miracle – A highly improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment seems to be the most common definition. Divine intervention gets a mention in some definitions, hence “earthly” in…… Continue Reading
THINK twice before employing as it can be easier and less risky to buy some skills in on a contractual basis as they are needed, avoiding the commitment and the responsibility of taking on employees when the future of your business is unknown. If you find you need employees, remember that people are your business.…… Continue Reading
Time to Listen: 3 Minutes 2 Seconds Being Authentic I was asked last week “What if people spot me using Naked Leader tools and techniques that I read in your books or on twitter or in your blogs?” – The short answer is to embed them as part of what you do every day, with…… Continue Reading
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
YOU may think your business is secure – and that aspects like third party, fire and theft are all comprehensively covered! And yet, being fully prepared for the eventuality that could rock your firm to the foundations is often overlooked. More than half of medium-term businesses are said to unprepared for their worse-case scenario –…… Continue Reading
CONGRATULATIONS! The older readers among you will remember that word as a song title for Sir Cliff Richard in 1968. And in business terms it is something a leader should always offer when their team succeeds. The ‘well done’ may even be given in the form of a reward, to recognise a big success. It…… Continue Reading