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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
FIRMS that drive forward with a positive, compelling and visionary agenda will thrive in the future. And their spirits will soar. Are you brave enough to try cultural transformation? It requires openness, honesty and trust, and can only be developed by throwing out the traditional culture of blame, and investing time in building a positive,…… 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
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
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 not only devotees of Britain’s Got Talent who are familiar with the term ‘Diversity’. Never mind the street dance group of that name, winners of the TV show in 2009, it is Naked Leader’s (NL) second annual coaching conference which takes centre stage here. Coaching for a Diverse Workforce was a topical theme…… Continue Reading
IN business, as in sport, you are nowhere without the team. In some cases that might be as an individual with an entourage of people to help out. Delegation is one key area of playing that team game well. Doing so will allow you to make maximum use of the resources available to you, for…… 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