Silence is golden, isn’t it?
A friend of ours has two grandchildren, both in their mid teens. One’s a girl and when you listen to her you know that…
Are you energised, are you using your strengths, are you...
Did you know that 99% of individuals have 3 core strengths and 4 others with a high impact on what they do best? In…
Do you have a “professional brand?”
Your "professional brand" - and yes you really should have one - is in essence the combination of words, phrases and…
Make your career objective happen.
You are the only person who has the vision to “see” your career objective: only you know what it is in detail: to…
The role of body language in communication
We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘it’s not what you say but how you say it’, but is this just about tone or do your facial…
What Motivates Employees to Perform Well?
We tend to assume that a good salary and good perks motivate employees to stay in their jobs and perform well, but is…
Reaching destinations and achieving objectives.
Me, as we went up in the lift to my office: “You managed to find us okay?”Client, with gratitude: “Yes, great thanks,…
Never Underestimate The Influence Of Better Legislated...
Basware, a Finnish e-procurement vendor, together with YouGov have released a survey revealing the need for new late…
Signs It's Time to Fire a Bad Client & How to Do It
No one likes having to fire a client, but sometimes it’s for the best. Toxic clients are more than just difficult to…
Elite managers coach - do you?
Google has recently conducted one of the most thorough studies of management behaviour and I'm fascinated by it! They…
Seven Reasons why Employees Quit
If a bad employee quits that’s great, we all celebrate. But when we lose a star player it can be devastating both…
Six Stage Plan for Successfully Tackling Difficult...
We all have to have difficult discussions with employees from time to time – it may be a conversation leading to a…
Be mindful. Respond, don't react!
Most of what happens to us, whether in our lives or in our careers, is totally beyond our own control. But as Epictetus…
In-house, out-house, shake it all about
PR, communications and marketing are still relatively new disciplines. Technology is changing quicker than a superhero…
Why many high performing Executives and Senior Managers...
How to avoid being ‘disappointing’ at job interviews - a problem spanning both functional disciplines and…
The value of IP for high growth businesses
In this guest Q&A article, Powervault (PV), interviewed by their Patent Attorneys, Mathys & Squire (M&S), discuss their…
R&D Tax Relief in Precision Engineering
Another excellent case study highlighting how some of the day-to-day tasks performed by businesses may qualify for R&D…
10 Reasons To Study in The United Kingdom
Studying has always been associated with adjectives like boring and tiring. However, the environment in which one…
Why is emotional intelligence (EQ) so important?
In 2011 a survey of over 2,000 hiring managers and HR professionals, found that 71% valued EQ over IQ and 75% said they…
HANDLING GRIEVANCES
What’s the best way to handle a grievance? The best way to handling a grievance depends on two things: the nature of…
How is your commitment level at work?
Most companies these days are committed to high quality and top notch customer service. However, the best companies,…
Are you insane - sometimes?
As Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The…
Case Study - Food Manufacturing
Food Manufacturer Making Italian Ice CreamThe company specialises in unusual ice cream flavours. Typical projects…
How to Hire a World-Class Private Investigator
A World-Class Private Investigator's MindsetWhen people envision life as a World-Class Private Investigator, they often…
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