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Negotiation Calculator Tool
Click on the link to use the amazing Thomson-Croft BidVantage 3000 Pro it will optimise your opening offer and your subsequent offers to get you the best trade-off between getting
Need help asking for a raise? Pay-rise help here:
I got this from an excellent book called Managing Up by Melody Wilding: There’s a whole chapter on how to ask for a raise, and I really like it. Here
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You would like to post on my blog or linkedin feed
I get asked this quite a lot, and I always say no. The integrity of this blog is important to me – I write every post myself, and I believe
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Knowing the stars
How about setting yourself the challenge of being able to identify ten constellations? That’s probably half of the sky covered! Here are my top ten – you can do it!
A plea for nuance
So much thinking is black and white (in business as well as in politics). “Good guys” vs “bad guys”, good things and bad things. “Which side are you on?” But for many
Chris Croft wiki page
If I had a wikipedia page (I wish!) then this is what I would like to see on it: Chris Croft Chris Croft (born February 12, 1960) is a British
Words to avoid
If I see any of these in a message I immediately bin it. At the very least, even if I read it, I am on maximum suspicion. so – maybe
Typology of Boxing Matches
GREAT 10. Someone gets knocked down but gets back up again – and ends up winning it on a knockout. 9. Tough fight and one person gets knocked out towards
Busy people who never reply to messages – and are proud of how busy they are. What can be done?
What can you do about people who you just can’t get hold of, and who never reply to your messages. Start with the soft approach: If none of that works,
How to overcome being a perfectionist
In some ways it’s good – high quality work is important, and in fact anything important should be done well, perhaps as well as you possibly can do it. But things
Definitive list of tradeables when negotiating salary
This could either be for an increase in your current job, or when negotiating at the start of a new job: at the job interview (while you still have walk
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Christmas present ideas for 2024
Christmas present ideas for 2024 I love this little crab pen holder and both of my grand children are obsessed with it. And it’s only £6 It HAS to be
Japan – top tips when visiting
. My top five favourite things Over-rated, in my opinion …. and these: typo or very deep??
Japan’s brilliant systems
What an organised and efficient place Japan is – I love it. (Tips here for when you visit). They have thought about every detail of everything. Here are some examples….
Japan’s unusual food
(first four are actually from Singapore – visited on the way to Japan) Obviously the sushi was brilliant. Good price too. Breakfast – could not have been more different to
