… and a bonus one Be a great listener – ask people about themselves and really listen. Don’t talk about yourself at all, unless they ask – twice! Trust people […]
Ten non-obvious actions you can take to become a better team player Read More »
We slip into management without it being a plan. From engineer to manager, from salesman to manager, from accountant to manager. We assume it’s the natural next step, but oh
Why it might not be a good idea to become a manager Read More »
I’ve enjoyed reading “Freedom from Command and Control” by John Seddon. Sometimes I wonder if it’s just me that thinks the whole world is mad, and it’s great to read
Emperor’s new clothes – sometimes the new sacred cow is in fact NAKED! Read More »
When you’re using PowerPoint you can have something different on your computer than the audience see on the big screen. . How to get it…. Open Powerpoint: View
I think the objective of life is to enjoy as much of it as you can, and also to achieve as much as you can – and clearly these two
Hey Chris I’ve had people coming up to me this week after the Project Management and Commercial Negotiation courses saying wonderful things about the courses and about you. That
I’m thrilled to have my third Lynda course now published and live on their website. Here’s a free video that you can watch there, where I explain about kick off
Why you need two kick off meetings – and what to do at each Read More »
I read somewhere that you should be losing half of your business on price, in other words you should set your price so that half of your potential customers won’t
Why half of your customers should not be able to afford you! Read More »
Here are my top ten tops for success in Business 1. Customer care – be perfect at the basics Call back the same day
I credit Chris with launching me on my path towards training Utopia…it was something about the manner in which seemly dull [sorry Chris] topics like project management [Gantt charts…wonderful, amazing,
Why do things more efficiently? It sounds obvious but actually the answer isn’t obvious at all. The objective isn’t to do more (they’ll just give you more, and anyway
We all know that Gantt charts are good for communicating a plan to everyone, getting people to commit to doing their part before you start, predicting (and lobbying for) the resources
Here’s an interesting paragraph from Happiness at Work by my friend Jessica Pryce-Jones taken from this excellent book:
Here’s an interesting diagram: If you’re pushed for time, then you’ll have to choose from that top circle. If you’re pushed for time and still want a quality job
