People Category

Leadership and management are two very different things, and if you’re running your own business, or are about to step into a new position at work, it is vitally important that you can distinguish between the two. By understanding the difference you will be easily able to step into leadership or management space depending on…

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Internships have become very popular recently in the UK as they not only give graduates, students and those looking for work the opportunity to gain experience and an understanding of a variety of different industries, but they also allow companies to trial different roles within their organisational structure before committing to permanent contracts. There are…

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There are so many variables that come into play when looking at the dynamics of a team.  Age, sex, length of service, experience, attitude to the company, skill levels, the list can go on and on.  Is it any surprise then that actually managing a team with so many variables is something that can be…

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Many people confuse training for presentation skills with sales training, and while there are similarities between the two, you do not always need to be selling when you present. I wrote a blog post about this a few months ago but thought I would revisit the matter as it is beneficial, not only in business,…

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Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post about staff management, focused around the idea of habit given by Stephen Covey in his book 7 Habits of Highly Effective . He argued that a habit is formed when three factors come together: Knowledge – What to do Skill – How to do Motivation – Want…

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The great author Stephen Covey defined in his book the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People that a habit is the coming together of What to Do (Knowledge), How to Do (Skill) and Want to Do (Motivation).  He argued that at the centre overlap of these 3 theoretical circles a habit is formed. As Covey…

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Presentation Skills courses are quite often delivered as Sales training as these groups of people consider themselves highly effective communicators.  To an extend I would agree with this, and have met some incredibly effective communicators in my time.  But let’s now consider what a presentation is in the normal sense.  It is the transfer of…

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Life in my boat feels like I have one paddle going round in circles.  I know that I want to go that way, but I can’t get any direction or speed to move.  The tide and wind is pushing me forward, but slowly and I can’t control it.  If anything I’m drifting.  To make matters…

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