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Who’s got time for team communication?!
This month’s guest No-box-thinking Blog comes from Jon Baker. Jon’s approach to communication is refreshing, open, honest and straight-forward. He shows me, through his excellent blogs, that sometimes no-box-thinking is about making things simple; about getting to the core of something and saying “now I see what the issue really is”. He is a great [...]
X-Factor or Rolling Stone?
My 3rd Guest blog from real no-box-thinkers comes from Michael Cox. Michael has an ability to hear when he listens, to find real meaning and details that others overlook. His approach to problem solving is wonderfully refreshing and he sees straight through the fog to real issues. I am delighted to share his guest blog [...]
Effective Change #7
Effective change for teams can only happen with real engagement. Get your team involved in planned change from the start and you will create enthusiasm and ownership that motivates. My latest vlog in this series explores how to ensure your team are buying-in to change.
Hands up for team-work!
Can you imagine the job spec? Team member wanted Must have great communication skills, the ability to laugh at themselves, never blow a fuse or have a bad day. Must be prepared to support others to achieve mutual goals, even when they don’t pull their weight. Must enjoy being the subject of Chinese Whispers and [...]
Effective Networking #19
Value yourself and network with people who value you too Networks are built on relationships. Relationships that are mutually beneficial and have a foundation of trust and respect. Do the relationships in your network feel like that? Have you surrounded yourself with people who are prepared to contribute as much as you are? Or do [...]
Learn it until you earn it
“Fake it ’till you make it!” – the speaker on the training course was adamant this was a vital part of being successful. Portraying success would attract success. The very first time I heard it, I hated it! Strong words – I don’t have much that I hate in my life. This expression is one of [...]
Top Credibility Builders #20
Successful people fail often; credible people admit it. Help others succeed from your experience We have all heard the line “failure is not an option” and while it might sound motivational and driven towards a positive outcome, it is hardly realistic. I have failed so many times on my journey and each failure has allowed [...]
Effective Networking #16
Make it personal. If I don’t like you, I won’t create opportunities for you I meet a lot of people networking; some in person and some on-line. I invest time in getting to know them, and build relationships with them if we seem to have common values and interests. Oh – and if I LIKE [...]
Top Credibility builders #17
Play the “you” game. Everyone loves to talk about themselves, so get a reputation as a great listener When you feel isolated in your business, you look forward to networking as an opportunity to connect with others and share what is going on your world. It is tempting to grab the opportunity and the centre-stage [...]
Top Credibility builders #16
Donate a percentage of what you earn one day a month to a local charity I am often asked by people I work with if they should do a job free of charge to help build further opportunities. When we explore why they want to do this, they often use words like “to give something back”. Often [...]
Read MoreEffective Networking #14
Keep in contact and keep it real. A mass email to everyone is not real contact Another one of those emails just arrived. The ones where the subject line includes “constant contact” in the coded bit of the subject. Nothing makes for a faster journey to my Trash. I don’t want constant contact – I [...]
Top Credibility Builders #15
Make time for people in your field. Don’t see them as competitors, see instead the opportunity to collaborate. It is easy to be wary of our competitors, to assume they are hanging on our every word at networking events, making notes so they can rip-off our ideas. It is easy to believe they are keen [...]
Top Credibility builders #14
This lunchtime, get out of the office and walk up your local high street. Introduce yourself to two local businesses. Do you know the local business leaders in your community? They are often on your doorstep. People making an impact in their own way on the local community – and economy. They are running businesses too; [...]
Effective Networking #13
Building a trusted network requires effort and time. Allow at least 5 hours a week. In my experience there are a few key reasons why networking is not working for someone: 1) They don’t have any experience in this environment so are lacking skills, which can be learned. 2) They don’t have the right attitude; too [...]
Effective Networking #12
Networking is not about selling. You will quickly be avoided if you sell yourself at events A colleague once told me about the time he was presenting at a large networking event where he asked for a show of hands from everyone who had come to the event to sell something – either themselves or their product. “I [...]
Credibility. Who gets it right?
Some thoughts on credibility
Top Credibility Builders #1
Say sorry to someone today. If you let them down, ask for the chance to put it right. According to Elton John, “Sorry seems to be the hardest word” and all too often we allow this to apply in business. The cost can be lost clients in the short term, and lost credibility in the [...]
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