Tag Archives: relationships
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 [...]
Will you choose fire or water?
Choices impact every aspect of our communication with others and one of the key areas we can make a choice to change, is in communication that leads to arguments or confrontation. When a conversation starts to head towards an argument, you can make a choice - will I fight fire with fire or will I fight fire with water? It [...]
Read MoreHands 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 [...]
Are you ready to be the extra mile?
We all have days where we feel overwhelmed; days when we feel less than magnificent, less than complete; days where we need someone to lean on. For some those times last for many days – even a lifetime. Challenges that must be dealt with on a daily, or even hourly basis require teamwork. Success against [...]
Who do I tell?
A short poem I wrote, dedicated to my special friends Jane Johnstone, Jayne Cox and Ruthie Edwards. Thank you for being there ladies – I love you. Who do I tell? When it all gets too much to bear and my shoulders are just not broad enough Who do I tell? When everyone around me expects [...]
Networking – it’s only natural
People often say to me “Networking comes naturally to you” as if I grew up networking and never had to work at it. The funny thing is, on many levels they are right. Not because I find networking easy; rather because I have chosen to see if differently and so it does feel natural to [...]
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 #18
Under promise and over deliver. It’s all in the follow up so do it quickly. I received an email from a potential new client this morning, which said: “Thank you so much for following up so quickly. I’m impressed! You really do what you talk about!!” I had sent her an email on my return [...]
Top Credibility Builders #19
Say YES to something you don’t really want to do that matters to a friend Now more than ever, we seem to live in a “what’s in it for me?” society. Whether it comes from the tough financial climate I can’t say. What I can say with conviction is that I am all the more impressed by [...]
Effective Networking #17
Promote people in your network and you will build credibility in your network It can feel like a big ask: “When you become part of my network I expect you to talk about me with your contacts and make connections that will help my business. ” Indeed, I’m not sure that we are ever that direct [...]
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 [...]
Effective Networking #15
Explore new networking opportunities every couple of months and try new ones I had lunch with an good friend last week, someone I first met at a business networking evening on the Thames in 2007. We were talking about the results we get from our networking activities and some of the amazing people we have got [...]
Effective 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 #13
Let clients and contacts know they are important to you by staying in touch – even when you are out of the office. Missing calls is frustrating and as the owners of a small business this can impact your bottom line instantly – especially when there is no relationship. If you do not answer a [...]
Effective Networking #11
11) Be consistent with your effort. Attend regularly if you want to build relationships “I left my networking group because I got nothing out of it”. I have heard this many times. My first question is usually “What did you expect to get?” swiftly followed by ”What did you put into it?” I usually find there [...]
Effective Networking #9
Ask for a list of delegates attending an event and ask people “could you please introduce me to….” In the early days of my business networking, I often left an event feeling I had not met the right people. This left me thinking I had selected the wrong events when in fact I had simply [...]
Effective Networking Tips #3
Set time in your diary every day to develop real relationships. We all like to think we have strong networks; groups of people we can depend on, trust, recommend. We like to believe they are proactively promoting us and telling all their best contcacts about us at every opportunity. Why would they? The answer is [...]
Read MoreBuilding your business with credibility
The definition of credibility is “trust or belief in somebody based on their track record”. In business, our track record will win or lose work for us. It will open, or close, doors and gain us entrance to the right networks. When we are recommended to a potential client, we have a much higher chance [...]
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