I usually like to focus on the positive, but sometimes knowing what NOT to do can be a big help. In this post, we highlight some big mistakes that people…
It seems that all my blog posts recently have the title ‘How to...’. Sorry to be predictable with this one, but ‘how to have a difficult conversation’ really is the…
Do you have to give training in your company to implement new systems and processes? If so, you may come across resistance from some people who are reluctant to change…
Behind effective presenting lies a world of tools and techniques, not to mention a range of complex human mindsets that may help or hinder the process. However, one technique that I…
“This is the way we’ve always done it.” In the context of presentations, nobody ever says this to me, but time and time again, when I go into companies to give…
I recently gave a training course on managing relationships at work and thought it would be nice to adapt the section on the actions we can take to build relationships for this blog post.
It seems so obvious that having good working relationships leads to higher productivity yet many people don’t make this direct link. Good relationships lead to more innovation and creativity at work as people feel confident enough to express themselves, time consuming, energy draining obstacles such as office politics and back stabbing are removed and of course, if you want to progress in your career, a good relationship with your boss is fundamental.
So what can we do to build better relationships at work? Here are some ideas. (more…)
We hear so much about the desirability of effective meetings. But how many meetings are truly effective and what do we mean be effective? Effective meetings leave you energised and…
The public speaking world is awash with hundreds of techniques to make your presentation/speech ‘effective’ ‘have impact’ ‘be persuasive’, ‘entertaining’ … the list goes on.
But what purpose underlies all these techniques? It is to CONNECT.
Presenting is communicating and communicating is about connecting with the person/people in front of you.
That’s all very well you might say, but how do I connect?
Let’s start with 10 things we don’t do to connect when presenting: (more…)
It goes without saying that having a vision is a necessary quality of an effective leader or leadership team; followers can’t follow without a vision to follow!
But the best visions that work are the simple ones. They work because they demonstrate three things:
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