Business
Book Review: Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey
More than just a time management book, this book is just as much about behaviours as it is about habits. It is, however, a classic and looks at a holistic and integrated approach to improving not only your habits but your life by living in a more principle centred and value focused way. Habit 1:…
Read MoreYour Email Out Of Office Message
When I send out emails, especially my monthly newsletter, I regularly get several ‘Out of Office’ messages back. It’s interesting to see the different type of messages that people use – from the very general and uninformative – “I’m out of the Office” to specific dates and contact information. Out of office messages are good…
Read MoreCarrier Bag Accounting
Your client turns up with a carrier bag full of receipts days before the tax returns are due and hands them over. There’s an expectation that somehow you’ll be able to perform a miracle and turn them around in order to get their tax return completed on time. It’s also the weekend and you were…
Read MoreLive To Work Or Work To Live?
I’ve recently spoken to yet another person who, even though they loved their work, realised there’s more to life – and they needed to readjust the balance. If you’re running your own business, it’s easy to get sucked in to working all hours to keep your business going. While you need to put in…
Read MoreSocial Media Week – Feb 13-17, 2012
In case you missed it, this week is Social Media Week – at least for another couple of days. There are hundreds of social media sites out there – more being added each week but the main contenders have to be Twitter, Facebook and for business users – LinkedIn. Social media has really taken off…
Read MoreNetworking Tips #26 Time To Network
Networking takes time – not only time to see the results but also the time you actually spend on your networking, you might not realise how much it adds up. Take this into consideration when planning your networking activity. It may be great to attend lots of networking meetings every week but it all adds…
Read MoreTake A Fresh Look At Your Business
I ran a Bite-sized Learning session earlier this week for the Brighton Chamber. At events like this, it’s always interesting talking to a group of different businesses. While many of their challenges are the same there are always unique aspects that make a one-size fits all approach impractical. Talking about it can make you realise that you’re not…
Read MoreHave An Extra Day
So, what will you do with your extra day this Leap Year? Yes, tomorrow is the 29th February. An extra day squeezed into the usual 365 days of the year. What would you do if you could have a whole extra day for yourself? Would you … – use it to catch up on your…
Read MoreCreating An Inspirational Workplace
Google have refurbished their London offices to improve the working environment for their staff and they’re on the right track. Working environments are important to a productive and effective workplace, especially where creativity is required. Most of us could benefit from a little fun and frivolity in our workplace, somewhere to chill-out during a busy…
Read MoreTime Management Know It All
You’ve read the book, you’ve attended the workshop, you know the theory but you don’t quite manage to put it in to practice. It’s not that you don’t know what to do, it’s just that for various reasons you don’t do it. You know you should plan, prioritise and organise your time in order to…
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