Posts Tagged ‘business’
Networking Tips #32 But I don’t know anyone
Many people are put off going to networking meetings because they won’t know anyone. Well, we all felt like that once and you can overcome that initial nervousness with a few simple tips. Arrive early – it’s easier to meet and talk to people as they arrive – rather than enter a room full of…
Read MoreIs the Olympic Games playing havoc with work?
Events like the Olympics really capture the imagination and have a nation on the edge of their seats as their athletes compete for those precious gold, silver and bronze medals. Although, there aren’t many sports I watch, the Olympics is one of those events that gets me hooked – especially those events where we can…
Read MoreNetworking Tips #30 Make It Easy To Get In Touch
I’m often surprised by how difficult people make it for you to get in touch. You meet someone at a networking event and then you return to the office you want to keep in touch or connect with them online but you can’t track them down. Perhaps you only had a list of attendees or…
Read MoreBabies in the office
Sounds like a great idea for Mums worrying about childcare – taking your baby or toddler to work with you but is it? Well, knowing the impact that young children have on Mums who work from home and are juggling their business around looking after small children – the idea of bring babies and toddlers…
Read MoreNetworking Tips #31 Be Selective
People will tell you that you need to be out networking in order to gain more business. If you’ve been reading the Networking Tips blog posts – you’ll have picked up a few tips on how to get the most from your networking. One temptation is to attend every networking event going – taking a…
Read MorePlanning For Strategic Thinking
An article on strategic thinking appeared recently in the Financial Times with a few quotes from yours truly. I thought I’d expand on the theme, as it’s something I come across quite often when coaching businesses. When you get stuck in the day-to-day running of work or your own business, it’s difficult to find the…
Read MoreAre You Addicted To Work?
According to researchers in Norway and the United Kingdom – they’ve come up with a way of measuring how addicted we are to work. “A number of studies show that work addiction has been associated with insomnia, health problems, burnout and stress as well as creating conflict between work and family life,” Andreassen says. The…
Read MoreWhen To Say ‘No’ To Business
When you’re running your own business you want all the clients and customers you can get, right? It makes sense. You’re in business to make money and by selling your products and services and having plenty of clients and customers you generate income. Or does it. Sometimes you need to say no to new business.…
Read MoreEscape From The Home Office
When your home is your office, sometimes you can go just a little stir crazy – especially if the only conversation you have is with your children and if they’re under 5 that’s probably fairly limited. Here are a few ways for you to escape and get a breath of fresh air. Work away from…
Read MoreWho, What, Where, When, Why and How
I keep six honest serving-men They taught me all I knew; Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. (From The Elephants Child by Rudyard Kipling) As well as being the Five W’s (and one H) of journalism these are also useful questions to consider when delegating tasks or…
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