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The JOY of Content

Some will tell you how valuable great content is for the development of your business – and yes, of course, it can be in terms of sales, prospects and
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Why do we enter awards?

Why do we enter awards? On one level, the reason’s pretty obvious. We enter awards to win them! For any firm, winning an award boosts morale, improves
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Do you fear success?

When I set up my business 10 years ago, I feared failure. What if no one wanted to work with me? What if I couldn’t earn enough to pay the bills? What
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The Importance of Listening

Back when I was a magazine editor a few years ago, I thought I was a good listener. I interviewed people. I asked them questions. I heard their answer
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Beware the Bragger Blogger

Do you want your blog to improve your reputation, rather than diminish it? Of course you do. And do you want to do this by telling people directly how
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Why short words work best

There is no doubt. Short words have a power that long words do not. Phrases with short words stick in our heads. We repeat them back – they touch us b
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A week of sound and vision

Sound – I’ve been back on the radio again – talking animatedly on regional and local stations a lot in my spare time this week, promoting our imminent
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“To Do” lists

I love making lists. Especially “To Do” lists. So does David Mellor, business mentor par excellence, whose book launch I attended this week. He’s brou
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Top Employers Institute

It’s so important to stop and celebrate what goes brilliantly in the workplace. Last night we did just that, with the Top Employers Institute and seve
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Respect is the constant

When you go to a conference, some things stick and others don’t. Last week, I had the pleasure to go to the excellent Merit Summit in Vienna. The keyn
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Lest We Forget

How do we make sure we never forget the lessons that we always used to remember? Last weekend, huge crowds in St Albans queued for hours to see a stun
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Reminder: GDPR is a good thing

I want this blog to remind everyone of something important – GDPR is actually a “good thing”. There has been much moaning at the extra workload that t
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Optimism is a choice

A new week: Are you feeling optimistic – or pessimistic? How are you feeling right now, as you read this? It’s good to be aware of how you feel, but d
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Are you missing the obvious?

This weekend, ask yourself this: Am I missing something really obvious? It can be really good to stop and think about this. Three things occurred to m
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3 steps to delegation

It is easy, especially in tough times, for leaders to feel responsible for absolutely everything that happens in their team. It is highly likely that
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Small talk, big outcomes

I saw a fascinating article in the Sunday Times yesterday -”Let’s hear it for the small talk!” Personal relationships, it says, are vital in cultivati
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In defence of procrastination

It’s taken me a while to get around to writing this piece. I’m not even sure I should be doing it now: I’ve got so many other more important things to
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