Blog - be more effective http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog Copyright 2012 60 en-gb Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:39:35 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/make-a-customer-for-life-not-just-for-christmas/ Two brief insights of poor customer service give an indication of what can go wrong and what might be done about it Wed, 7 Dec 2011 20:24:41 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/make-your-office-party-go-without-a-bang/ A light-hearted discussion about the things to do and the things to avoid during any office parties this festive season Fri, 2 Dec 2011 17:36:55 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/where-have-all-the-babies-gone/ What has happened to Mothercare? We haven't stopped having babies so have they lost consumer confidence? Have they become irrelevant to customers? Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:26:30 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/what-makes-your-staff-happy/ A light-hearted discussion around some of the small things that make us all happy Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:48:58 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/watch-out-the-americans-are-leaving/ With predictions of high levels of talented people changing jobs in the next year it is worth checking you have a talent retention strategy in place Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:33:47 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/what-workers-would-give-up/ A comment or three on the findings from research on what workers would rather keep or give up in order to keep their own job Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:52:10 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/engage-your-people-for-growth/ An overview of the part that business learning can play in empoyee engagement. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:29:47 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/getting-in-shape-do-you-need-a-business-workout/ A comparison between the benefits of a physical workout and a business workout - getting your business in shape to survive these turbulent times... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:14:20 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/will-it-help-me-or-hurt-me-if-i-put-my-prices-up/ A review of pricing strategies that could enable an improvement in profit even during times of low demand Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:36:59 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/are-you-ready-for-what-follows-the-downturn/ More business fall over once the downturn is over, this article reviews the mind set required to see your way through Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:18:19 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/have-you-ever-wanted-to-kill-your-boss/ Does Hollywood have the correct view of Bosses in this movie? Discuss Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:49:38 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/what-ten-things-make-most-of-us-worry/ Some thoughts in response to some research on worry by nPower Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:38:43 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/are-you-happy-to-make-a-change2/ Comparing the Prime Minister's Happiness Factor with Employee Satisfaction and Change Management Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:03:30 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/how-to-get-past-the-telephone-gatekeeper/ Making sales appointments over the telephone does not come naturally to everyone and one of the common frustrations is not knowing how to get past the gatekeeper Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:04:25 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/apprentice-at-risk-for-not-planning/ One episode of The Apprentice demonstrates the problems of not planning Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:04:33 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/i-need-to-think-it-over-or-did-you-really-mean-no/ One of the worst things a prospect can say to a salesman; what does it mean..? Does it mean no? Is it an objection? What does the salesman do next..? Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:29:03 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/solving-your-time-management-problems-part-1/ Short answers to five of the top ten time management problems Tue, 10 May 2011 16:16:03 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/have-you-got-time-on-your-hands/ We're all so very time-poor these days, with many of us wondering how to fit everything in. Read this overview of the new book by Trapper Woods; Attack Your Day... Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:58:04 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/are-you-happy-to-make-a-change/ Is Mr Cameron's happiness indicator anything new..? Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:02:54 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/are-you-stressed-out-at-weekends/ Research which highlight the impact of stress at weekends and the causative issues Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:12:24 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/i-wandered-lonely-as-a-customer/ An example of good customer service; turning a negative situation around Wed, 2 Feb 2011 20:10:31 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/patience-is-a-virtue/ A brief review of research on impatience Tue, 18 Jan 2011 8:56:29 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/have-you-ever-felt-time-poor/ An overview of the top time management problems Sun, 12 Dec 2010 7:15:11 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/tail-walking/ Billie the dolphin teaches others to tail walk and how that relates to be more effective's approach to training Mon, 8 Nov 2010 8:18:11 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/what-are-some-of-your-favourite-acronyms/ A brief discussion on the use of TLA's Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:54:40 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/top-ten-worst-time-management-report-2010/ The 2010 Top Ten Worst Time Management Problems Report from Be More Effective Ltd Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:29:42 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/what-does-internal-really-mean/ Too often internal communication is a top down broadcast Fri, 2 Jul 2010 9:32:24 http://www.bemoreeffective.com/blog/world-cup-teams-do-they-work/ With the 2010 World Cup starting in a few days it was hard to conceive of any other worthy topic for the first "Be More Effective" Blog.. 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