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It’s been suggested that you have about seven seconds to make a good first impression in an interview or meeting. The “elevator speech” is intended to help.
Read moreAre you a Pathfinder?

Leadership can be viewed as a complex topic or a simple one. Some people find it impossible to believe that any answer they are looking for could be simple. In simple terms Leaders are Pathfinders
Read moreOnly Wimps Hide Their Emotions

There’s still a common misconception among leaders and managers that it’s a sign of weakness to show any sort of emotion; is that kind of behaviour is inconsistent with the rough-and-tumble of big business?
Read moreArtists Who Sell

No one said being a Manager of people, even sales people, was easy. Small differences between them make their performance and management fun...
Read moreOf Mice and Men

A lack of time to do things properly may be due to poor planning, but it could also be due to the fact that business is so unpredictable these days. You may be surprised to learn that people felt the same way nearly 300
Read moreWhy Hot Buttons Work

The phrase 'hot button' is quite common today. It refers to something in a person that so resonates with what you do that the other person has to respond in a particular way. How can you use this concept to your advantag
Read moreHow is Your Spiritual Intelligence?

People are complex; dependable, conscientious, and loyal or unreliable, lazy, and unfaithful. Some describe all these traits as intelligences, one suggests we each, regardless of our faith, display spiritual intelligenc
Read moreDoes Your Company Have a Soul?

When we think about companies that have a soul, we tend to think of all the good that they do and yet soul refers to more than what it does…
Read moreAppreciating Appreciative Enquiry

Among the various methods used to effect positive change is that of appreciative enquiry. Its essential strength lies in the fact that it focuses on what is being done right – that is, what is working – rather than w
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