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How to respond to feedback in business
Posted on 11:07pm Tuesday 19th October 2010
The conventional wisdom in business about feedback is that it’s very important and you must always listen to it and act upon it. Which is all very well and good, but like all conventional wisdom can be a little simplistic. This isn’t my experience of how the real business world works.
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How To Spot A Gap In The Market
Posted on 10:45pm Sunday 10th October 2010
A business based on a gap in the market should automatically be remarkable. They’ve been able to see something they can provide which no one else does.
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How To Handle Someone Being Horrible To You Online
Posted on 3:34am Wednesday 29th September 2010
Some of you will know already that a few weeks ago I got severely panned on an online group in response to an article I wrote about networking. I thought I’d talk about what it felt like and how I handled it.
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The Myth Of Hard Work
Posted on 1:43am Monday 6th September 2010
Many people believe that one of the keys to success in business is to work really, really hard. There is a compelling idea that if you put in the hours, you’ll be successful. However, in my experience of working with hundreds of businesses, this simply isn’t true.
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Why you don’t want to work the room - networking tips
Posted on 6:25pm Wednesday 25th August 2010
I go to a lot of business networking events and I see different styles of networking. Some people want to meet as many people as possible, see if they wanted to buy anything, and if not, then move on to the next person. This is called working the room.
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Why Do I Get Random Invitations On Linkedin?
Posted on 3:50pm Wednesday 11th August 2010
You’ll know that I’m a big fan of using LinkedIn to develop your business and I use it a lot to keep track of all the lovely people I meet and want to stay in touch with. Because I find LinkedIn useful, and pay attention to what comes through from my network there (I even have a special folder for their emails), I find it particularly annoying when people spam me.
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Innovation: Lessons from Australia
Posted on 10:22am Tuesday 27th July 2010
The Australian wine industry is a great example of how Government cleverly support growth in that country. They created several associations aimed at educating the local palettes, unifying vineyards that are dispersed across a vast country and encouraging the 'cluster' sharing of innovation in the sector.
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Julia’s To Do List Rules
Posted on 6:50pm Monday 5th July 2010
I’ve just finished a session with one of my clients, looking at how she can be more productive by being in control of her to do list. This is an issue which comes up frequently and, while different methods suit different people, I thought I’d share some of the techniques which work for me.
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Why I Only Check My Emails On The Bus
Posted on 11:06pm Monday 28th June 2010
Like most people, email has a tendency to take over my life. It’s how I most often communicate with people and I don’t want to miss out on what’s happening but email is the number one time killer.
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3 Reasons Why A VAT Increase Will Hurt B2C Businesses
Posted on 6:34pm Monday 21st June 2010
We’re all settling down after an interesting election and waiting to see how things will affect us. One of the changes which has been put forward is an increase in VAT, perhaps to 20%. This is a really bad idea for anyone who sells B2C (business to consumer). I’m going to rant a little bit now about exactly why this is such a dumb idea.
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The five step guide to becoming a millionaire.
Posted on 3:41pm Friday 28th May 2010
The power of heavyweight teams in making innovation happen.
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The Ethics Of The Phoenix
Posted on 5:05pm Tuesday 18th May 2010
Since the recession began, I’ve seen an increase in the number of business phoenixes. A phoenix happens when a business closes down one day, and then opens the next day as a completely new company, but with the same staff, directors and customers. You can usually tell this has happened by a slight change of name, a different bank account, and the directors looking exhausted but relieved.
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Obsession with competence is killing us
Posted on 12:33pm Tuesday 20th April 2010
The British Heart Foundation state that it is costing the UK £9 billion a year to address the issues arising from coronary heart disease. It is alarming that the average age has dramatically reduced from 75 to under 65 in recent years. Much has been said about diet, smoking and levels of regular exercise as the main culprits.
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Why Radio 6 smells like salad cream
Posted on 1:09am Tuesday 30th March 2010
The current campaign to keep Radio 6 reminds me of the campaign a few years ago to keep Heinz salad cream.
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