BRAINSTORMING If  your team is faced with a difficult problem try using a brainstorming session to generate ideas to solve it. Here’s a handful of tips to get you started * Choose an enthusiastic leader * Explain the rules        Start with a warm up exercise with some common object, such as a brick.     …

BORROWING MONEY : Many new businesses fail because they are under-capitalised. It’s usually easier to borrow money when you start up a new business than when things start going  wrong.        Before you start to make your presentation to a bank, or a lending institution, think about the needs of the lender.        Your success…

AUDIENCE ANALYSIS –          Before you start preparing a speech, making a presentation writing a report , talking on radio or TV, making a video or a film, preparing a poster paper or any other form of communication, find out as much as possible about your expected audience. Do your homework first! A Handful of…

ACTION PLANS  Action plans to get things done         The first step to succeed in your career, or in a business, is make a plan setting out the goals and how they are to be achieved.         If an organisation plans to initiate a project or make changes , the best way to get people…

FACTS -Rolling On – Management Tips  Over the last seven years I have posted 600 blogs. 2,097 visitors have viewed 8,014 of them. These blogs have been divided into four sections. ONE: “A Handful of Tips” (100 topics) TWO: “Another Handful of Tips” (100 topics) THREE : “The Best Handful of Tips” ( 100 topics)…

TRAINING  PEOPLE           Senior Leaders  should accept full responsibility for training future leaders. They should not delegate this role to others.          Without this commitment training is unlikely to receive the priority it deserves.  Who’s in charge of training in your organisation?          Top management is responsible for the day-to-day running of an organisation and…

Increasing FOOD PRODUCTION  “With the world population increasing,  food production is vital. It can help reduce wars because  people with fully bellies don’t fight, but hungry people often do.”         In my working life-time,  2 billion people in this world,  have become 8 billion with 10 billion predicted.         Each country is unique and must…

Solve Your PROBLEMS PROMPTLY                 The best way to stop worrying about a problem is to solve it fast.             Problems tend to get bigger if they are not dealt with promptly.             Examine all aspects of a problem fast in an effort to find a rapid solution.             Problems multiply when you take…

First Get ATTENTION – To catch a fish it is necessary to bait your hook. To get attention, whether it be for a presentation, an article or a display,  it’s necessary to catch the attention of your desired audience.  Your topic must be relevant to their needs and attention grabbing. A good anecdote or a…

To Gain a Good Job What we want to be can be more important than what we are.          Top  jobs go to those who update their qualifications,  master new skills and are well known and respected.          Gain experiences  by starting in a lowly position  and work your way up – the only job…