Become a Good TRAINER   Training should inspire action rather than fill people with knowledge.           People learn best when they are enjoying their training and feel they are contributing to discussions and helping to make decisions.                  Successful leaders realise their greatest asset is not capital assets but a motivated, efficient, well-trained satisfied workforce.…

Advance Your CAREER If you want to be successful you need to plan and work hard. Success comes when preparation meets opportunity.                   To advance your career, exceed your bosses’ expectations, protect their reputation and give them credit for your successes. (As they advance in their career they just might take you with them.) Five…

LISTEN to This!  Many of our great leaders are very good at asking questions and are good listeners. Good listeners are popular people.           You will please more people by listening to them than by talking to them.           You cannot listen if you are doing all the talking – and if you are not…

Get a Good MENTOR If you are ambitious seek the experiences and advice of successful people.  Look for role models that can help you.           A good mentor can save you from making unwise decisions, expensive mistakes and hasten your career advancements.           Many successful people have come from humble beginnings and have overcome challenges…

Gathering IDEAS There is nothing more exciting than a good idea.           New ideas never bloom in a conforming environment. Imagination is more important than knowledge but it dies under the withering heat of criticism.           When a team is faced with a difficult and complex problem ask for ideas  – as many as possible.…

Build your SELF-ASSURANCE You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. If you have confidence in yourself, others will too.           Life’s battles don’t always go to the strongest or the fastest person, but sooner or later the person who wins is the one who thinks they can.…

Let’s Do Things BETTER!  Today’s business is all about performance, productivity and accountability.  All activities should be evaluated and subjected to questioning about their costs and benefits.           People should have the time to think about the relevance of all events and be given the time and encouragement to give their honest views and feedback.…

  Online MEETINGS Online meetings are becoming increasingly popular.  They save money on travel and they can be called at short notice.           They are simple to run if you have the right tools, the right systems and have a suitable quiet room. They do have their limitations so take care.           They work best…

Do you need a MEETING? Why do you need a meeting? If you have good communication systems in place you will need few meetings.              Your reputation can depend on how well you run a meeting. How many boring, time-wasting meetings have you attended?           Why not make an effort this year to make your…

  Make Memorable SPEECHES Who spoke at the last  meeting you attended? What did they tell you? How much can you remember?           Having carried out well over 100 recall exercises, (in  many countries) I realised the spoken word is a poor way to instruct and to give out memorable information.  But they can be…