Looking for WORK? –          This Job hunting blog is worthy of a repeat as job security no longer exists.          Are you looking for work?            Looking for a new job is not easy and it should be tackled logically and professionally.  You need both qualifications and work experience.          Contacts are important…

 Your Action PLAN –         Dream what you dare to dream. Go where you want to go. Be what you want to be.         If your goal or goals are realistic enough, and you are determined enough, you can achieve amazing results.         To do this you will need an action plan.         An action…

Improve Your ACTIVITY – Make a lifetime commitment to self-improvement by objectively and unemotionally evaluating all your actions. Keep asking yourself, “How could I have done 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…

MENTORING –                “If you cannot see where you are heading, ask someone who has been there.”         Mentors have played a major role in my life.         They have helped show me the way and have given me the confidence to do things I didn’t think I could do.  They have been especially helpful…

Build Better TEAMS –         It’s hard to operate these days without teams.         Today success or failure depends on whether people work together effectively in teams.         To succeed in business you need to be able to build effective teams.          Different tasks require different types of teams.         Give serious consideration to the…

Managing PEOPLE  – “To be a good leader at work you need to possess humanity, humility, and humour.”         A good working relationship with colleagues is vital for a successful business.         High-performance organizations have moved beyond autocratic leadership styles into cooperative approaches where management and employees share their visions and work together. A handful…

Become a DELEGATOR – The ability to delegate well is the mark of a good leader.          Good delegators are always in demand.           Delegation means delegating responsibility, authority, and accountability.            Successful leaders pick good people to do what needs to be done, and then have enough sense and restraint, not to interfere while…

Become a LEADER –         Leaders are not born, they develop.         They are people who must make hard decisions and take the initiative from time to time.         This year make an effort to develop and improve your leadership skills.         As a leader, you must belong to a team or group and be…

DISPLAYS – Rolling On 11         DISPLAYS – “If you don’t stop them – you can’t get your message across.”         A good display should arouse interest to get people to take some form of action.   Most fail to do this.         Many are cluttered and contain conflicting messages and have long written messages.…

Oral COMMUNICATION –             Having given presentations in many countries and carried out dozens of recall exercises I appreciate the fleeting nature of oral communication. A speech is like a journey. It has a purpose and a destination.             Your first and last statements are the most important. Prepare them well.             Most people confuse…