‘CHARGING YOUR BATTERY’ The end of a year is a stressful time. Deadlines need to be met, social activities kept and future plans made.         Many organisations close down for a ‘holiday break’ at the end of the year.         If possible get away from your work. Reduce your stress by taking time out. Try…

  STIMULATING NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURE           The key to success in agriculture production is to know farmers need and to satisfy them.           Over recent years through lack of planning many mistakes have been made and many backward steps have been taken. Bad advice has caused much stress, financial worries and river pollution.           With…

   TEAM BUILDING To succeed in business you need to be able to build effective teams.             Give serious consideration to the requirements before you build a new team or reorganise a working group. Different tasks require different types of teams.           Every team is unique so look closely at the…

  ASKING QUESTIONS  You will never progress to a top job until you have learned to ask hard questions. A skillful questioner learns much.           Don’t be frightened to ask questions. They are easier to handle than mistakes.           Without the right question you will never get the right answer. Five of the best tips…

Visual Ways Showing is more effective than telling. Visual impressions linger longer than the spoken word. A thousand spoken words are not worth one seeing.             An audience remembers about 20% of what they hear and about 80% of what they see.  That’s why you should use visuals if you want a presentation to be…

   VISITING FOREIGN COUNTRIES: You cannot fully appreciate your own country until you have explored other countries.           Plan your trip after  talking to people who have travelled in the countries you will visit.           Go online to research and to find out the climate at your destination.           Make sure your visas and passport …

SEEKING A LOAN:   Before you present your case for a loan think about the needs of the lender.           Lenders need security so aim to persuade them their money will be safe and adequately secured if they lend it to you.           Many new businesses fail because they are under-capitalised or over optimistic. Plan…

  TIPS FOR TRAINERS Trainers should be constantly experimenting and evaluating new ways to train. Unless you are constantly learning new ways to train  you will become bored with your job and left behind.           People learn best when they are enjoying their training and feel they are contributing to discussions and helping to make…

  BE A GOOD MANAGER    Good managers can be recognised  because their people give superior performances.          A good manager knows how to involve people in team efforts. They pays attention to details and standards  and are able to delegate responsibility to others. They encourage and make others feel good about work tasks. Five of…

   BECOME A GOOD LISTENER  You will please people more by listening to them than talking to them.           You cannot listen if you are talking – and if you are talking you are not learning about things that could be of interest or concern.           Learn to listen carefully. Many surveys show that leaders…