The Best Handful of Tips 44 – Build winning teams People with the skills to set up effective teams are winning the top jobs. Good results can be achieved when you design and select a balanced working team. Team members should be given freedom to operate in their own way and should not be…
The Best Handful of Tips 43 – Reduce your stress – learn to relax When your body tells you are under stress it’s time to review your lifestyle. Think through the cause of your stress and if necessary, get professional help. It may be pressure at work, marital or family difficulties, financial worries, accommodation…
The Best Handful of Tips 42 – What Type of Meeting Should We Hold? First decide if your meeting is really necessary. If it is, decide on the type of meeting needed. This will have a big impact on the way you structure it. Some meetings are essential to keep people informed about developing organisational…
The Best Handful of Tips 41 – Chair a Better Meeting Your reputation can depend on how well you run a meeting. First ask yourself do you really need a meeting? If you have good communication systems in place you will need few meetings. Before you call a meeting answer several questions. “What type of…
The Best Handful of Tips 40 – Achieve Success by Self Promotion Many people are ambitious but lack confidence. As you gain experience (combined with study and training) you will become more confident. As your competence increases your confidence increases. To advance your career and to achieve success is an exciting quest. Success occurs…
The Best Handful of Tips 39 – Sell Well You must tell well to sell well. Successful sellers spend time establishing a rapport with their clients before they promote their selling. They must know their product well and believe in it. The best five tips to sell a product or service. Know your product…
The Best Handful of Tips 38 – Hone your Leadership Skills Good leaders are always in demand for top management roles so make an effort to work on your leadership skills. Leaders are people who know where they want to go, and with enthusiasm and ambition get up and go. Good leaders encourage people to…
The Best Handful of Tips 37 – Learn to say NO! Refusing an offer. Too often we tend to take the easy way out and accept an offer we later regret. There is nothing so exhausting and futile as indecision. Learn to say…
The Best Handful of Tips 36 – Overcoming Procrastination Getting things done, that’s what it is all about. The world is cluttered with unfinished projects that have been put aside to do later when we have time. Good time management techniques can…
The Best Handful of tips 35 – Criticise Constructively There will be times when you need to criticise or reprimand people, especially if they are not performing well or are upsetting colleagues. It’s an unpleasant task and needs to be handled tactfully. Nobody likes to be told they are wrong or need correcting. There are…
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