CAREER CHANGES –        A new job is a new challenge. Look at new opportunities with enthusiasm to tackle new tasks and to acquire new skills.        An enjoyable job is worth more than a higher paying stressful one.        Don’t live in the past. Keep looking ahead to the future and seek work you…

CAREER CHOICE – Don’t spend half your life with a job you do not enjoy – life is too short for that!        When entering the workforce you need to plan your career. If you are not happy at work you need to look start looking for a new job. A handful of tips to…

BUSINESS II – Grow with your clients It’s the ability to deliver a consistently high quality service every time that brings clients back. Offer great customer services. A handful of tips to stimulate your business * Establish a good relationship        Go out of your way to establish a good relationship with your clients by…

BUSINESS – Create a competitive advantage Hard nosed competition is the best assurance of a healthy business        Aim to exceed rivals in all facets of activity. A Handful of Tips to help you develop a successful business * Establish goals        Establish explicit goals that are mutually agreed upon by both management and workers.…

BURNOUT – We all have responsibilities. You have a responsibility to yourself.        If you have a family, you have a responsibility to them.              You have responsibility to your employer and to your community.        If you fail to lead a balanced life and you spend too much time with one, at the…

BROCHURES – If you have a product to sell, or a service to offer, you will probably need a brochure to give information about it and to tell readers how to obtain it.        Brochures take the form of booklets, pamphlets or leaflets. Before you start planning a brochure you must know who’s your target…

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…