Rolling On – The Best Handful of Tips 181- REPORT & HELPDEX titles ( 1-150) 500 Handful of Tips titles have been posted We aim to give you the five best tips on a series of communication, training, careers and managing topics. We give you practical tips, not theory.             Where do they come from?…

  – Stimulating FOOD PRODUCTION This is my 500th blog. I need a special topic. “With the growing world population increased food production is essential. It can help reduce wars because people with full bellies don’t fight.”           When I finished secondary school in 1942 there were less than two billion people on this earth.…

  How to Solve PROBLEMS  Like a leaking ship, problems tend to get bigger if they are not dealt with promptly. Examine all aspects of a problem quickly in an effort to find a rapid solution.           If you are ambitious learn the skills to solve problems. People who can solve problems are in great…

  Recipe for SUCCESS Please grant me –                   the spark to imagine                   the energy to enthuse                   the daring to innovate                   the discipline to plan    …

COMMUNICATION Tips To get your ideas accepted by people keep to the basic communication skills. These skills are simple but are often forgotten. Here are some reminders. Five ways to improve your communication skills * How we learn           We learn best by doing things and by seeing things being done. We learn least by…

A NEW YEAR The end of a year is the time to take stock, to review the past year, to erase old habits and begin new ones.             Have a break and return to work fresh.             Set your sights high this coming year and never allow past experiences to prevent you from achieving great…

  Making MISTAKES Become a connoisseur of your own mistakes as they can become the best teachers.         The only person who never makes mistakes is the person who never makes anything.         The freedom to make mistakes provides a good environment for creativity. Five of the best tips to help you learn from your…

A Useful TRAINING Tool  Workshops are a powerful training tool well worth considering.               They can be held to plan strategies, or to help solve work-related problems by sharing experiences, knowledge and ideas. They are usually held in seclusion,  away from workplaces. All cell phones are turned off during training.           Competition between teams…

Replying to QUESTIONS How often have you been to a meeting where the chairperson asks “Are there any questions?”             Often you get a deathly silence which can be embarrassing to the speaker.             There is a simple way to get a flow of questions. Five of the best tips on ways to handle questions…

Be A Good BOSS A good boss should be honest, fair, consistent, insistent and persistent.             A good boss is a good leader, a ‘peoples person’, a motivator, a coach, a good communicator, an enthusiast and one who sets good examples. It’s not an easy job!                     When you ask employees what makes a…