The Best Handful of Tips 86 – Training Internationally: The way you train in your country may not be the best way to run a training programme in another country so do your homework and make your training flexible and fun. Five of the best tips before you begin a training programme in a foreign…

  The Best Handful of Tips 85 – Prepare Your Future: Now is the time for you to prepare your future.           The best jobs and careers will go to those who are prepared.           Over the next decade many new skills will be needed. Jobs will go to those who update their qualifications and…

The Best Handful of Tips 84 – Negotiate Successfully: If you are tolerant in one moment of anger, it will save you many days of regret so plan your negotiation strategy with care. The five best tips to reach an agreement between conflicting groups Plan your strategy Set down what you hope to achieve. Write…

The Best Handful of Tips 83 – Choosing  a Career What interests you most? What are you good at? Let these be your main guidelines towards a successful and an enjoyable career.           Think about what you want to do for a career and make plans to achieve your ambition. Take charge of your life…

The Best Handful of Tips 82 – Bonding with an Audience Bait your message to hook your audience right from your start.             Select a topic of great interest to your audience. Focus on a simple, clear, interesting message. Tell them something new. The five best tips to establish a rapport with an audience when…

The Best Handful of Tips 81 – Coaching for Business Increased business profits are the rewards of sound coaching.             The role of a coach should be to help people reach their full work potential, performance and growth. The aim should be to inspire action rather than fill with knowledge.             Good questioning and listening…

  The Best Handful of Tips 80 – Edit Your Drafts If you want your writing to be read you must use crisp, clear, and concise language. The five best tips when revising your drafts Remove all unnecessary words and phrases Use plain language, short sentences, and short paragraphs.  Choose words that are simple, precise,…

The Best Handful of Tips 79 – Make Time to Think The way you think determines the way you act and  the way you act will decide not only your future but also the future of your work.             Thinking time is essential for solving problems and hatching new ideas. Good ideas need to be…

The Best Handful of Tips 78 – Building a Winning Team 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…

The Best Handful of Tips 77 – Overcoming Problems Problems tend to get bigger if they are not dealt with promptly. The best way to stop worrying about a problem is to solve it fast.             Examine all aspects of a problem fast in an effort to find a rapid solution. Problems multiply when you…