Face-to-face communication

What do you do when your boss is a micro-managing control freak?

Sadly, this topic still comes up occasionally during training workshops. Many people have suffered at the hands of a line manager who wants to know in detail what is happening and to control everything. It can be frustrating and disempowering. But there are potentially several reasons for this behaviour – Read More

2024-03-04T11:38:15+00:00March 4, 2024|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Ten top takeaways on stakeholder engagement and buy in

At this week's “Buy in, Engagement and stakeholder management” workshop with PM Forum  delegates from legal and accountancy firms across the UK identified their ten top takeaways on stakeholder engagement and buy in. Build your credibility What is required for credibility? There are numerous elements including: qualifications, experience, knowledge (of Read More

2022-04-29T11:58:06+01:00April 29, 2022|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Relationship Management|

Two big guns of communication – Face-time and reframing

At a recent workshop for “Practical and professional skills for marketing and business development assistants”  I asked the participants for their views on the most important practical tips that they were taking away. They picked two – one might argue obvious - techniques to help them improve their communications with partners Read More

2023-09-23T16:27:32+01:00March 7, 2013|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management, Selling|
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