Management Skills

Confidence to overcome a fear of failure

At the recent MBL training workshop on Confidence at Work  several delegates commented that they avoided things (such as, talking to colleagues, speaking up in meetings, presenting and attending networking events) as they were afraid of failing. I explore common work situations where we might experience Imposter Syndrome or fear Read More

2024-09-30T15:11:51+01:00September 30, 2024|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Business Development Coaching Insights

At next week’s 29th Annual PM Forum Conference 2024 - PM Forum I’m presenting on coaching alongside Richard Chaplin | LinkedIn and Keith Hardie | LinkedIn. I thought it would be helpful to do a round-up of recent coaching articles which focus on business development. I’ve mostly drawn from PM Read More

Future marketing and BD managers – Managing challenging behaviour and Personal Development Plans (PDP)

A few top insights from last week’s full day training session by PM Forum. The session covered a lot of ground including: management skills, strategic thinking, financial scenarios, marketing and business development (MBD) theories, developing MBD plans, soft skills, gaining internal buy-in and managing a team. I pick a couple Read More

How to create a digital marketing strategy in a professional services firm

It was great to welcome the Optix Solutions team to deliver its first online training session for PM Forum  on 4th September. This new session “Creating a Leading Digital Marketing Strategy” guided delegates through the process of creating and implementing a digital marketing strategy. It comprised three elements: a) digital Read More

Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) updates standard and qualifications (2024)

Marketing moves at a very fast pace – and professional marketing standards and qualifications need to keep up. The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has revised its professional qualifications. The last major revision was in 2020. CIM qualifications provide guidance on what knowledge, skills and behaviours are needed throughout a Read More

2024-09-03T10:54:19+01:00September 3, 2024|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing, Social Media|
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