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Zip your lip – Resist the temptation to provide instant answers (Coaching and Consulting Skills)

At the recent PM Forum – PM Forum training workshop on “Coaching and Consulting skills for marketing and business development professionals” we spent time considering key coaching and consulting skills and processes. Zip your lip - Resist the temptation to provide instant answers (Coaching and Consulting Skills) During introductory discussions, three key themes Read More

Promoting strategy conversations with questions – Be more strategic

December’s “Be more strategic” PM Forum – PM Forum workshop for marketing and business development (MBD) professionals moved back to a full day format following feedback from previous delegates. Law and accountancy firms were represented on this session – during which there were various threads on strategy conversations. Promoting strategic conversations with Read More

2025-12-19T11:40:20+00:00December 19, 2025|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Marketing, Strategy|

Book review – Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers

This is a classic self-help book on dealing with anxiety and fear (I’ll be looking at some more recent ones soon). These reviews are resources produced as part of the psychoeducation service I provide to my therapy clients and others who are interested in counselling and coaching. Book review – Read More

2025-06-06T12:25:04+01:00June 6, 2025|Kim's Blog, Relationship Management|

Towards leadership – Elevate your Presence, Influence and Impact

I recently visited the North West - PM Forum at the offices of PWC in Manchester to facilitate a session on this topic. I would like to thank the Committee members - Rachel Kelly | LinkedIn, ⭐️Angela Brown | LinkedIn, Ally Lumsden | LinkedIn, Amanda Watson | LinkedIn, Linda Stoddard Read More

Consulting Skills – The power of workshops

At the recent PM Forum – PM Forum training workshop on “Coaching and Consulting skills for marketing and business development professionals” we spent time considering key consulting skills. In particular we focused on how to achieve engagement, buy-in, commitment and implementation for a “consultancy” project. As well as looking at stakeholder engagement in detail Read More

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