“A team is not a group of people who work together, it is a group of people who trust each other” (Simon Sinek). As social creatures, you’d think that if you put us together in a group we would all just get on, share our thoughts and tackle the task Read More
I was delighted to be asked by The Bloomsbury Institute to present a talk on my latest book “Better Business Relationships” at the Bedford Square Festival in July 2019. Here are the highlights of the presentation. The Bloomsbury connection I have worked extensively in the area for decades as many Read More
At a “Business development for lawyers” course a while back the topic that the delegates asked me to write about was that of converting telephone enquiries. More recently, at a practice development course for private client solicitors, the same issue arose and other insights were shared at a recent in-house Read More
This leader article appeared in the summer 2019 edition of Professional Marketing magazine A view on the future of the marketing profession – Technology and psychology skills needed. The marketing profession is at an interesting crossroads. In one direction is technology nirvana – where systems automatically scrape and mine valuable Read More
Confidence arises as an issue in many workshops – whether junior or senior people, whether fee-earners or marketing professionals, whether making a pitch or speaking in public. Confidence and self-confidence are covered in my latest book “Better Business Relationships”. In this post, I have summarised some tips to be more Read More
