Communication

Book review – Can we start again? The patterns of NLP applied to business interactions by Daryll Scott

This book review was published in  Magazine - PM Forum way back in 2008. However, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) has arisen a few times at recent training workshops so I thought I would publish the review as a blog post. Book review – Can we start again? The patterns of Read More

2023-12-07T09:44:58+00:00December 7, 2023|Kim's Blog, Relationship Management|

Persuasive writing – Mindset, audience, headlines, key points and stories

At the October PM Forum writing workshop  we welcomed delegates from law, accountancy and forensic firms to the City offices of Simmons & Simmons (thank you for hosting!). The workshop covered writing basics, the psychology of persuasive writing and how best to adapt to different media and channels. We explored Read More

2023-10-20T09:04:04+01:00October 20, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing|

Nurture a change management movement – From “Let it go” to “Let it grow”

Senior law and accountancy leaders attended a masterclass workshop in London last week. The session looked at how to ease personal transitions (individual change) whilst driving organisational change (primarily through cultural transformation). As well as rational approaches (we considered several change management methodologies including Kotter’s), both elements involve engaging emotions Read More

2023-09-26T15:44:22+01:00September 26, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills|

22 tips on being a persuasive writer in professional services

Lawyers (compliance, anti-trust, commercial litigation, personal injury) and marketing professionals joined me at a recent MBL workshop on writing . They engaged in writing exercises. And reviewed the copy of professional services firms. They created their own writing checklist – how to plan, write and review. Persuasive writing convinces the Read More

2023-08-14T10:07:26+01:00August 14, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Selling|

Top six leadership qualities?

I’ve just listened again to a podcast about the top six leadership qualities which is included in the Level 6 Marketing Manager Apprenticeship. The podcast  was produced by Cambridge Marketing College where Kiran Kapur interviews Daryl Fielding – formerly a senior marketer at Vodafone and now a portfolio Non-Executive Director. Read More

2023-07-03T09:35:12+01:00July 3, 2023|Kim's Blog, Management Skills|
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