Two recent but very different articles on leadership attracted my attention. Star Trek Forbes published “Five leadership lessons from James T Kirk” in May http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/03/05/five-leadership-lessons-from-james-t-kirk/. It’s a neat way to get across some key messages – with evidence from the Enterprise’s caption: Never stop learning Be a “walking stack of Read More
Branding is tricky at the best of times. But when you have to apply the process to yourself or your own business it becomes almost impossible. When I established my first company - Practical Marketing Consultancy Ltd - way back in 1994 the world was a very different place. Almost Read More
Whilst I have read a great many books on how to write and the psychology of communication, in advance of a writing workshop I'm running soon I thought I’d have a look around to find the very best book to help with the fundamentals of good business writing (not copy Read More
Book review “Conversational riffs - creating meaning out of conflict” by Neil Denny (Conflict management). Psychologists say that successful relationships have the following elements: A safe place from which to explore Repair after rupture Communication Neil’s book on conflict management offers some great insights and help primarily in the second Read More
Back in 2007 I reviewed this book for Professional Marketing magazine but I have mentioned it to a couple of people during recent promotional skills courses and I thought I’d look it up again in advance of a business development writing course I am presenting next month. Original review “There Read More
