The start of a New Year means new habits right? I have run training sessions on improving personal effectiveness for many years so it was good to find an introductory book that covers the majority of the topics. It also contains a fair amount of positive psychology (which is pretty Read More
A version of this article appears in the November 2021 edition of PM Forum Magazine: “Conference review: Rebooting Marketing for Growth – 26th Professional Marketing Forum Conference 2021” It seemed like just yesterday when we were poised in front of our screens at home attending the first online PM Forum Read More
During some of the many training workshops I have facilitated recently, the question of how to contact people – whether initiating a dialogue or following up – has arisen. Some people feel uncomfortable about making “cold calls” (and this is not recommended). And some aren’t sure about how to follow Read More
Earlier this week I ran a full day workshop on selling for MBL (“The art of selling professional services and winning business”). The day was organised into six modules: the sales process, sales planning, integration with marketing, psychological selling, selling skills and measuring sales success. I selected four themes in Read More
I have written extensively on both leadership and emotional intelligence (EQ). I previously observed the similarities in these skills sets. So I was particularly interested to see two leading authorities – the Center for Creative Leadership and Harvard Business Review – publish articles on these topics where the similarities in Read More
