Surveyors

Valuable resource on change management – The Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) Standard for Change Management

I have reviewed several books on change management (see the list below) to support those attending training workshops on change management. This free online resource of 70 pages should be added as a valuable resource on change management – The Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) Standard for Change Management Read More

2022-08-11T16:58:43+01:00August 11, 2022|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Strategy|

Next steps in growing a small surveying and property practice

Last week I led an intensive and experiential MBL “Managing and marketing a profitable surveyors practice” online workshop. Whilst there were larger practices amongst the delegates, the focus of the many exercises and discussions was the next steps in growing a small surveying and property practice. Like when a plant Read More

2022-05-17T08:59:21+01:00May 17, 2022|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Property, Strategy|

Book Review: Smarter selling – Next generation sales strategies to meet your buyer’s needs every time by Keith Dugdale and David Lambert

I am often asked to recommend books on sales and selling – both for beginners and experienced practitioners. There are so many to choose from – I’ve read hundreds, reviewed a fair few and even written a couple. So I've done a series of reviews (other recommended sales books are Read More

2022-05-06T16:10:33+01:00May 6, 2022|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Relationship Management, Selling|

How to write a successful property plan for your charity – presentation by the Ethical Property Foundation (EPF)

This was an excellent presentation for two reasons. First, I am a Trustee of a charity with owned and leased properties and found the information really helpful. Second, I thought it demonstrated a great way for surveyors to market their services to a niche sector – in this case charities Read More

2022-01-28T15:32:34+00:00January 28, 2022|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Property, Strategy|

Four themes in the art of selling – Integrating marketing and sales, sales process, first contact and selling in a digital world

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

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