Archive for the ‘Career Planning’ Category
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7 Steps to Self-Belief
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
How to develop powerful tools to get your mind on your side
The crowd waits. Surely he’s going to die. How can he survive a dive from such a massive height into a tiny pool of water? But he can fly! – Only he doesn’t yet believe it. He’s been shunned all his life as a [...] -
Is your behaviour damaging trust?
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
1.You fail to keep your promises, agreements and commitments.
2.You serve your self first and others only when it is convenient.
3.You micromanage and resist delegating.
4.You demonstrate an inconsistency between what you say and how you behave.
5.You fail to share critical information with your colleagues.
6.You choose to not tell the truth.
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10 Ways to Change the Way You Think
Friday, June 25th, 2010
I have urged so many of my clients in this past year to change the way they think so they can attract love or money or that new car into their lives, that I decided to publish some tips on how to change our mind-sets, our approach and attitude. Here are 10 ways to shift [...]
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Protecting financial stability - How Good Are We At It?
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Introduction
1.In the words of a 1970s Joni Mitchell song “you don’t know what you’ve lost til it’s gone”. What I’m going to explore today is:
•whether we have (and have had for a decade or so) a high level of financial stability and
•second, if so offer some thoughts on what we can do to retain it, [...] -
How to Define Financial Stability in Business
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Ever wonder what makes one company more financially stable than another company? The answer lies in the company’s financial statements. The financial statements provide information on a company’s profitability, equity, available cash, and other financial data that illustrate how well a company is doing. You can use financial statements to assess the financial condition and [...]
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10 Ways to Grow Your Business
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Looking to take your business to the next level? Then check out these 10 practical ways to expand your business.
When you first started your business, you probably did a lot of research. You may have sought help from advisors; you may have gotten information from books, magazines and other readily available sources. You invested a [...] -
The Ten C’s of Employee Engagement
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
I’ve posted before on the importance of engagement (here, here and here). I recently stumbled across an interesting article “The ten C’s of employee engagement” from The Ivey Business Journal which provides a number of insightful pointers as to what’s required to improve employee engagement. The authors describe an engaged employee as a person who:
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How to be a good CEO
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
What can a CEO do to improve organisational performance when you cannot hire and fire? Not much, most would say. Yet Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has turned conventional wisdom on its head with the turnaround of India’s apical scientific research institution.
We tried to find out what it is [...] -
9 Secrets to Getting the Job You Really Want
Monday, May 31st, 2010
Interviewing for a job is a very stressful and difficult process — made more intense today because so many companies are reducing their workforce, thus increasing the number of applicants for a shrinking number of jobs. The competition for available jobs is fierce. Yet, you can beat the competition and actually get hired in the [...]
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Management Videos
Friday, May 21st, 2010