A few words of encouragement as we start 2018
‘We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe. We are stronger and more resourceful than we know, and we can endure much more than we think we can’ On the 5th September 2003 the American illusionist, David [...]
Happy 21st Birthday Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook turned 21 on 16th November 2017. Birthdays and anniversaries are a good time to reflect on the past, rejoice in the present and re-appraise the future. Perhaps now would be a good time to look again at how [...]
Office365 November update impacts Outlook 2016 customisation – Free workaround
When I support clients in working smarter on their critical results and competing priorities I inevitably help them use technology smarter as well. Microsoft Office365 and Outlook are particularly important tools for my clients. Office365 [...]
7 reasons to attend the Growth Through Talent Planning conference
On 15th November 2017 the IoD and the CIPD will be hosting a joint conference on 'Growth Through Talent Planning' in the Guildford Harbour Hotel between 07:00 and 10:30. Tickets cost £25, reduced to £15 for IoD and CIPD members. [...]
Q: How can I win at work? What would you say?
I was running one of my Welding Purpose to Priority #WP2P workshops for a team of bright people this week who reached a milestone in their Professional career. Their collective response to one of my initial questions was so good that [...]
My free Welding Purpose to Priorities webinar for the IoD is open to all via the text link below
Here is the link to book into my IoD Advance webinar on Tuesday 5th September between 11:00 and 12:00: Click to book . I have just heard from the IoD that you don't have to be a member to attend this [...]
Making Office 365 work better with other software tools
Most of us who use Microsoft Office as a primary productivity business tool also use other software based tools or platforms which synchronise with Office, especially Microsoft Outlook. I’m thinking here about CRM tools, Client or Case Management systems and [...]
The inconvenient truth within the world’s most famous SMART goal statement
If you study Goal setting in any way, you have probably come across President John F Kennedy’s famous goal about the Moon mission in 1961. Here is something important that many people don’t know about that famous SMART goal statement. [...]
A lesson from Elite sports for business owners who also have to sell
An insight for accidental salespeople; those people building a business out of something they love and care deeply about who also have to sell their product or service to others. Seasoned Sales Professionals might find the reminder useful. I was [...]
Infographic on the state of stress in the UK
I am convinced by personal experience, observation and measurement that highly productive and effective people feel less negative stress. Indeed, our measurements demonstrate an inverse correlation between highly productive performance and negative stress. Because of my focus on helping people [...]