One of the most successful business people, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, has often spoken about the importance of staff for business and how keeping your employees motivated really pays back. His is the famous quote ‘’If you look after your staff, they will...
I’m sure you’ve heard a million times how important networking is for business. It is part of every business course, they always tell you, you should put yourself out there in order to find business. And even though we realise how true this is, people tend to ignore...
Talking about money is quite a sensitive issue for many professionals out there. It is one of those topics that most of us are afraid to even begin to tackle. Sometimes it is because you are worried that you might be overpriced or because you don’t know how much a...
Success: the magic word of today. This is what we went to college for, this is why we spent countless hours studying, this is what we work towards, this is what we dream of. It is all about success and being successful today. But just what is success? Now, I know what...
Trust is essential in life. It is an underlying pre-requisite for all sorts of relationships from personal such as between partners, friends, parents and children as well as family members; to business relationships such as between business partners, colleagues and...
The Performance Management Needs of Today It is a fact of life that everything is in a constant process of change. The way we used to live 30 years ago is different to the way we experience and live life today. The same goes for work and the way people experience and...
With so many successful multinationals out there, that seem to be closing deals for millions and billions all the time, one might think that being successful in business couldn’t be that difficult. Well, that’s until you are in the driver’s seat and you are the one...
Start the meetings on time, every time. Practice good time keeping habits by starting on time, keeping to time limits for agenda topics and ending on time. This means that sometimes you will need to begin your meetings before all the participants are present. Don’t...
Some business owners don't have a plan when it comes to working with larger customers, and this oftentimes results in failure. There are a number of factors to take into consideration when prepping yourself and your company to approach the largest clients you’ll ever...
Customer service is a pretty hot topic and can make or break your business. Consumers have little patience for lousy customer service and easily get tired of waiting in long lines, trying to get a live person on the phone, going through an interrogation to return a...
