A question posed on a forum recently pushed a few buttons in me… “Do you think a company name ending with ‘consulting’ is good for consulting business as well as social enterprise business?” As some of you know, for the… Continue reading
There’s a popular perception that one of the trends of the ‘noughties’ was a growth in the proportion of ‘SoHo’ businesses. As Wikipedia defines it: “The modern concept of small office/home office, or SoHo, refers to the category of business,… Continue reading
The model is actually quite straightforward – it needs to be, because the skilled user of it has to remember it and, in the course of a conversation, for instance, be ready to shift from one stage to another, when… Continue reading
You might have noticed that I do quite a lot of writing and public speaking. I actually enjoy both enormously, which helps. When I was 16, I had to sit a set of exams known then as ‘O’ levels. Typically… Continue reading
I was interviewed by someone from the Economist the other day about ‘portfolio careers’. It was a weird conversation as she clearly hadn’t got a clue what I was talking about. She had a reason why almost every strand of… Continue reading
I was interviewed by someone from the Economist the other day about ‘portfolio careers’. It was a weird conversation as she clearly hadn’t got a clue what I was talking about. She had a reason why almost every strand of… Continue reading
This evening, I received an invitation to attend a speed networking event in Berkshire. Now, I’m not particular keen on these kind of events, because I do feel that relationships are important in business, but the chance to have an… Continue reading
Even though we are in a recession and so job opportunities are harder to come by, it is important not to leap at the first offer if taking it would force you to compromise yourself further than you are prepared… Continue reading
52 Themes for Counsellors and Psychotherapists to write about in their local paper This list began with a conversation between two therapists. They wanted to build their local practices, and had decided that they wanted to find a way of… Continue reading
Quite a few people have given me feedback on my Better Networking leaflet lately and, in particular, they have asked for some thoughts on face-to-face networking at events, so I have pulled together a few more pointers. So much of… Continue reading
