5 ideas to Excel at internal promotions

On Friday, I proposed a dozen tips for becoming a new middle manager in a new company, from my personal experience.

As a commentator has rightly suggested, many people are promoted within their own organisation to take up management role, and if so does my advice change. Is there anything you should do differently after an internal promotion. Yes, there are some differences with an internal promotion, you don’t start with a clean slate.… Read more

How to deal with a Dominant boss

I remember when I first came to Asia, how do I deal with a Boss from a culture different to mine. I struggled for a while until i first came into contact with DISC. I quickly saw it was a way to cut through my cultural bias and enable me to understand the behaviours of both my new colleagues and bosses.… Read more

How to deal with an Influencing Boss

I remember when I first came to Asia, how do I deal with a Boss from a culture different to mine. I struggled for a while until i first came into contact with DISC. I quickly saw it was a way to cut through my cultural bias and enable me to understand the behaviours of both my new colleagues and bosses.… Read more

How to deal with a Steady Boss

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I remember when I first came to Asia, how do I deal with a Boss from a culture different to mine. I struggled for a while until i first came into contact with DISC. I quickly saw it was a way to cut through my cultural bias and enable me to understand the behaviours of both my new colleagues and bosses.… Read more

5 Killer Questions for Non-Marketers to ask

In moving from commercially focused businesses into the wider world, the question i am asked most often is : how can i improve my branding and marketing. This a killer question. Without getting into an in-depth review of the questioners specific challenges, i go back to first principles and ask them to think about asking similar killer questions to ask their marketing teams.… Read more