Tag: consistent

Posted on

Create instant trust with your new boss

We all have new Bosses come into our work lives. Because of this I’d like to share one tip I found to really build a solid and trusted work relationship with a new Boss who joined our business.

Use the power of one simple regular email to your boss.

I say e-mail as I believe your new Boss will probably be very busy understanding the new roles and responsibilities and getting up to speed in your business.  … Read more

Posted on

Create more creative slogans

I’ve spent a good part of my business life trying to get fickle consumers to remember the brands I work for.

We work within organisations to hone strategy and to create a great brief for our creative agencies to come up with fantastic advertising to persuade consumers and then align the commercial activities to create a great experience for our consumers.… Read more

Posted on

4 ways to structure difficult conversations

My approach has been quite simple- tackle problems head on- simple, but it may not be right.

Obviously in the behavioural style I’m in “high D mode”, and while this has worked, sort of, for me, it may not necessarily the best approach for you… or those who you have to have a difficult conversation with.  The most difficult business conversations are easily those related to people, their behaviour, motivations and impact on or reactions to others.… Read more

Posted on

LinkedIn recommendations; its your reputation on the line.

I recently received a linkedIn request from  an ex-colleague whom I haven’t worked with in a long while to provide a recommendation for them. Happened to you recently? As more and more people use linkedIn as the foundation of their career development the hunt for written recommendations starts,

Wow, it was about 8 or 9 years since we worked together, well i could write about what they did then, but thats not what they were asking for, and I really don’t know what they are like now.… Read more

Posted on

The undervalued virtue of consistency

As managers we often value change more than continuity. Brand managers get promoting for changing packaging or advertising, business development managers succeed when they change the strategy. We all have stories of success following change.
Consistency is a strongly undervalued virtue in business.
We get easily bored with the things that we have done in the past, and seek the new, to change, certainly well before our customers actively seek changes.
… Read more