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Data Insight: The Art and Skill of Analysing Data to Create Insight

Andy Palmer

May 18, 2022

Turning Data into Insight is a Skill. Almost an Art Form. Most People Regurgitate Data into Graphs and Tables, and…

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Rose Thorn Bud Technique for Asking How You Really Are

Darren A. Smith

May 17, 2022

The Rose Bud Thorn Technique is a Great Way to Find Out How People are Truly Doing Or yourself. A…

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Distractions: How Do You Manage them? And How Do you Focus?

Darren A. Smith

May 16, 2022

Now, Where Was I? Oh, Yes Distractions. I believe that the most successful people have this in common. They can…

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Communication Channels: The Best Ways to Get Your Message Across

Charles Smith

May 16, 2022

Didn’t You See the Email? Business communication channels tend to get taken for granted. We use them day in, day…

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Mentoring Women to Reshape the Future

Daina Barman

May 11, 2022

Changing the Future, One Woman at a Time Mentorship for women is an effective technique to help them develop in…

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Women in the Workplace: Expectation & Non-Promotable Tasks

Mel Davison

May 10, 2022

Are Women the Only Do-ers of Non-Promotable Tasks? It’s that time again when some organisations start to have Professional Development…

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The 10 Simple Tips in One Mnemonic to Excellent Presenting

Darren A. Smith

May 6, 2022

32% of People Fall Asleep During a Presentation Some poor idiot stands at the front with slides they have sweated…

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Self-Awareness: Possibly the Greatest Soft Skill of All

Charles Smith

May 4, 2022

Do You Know Who You Are? In our uncertain times, self-awareness is an extremely important skill everyone in business could…

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10 Reasons Why Business Communication is Critical

Aniya More

May 2, 2022

Why is Business Communication So Crucial? For any organisation, business communication is of primary importance. Effective business communication is needed…

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Flexibility and Adaptability: How to Achieve Them at Work

Jack

April 30, 2022

Hard-Working Team Player Employers, or rather, job adverts always write the same ‘requirements’ or ‘personality traits’ into their advertisements. It…