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Business Coaching: Key to Ensuring Your Transformation Succeeds

Kate Cousens

20 Dec at 6:16 pm

70% of Business Transformations Fail —Here’s How Business Coaching Can Ensure Yours Succeeds In today’s fast-paced business world, transformation is…

Time Management Tools: Our Top 10 Picks for Max Productivity

Ailish O'Rourke-Henriette

13 Dec at 3:16 pm

Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Time? Regardless of whether you are trying to squeeze more personal time…

Networking: Lessons From 20 Years of Building Connections

Darren A. Smith

3 Dec at 1:52 pm

You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want”…

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Exploring the Different Levels of Project Management

Farah Yasser Salama

25 Nov at 2:09 pm

Why Do 71% of All Projects Fail to Deliver What Was Promised? Imagine a world where every project is a…

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25 Soft Skills Hacks to Unlock Your Career Potential

Mackaina

19 Nov at 6:37 pm

Significantly Improve Your Soft Skills and Find Your Cape Why soft skills hacks? Well, technical expertise alone is no longer…

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Cognitive Bias and Heuristics in Shopper Decision Making

Iona Carter

13 Nov at 4:22 pm

Leveraging Heuristics and Cognitive Biases to Influence Shopper Decision-making Cognitive biases and heuristics are part of our everyday lives. They…

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Hope You’re Well – Why It’s Time for a New Email Greeting

Darren A. Smith

6 Nov at 3:33 pm

The Problem with ‘Hope You’re Well’ Since the first email was sent in 1971, we’ve been using ‘Hope you’re well’…

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Great Leadership Examples – Leading in Stability and in Change

Charles Smith

31 Oct at 9:09 pm

What Makes for Great Leadership? Read This, and Acquire the Traits Great leadership examples in business portray leaders as heroes…

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OSCAR Model: Coaching Skills for Leaders

Ailish O'Rourke-Henriette

23 Oct at 1:56 pm

Coaching Is Key Whether you are a new supervisor or an experienced leader, coaching is a key leadership skill that…

Negotiating Prices: Strategies, Tools, and Continuous Development

Farah Yasser Salama

18 Oct at 8:15 pm

Mastering Price Negotiation for Lasting Success in Business In the dynamic business world, where every decision influences the bottom line,…

Engaging People: Less Talking and More Connecting

Darren A. Smith

9 Oct at 2:17 pm

Stop Talking AT People and Start Engaging People Instead Many years ago, my son’s senior school invited us to parent’s…

Christmas Ads – The Best of 2024 (and Earlier)

Mackaina

8 Oct at 2:17 pm

It’s That Time of Year Again Christmas Ads, Christmas Adverts, or Christmas Advertisements—whatever term you prefer. Every year, we like…

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