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Listening to Reply – 7 Indicators Someone Isn’t Truly Engaged

Darren A. Smith

February 26, 2024

‘Hello. Are you listening to me, you bar steward?’ I was recently on a call with one of our colonial…

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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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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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2-Way Communication: Take it to a Higher Level

Charles Smith

April 19, 2022

We Need to Touch Base 2-way communication involves senders and receivers passing information back and forth. The ‘content’ has meaning…

How to Promote Teamwork in the Workplace: 8 Practical Ways

Sakshi Adatia

March 12, 2022

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is a success – Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motors.…

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Manage Your Calendar: I Manage My Calendar like I Play Tetris

Darren A. Smith

February 10, 2022

Stop Playing Tetris With Your Calendar So, we’re all at home, working that is. What would have taken companies 10…

Businesspeople in a meeting with a chairperson

Chairing a Meeting: Skills, Meaning, Tips, and Confidence

Darren A. Smith

June 30, 2021

Chairing a Meeting Can Conjure up an Image of Parish Councils or Council Committees With Old Fuddy-Duddies Moving at a…

Comprehensive Guide to Effective One-to-One Meetings

Beau Peters

April 22, 2021

We All Have Them But are Your One-To-One Meetings Effective? Company growth is hugely dependent on the quality of people…

Meeting Template: How to Have More Effective Zoom Meetings

Darren A. Smith

December 14, 2020

This Meeting Template Will Help You to Have More Effective Online Meetings Meeting, meeting, meeting – oh look, another…yep, you…

Seven people around a meeting table in a board room

How to Have More Effective Meetings With A.C.E.

Darren A. Smith

October 20, 2020

Learn How to A.C.E. Meetings ‘The reason people don’t want productive meetings is that they’d have to do more work.’…