Did you know that some business people abroad don’t want to do business with Brits because we don’t speak clearly? And this isn’t the football hooligan Brit, it’s the nicely spoken professional. I’ve heard this before but today it cropped up again in a comment on one of my recent blogs about accents. It came… Read more
Too posh? Too confusing? Not the right image? Go change your accent.
Growing numbers of people in London want to change the way they talk. According to the media this is a craze in London just now. If you change your accent it can make you more employable, more date-able, more understandable on conference calls. You might even be less irritating and more pleasant to listen to…. Read more
Case-study: from bored to engaged and confident
What we notice is this: whatever the level of success or the job title at work, a lack of confidence can strike at any time. Or it can be tolerated for years until you decide to deal with it. Here’s the case-study of a recent client based in France. The Problem (the client’s words) I… Read more
Innovation + Communication = Business Success
I was recently a judge in the Oxfordshire finals of the Young Enterprise schools’ competition. What a great preparation for the workplace. Each school competing has a team of teenage volunteers, aged from 15-17 usually, who start and run their own company, selling a product or service for the 9 months of the school year…. Read more
Generation Y and Why We Don’t Need to Worry
I recently attended a workshop on how to manage Generation Y. The basic premise being that those in the 20-30 age-bracket have been brought up on video games and networking websites so they are motivated by a different management style to the rest of the workforce. The Gist for Gen Y Gen Y are motivated… Read more
Is it best to keep job and home completely separate?
At work we hear about the dangers of “silo thinking”, referring to the way departments think in a blinkered fashion rather than “joined up”. We get the point that linking information, communication and know-how across departments and divisions would be more productive. But knowing this, isn’t it funny how we do this “silo” stuff in… Read more
Try the Valentine Mini-Quiz before it’s too late!
Is your Valentine mean or generous on Valentine’s Day? Or is s/he just a different DISC style to you? Read on to recognise yourself – and become a bit more romantic in time for 14 February! If you aren’t familiar with DISC, click here Question 1 What DISC personality style is MOST likely to be… Read more
Has your smartphone taken over your conversation?
This video has been making the rounds on social media recently – have a look. It’s quite short and the last scene is good too. It’s not just young people. I find it quite scary to see in restaurants how many couples of all ages spend more time looking at their phones than talking to… Read more
Don’t miss this film if you work in the Middle East or with international teams.
I recently watched a film which I highly recommend if you are working in the Middle East, interested in doing so, or working with international teams. It’s called “WADJDA” by Haifaa Al-Mansour, the very first film by Saudi’s first female film-maker. It is directed by a young Saudi woman and the story about how it… Read more
Improve your Impact and Influence with the Impact Gap Model
Have you ever wondered whether the impact you have on others is positive or negative? How good are your influence or persuasive abilities in conversation? There are 3 ways we can evaluate what sort of impression we have on other people: Interaction – at the level of basic transactions and relationship. This is the way… Read more
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