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Optimise Your Team For Sales Success
A broker, their admin, and the admin manager form a team, that when working in harmony, produce better results, driving that brokers...
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Jan 29, 20195 min read
The Zeigarnik Effect - Completing Your TO DO List Is Good For You
Have you got a project that’s forever lingering on your to-do list? With so much on our plates it can be hard to find the time to make a...
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Jan 21, 20192 min read
Positive Communication
One of the most powerful ways to improve training is to simply be a more positive communicator. Positive communication is contagious and...
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Jan 21, 20192 min read
Communication Skills 101
So, what exactly is communication? Communication is the transfer of information or signals from one party to another. Communication can...
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Jan 21, 20193 min read
Communicating Effectively for Trainers
Whether you are giving a speech, leading a workshop, or talking one-to-one with a colleague, your goal is to be a clear and effective...
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Jan 21, 20193 min read
Understanding Learning Styles
Discovering the learning style(s) of staff you train and/or manage can be incredibly useful when tailoring coaching or feedback to an...
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Jan 9, 20193 min read
Step By Step: Planning Your Training
Having a step by step plan as you create training will make the sessions you deliver more effective. 1: Evaluate the Audience Before you...
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Jan 8, 20194 min read
Difficult Delegates
In my experience it's fortunately very rare that you have to deal with difficult trainees, however it seems to be the biggest fear that...
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Jan 8, 20195 min read
Dealing With Negative Feedback Reactions
Feedback should be given regularly, as opposed to being only a one-time, annual event. This requires that managers and leaders step up...
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Jan 8, 20193 min read
Attention Spans
"The average British person has an average attention span of just 14 minutes, new research has found." You may have seen a headline like...
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Jan 7, 20192 min read
'Out' And 'In' Context Framing
Grabbing an audience's attention early on in a training session is key to its success. So many things compete for a learners attention...
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Jan 7, 20193 min read
Principles of 'Experiential' Learning
With experiential learning, the clue is in the title - learners absorb and encode the information delivered by their trainer by...
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Jan 7, 20194 min read
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Jan 4, 20190 min read
Understanding How You Approach Conflict
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Jan 4, 20191 min read
Conflict Management 101
When an already difficult conversation decends into conflict, its scary. When we find ourselves in open conflict with another person, we...
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Jan 4, 20194 min read
Difficult Conversations 101
Having uncomfortable conversations at work is never easy. This is especially true for people who are afraid of conflict and would do...
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Jan 4, 20196 min read
Sustainably Motivate Yourself
Motivation is energy, directed towards a goal. It's a resource that needs to be nurtured and managed in order for it to be sustained....
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Jan 3, 20191 min read
"I DO NOT Sound Like That!" - The Value of Call Recordings
Its gross. But its damn effective. Listening back to calls is an incredibly powerful training and coaching tool...that's why if you've...
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Jan 3, 20193 min read
Be A THIRD More Effective In Under An Hour
If you only have one goal -- meeting an annual or even monthly sales target -- you’re selling yourself short. Smaller goals let you build...
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Jan 2, 20195 min read
NEW Recommendation Email Template
Follow the instructions in this simple guide to start using the new Create Recommendation Email Click HERE for the guide. Click HERE for...
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Dec 19, 20181 min read
Clarity in focus
Its been a few months since we attended Clarity, meaning its well worth taking a look back at the session. AUDIO...
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Dec 3, 20185 min read
"Oh Crap it went wrong" - bouncing back from failure
Having goals and creating plans to achieve those goals is all part of obtaining success in business. But sometimes our goals don't always...
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Nov 29, 20183 min read
When 'smart' isn't enough
Starting a business doing what you love, losing a lot of weight, quitting smoking, completing a triathlon -- these are all lofty...
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Nov 29, 20182 min read
Goal Setting 101
We work long hours, often sacrificing family time and other obligations to do what we feel is in our blood. Being self employed isn’t for...
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Nov 29, 20184 min read
The power of word-of-mouth marketing
If anyone tries to tell you there’s no way to prove the ROI of thanking your customers, or that sending handwritten thank-you notes...
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Nov 28, 20181 min read
Having Difficult Conversations
"Excuse me! There's a problem." "What's happened?" "Where do you want to start?" Take your pick. Simon's been posting derogatory comments...
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Oct 12, 20182 min read
Avoiding Interruptions
Great advice from Jocko Willink, a former Marine Corps Commander and motivational speaker on reducing interruptions when presenting.
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Oct 3, 20181 min read
Graphic Gameplan
Object of Play Plenty of us are visionaries, idea generators, or, at the very least, suggestion makers. But ideas never come to fruition...
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Sep 27, 20183 min read
Mapping Organisational Culture
Are you struggling to break down organisational silos, increase creativity, engagement and collaboration? Do you feel like the people in...
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Sep 27, 20183 min read
Bringing Values to Life
Your company values are such an essential piece of your organisational culture and brand. But while the executive leadership may...
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Sep 27, 20184 min read
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