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Managing A Team

19th April 2012

As your business has grown, so has your team. Here’s 10 top tips to keep it all together. Business Plan – update it now. If you only have a vague idea of your strategy then think how much fuzzier your staff’s understanding will be. Uncertainty can lead  to insecurity and confusion. Segment it – by [...]

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Lay The Foundations

2012 Started Without Me!

18th January 2012

There’s been a dearth of posts so far this year and this picture shows the reason why! I’m blaming the entire non writing thing on the fact that I’m living in a building site. Okay, I probably could have found the odd hour or so to tap away at my trusty Lenovo Thinkpad, and now [...]

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Who Packs Your Parachute?

16th December 2011

Survival I can’t remember where I first heard this story but it’s stayed with me. If anyone knows the origin please let me know! Charles Plumb was a navy jet pilot. On his seventy-sixth combat mission, he was shot down and parachuted into enemy territory. He was captured and spent six years in prison. He [...]

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Opposites Attract

12th December 2011

When I work with businesses to improve their teamwork one of the most common obstacles to get past is the idea that differences between people automatically mean problems. Play To Your Strengths People who love detail can get frustrated by the broad brush ideas members of the team, those guys who see the big picture [...]

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