We all know that building great client relationships is the key to long term business success. But how do we get there, and when we do, how do we know? Building relationships takes time and effort. A lot of time and a lot of effort. It
You know the situation. You get up at ‘silly o’clock’, get dressed and leave the house. You get to the train station, and stand on the platform with all the other grey faced, tired and weary commuters. You board the train, talk to the same
I’ve talked a lot recently about the benefits of blogging as a part of a social media portfolio. I am a real fan of blogs and blogging and read a lot of blog posts, especially with the help of the very good Google Reader app.
We’ve all heard the stories of people who put crazy statements on their Facebook status, causing not only great embarrassment to them, but often cause them to lose their jobs too. Crazy status updates You know the kind of thing…. “OMG, I am sooooo hungover, hope everyone
“If at first you don’t succeed, before you try again, stop to figure out what you did wrong.” - Leo Rosten US (Polish-born) author (1908 – ) I love this quote from Leo Rosten. I believe hugely in effort and resilience. To be successful you must find
Professional Services are about people. You need clients and contacts to buy into you and that means you need to build your personal brand. Marketing in professional services firms has changed significantly across the past few years. Gone are the days of sitting back and waiting
I am delighted to post the first in what I hope will be interesting and helpful guest blogs to the JNE Business Blog. This week, a great piece from our friend Adrian Evans of Be a Job Magnet Academy. Adrian is a headhunter, passionate speaker
In our house, listening is the number one point of contention currently. It seems that our 5 year old son is able to turn his hearing on and off like a switch. I know that it's just his age but it is infuriating the number
I’ve been bombarded lately by a number of different businesses trying to sell things to me. From IT services to training products and everything in between, they have been emailing and phoning. I don’t mind being cold called at all. I prefer the caller to know
We all know the feeling, you stand up to speak, your palms get sweaty, your stomach's full of butterflies, and your mind goes blank. What was it that you were going to open with again? If you are like most people, the thought of speaking in
