All posts tagged "Featured"
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How to retain great staff
Before I answer the question as to how to retain great staff, let me explain the why. Quite simply, it’s a statistical fact that on average it costs 2.5 times an employee’s wage to replace...
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Why you should avoid connections with your clients on social media
It seems like everyone has a social media profile these days. This is great because you can connect with so many people and maintain relationships that you thought were long forgotten. However, it is not...
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What do a Harvard MBA and burlesque have in common with disruption?
A few months ago I started my first Burlesque class and was accepted for the Harvard Business School MBA subject “Disruption and Innovation”. You may wonder what have these two topics got in common with...
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The 5 toughest business lessons no one tells you
My entrepreneurial journey started in my mid thirties with endless enthusiasm, just enough confidence and a little knowledge that proved dangerous. I surrendered corporate security in pursuit of establishing a private college training computer programmers...
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4 money management tips (that won’t bore you to death!)
The thought of managing our finances can seem tedious, overwhelming and incredible boring, to say the least. And it can prove even more difficult if you’re not already financially savvy or feel stuck in a...
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Why uniforms are still important in a changing workplace
Workplaces are changing at a phenomenal rate, moving from one dominated by structure and convention to a focus on collaboration and flexibility. The new workplace is about creating spaces that spark innovation and communication, a...
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Top 5 advantages of boosting your business with an online presence
As incredible as it sounds, Christmas is just around the corner. Now is the perfect time to get your Christmas promotional plan together to maximise the holiday season frenzy. You are already aware of the...
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Six essential components of winning work presentations
How many times have you presented to an audience who have sat through your presentation scrolling through their iPhone, bored out of their brain, completely disengaged? Most of us, especially managers, are time poor. So...
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Overcoming the fear of public speaking
Shaking hands and shaking legs, stumbling over words, sounding like a textbook and feeling foolish. That was me giving a talk! This hell dominated my life when I was working years ago in the corporate...
