Assertiveness and Workplace Confidence

Posted by on Jan 21, 2009 in assertiveness, communication, confidence, personal development | 0 comments

We are holding a workshop – Assertiveness and Workplace Confidence – at QUB, Belfast on Wednesday 18-19 February. The realities of modern work life – flat structures, tough workloads and the need to exert influence across traditional boundaries – ensure that assertiveness skills are not an optional extra.  Aggression is unacceptable; passivity is ineffective. In this...

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Smart + Marketing = Smarketing

Posted by on Jan 19, 2009 in marketing, social media, social networking | 0 comments

OK, here’s the deal.  I’ve talked to lots of you at business networking meetings about social media.  I’ve mentioned it over coffee with new clients and co-collaborators (as recent as yesterday afternoon – you know who you are!).  And, I get the following response.  “What’s that?”  Invariably.  Mentioning words like ‘blog’,...

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An Entrepreneur is a Hero!

Posted by on Jan 16, 2009 in entrepreneurship | 0 comments

When you think of a hero, what sort of person comes to mind?  Soldiers and warriors?  Freedom-fighters and life-savers?  Possibly the odd scientist or artist? What if I said that an entrepreneur is a hero?   What if I claimed that business is a heroic activity? This idea isn’t new to me but it might be new to many people in the UK and Ireland, so I thought I should introduce it. ...

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The E-Factor

Posted by on Jan 14, 2009 in business, entrepreneurship | 2 comments

The E Factor: Entrepreneurial Competencies for Person and Business Success David Gibson (Queen’s University, Belfast) It is not often that a book on entrepreneurship yanks my chain. Usually such books are either of the motivational variety – nowadays penned by some TV ‘personality’ – or the innocuous “how to start a business” kind. Both have their place, I suppose. The first...

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