7 ways to boost your authority – without feeling like a fraud
If you want to increase your presence and authority without sacrificing your personality, here are 7 ways to do it: boost your influence skills.
How to get down to business from the small talk
You've come to get a contract negotiated or your employment terms agreed, yet you're sitting there discussing the joys of...
How to disagree with others and win them over
Saying "you're wrong" is counter productive in influence. Here are 13 phrases to change peoples' minds so they genuninely buy into your thinking.
13 Unexpected Places that turn Networking into a Pleasure
When a well known networking organisation told me not to return for flouting their rules, I was overjoyed. So much...
Why you should be complimenting more at work
When I was working at a college, my line manager, Keren, would request that I do various pointless administrative tasks....
How to give an update where you come out shining (even if there’s been a ton of challenges)
"So where are you with the Beckham project?" asks your CEO. You're handed a microphone as you silently try to...
How to deal with those vague emails
If someone sends you a vague, unspecific email, we tend to just let it rot in the inbox. While that’s...
Is being too ‘nice’ hijacking your time?
The steam's coming off the keyboard as you try to chuck out email, write proposals, check your diary and edit...
The 3 Communication Pitfalls for Technical Experts
Some time ago, I walked into a client's office to ask who the new CTO was: all I could see...