30th January, 2012 - Posted by stellacollins - No Comments
Most of us feel the need to be more confident at some point or in some situation. There are many things you can do but here’s a few slightly unusual tips that may help you in the short term. Wear red – teams that wear red win more games and score more goals than teams » Read More
18th January, 2012 - Posted by stellacollins - No Comments
I’ve just been to see The Artist. You may have heard that amongst all the incredible CGI and 3D films that are currently out this is one is a bit of a throwback – it’s a black and white, silent movie. I enjoyed it immensely so recommend it as a good evening out but also » Read More
16th January, 2012 - Posted by bethcurl - No Comments
How many times have you felt frustrated in a meeting and thought ”this is taking too long, or we are going round and round?” Or do you find it difficult to get your point across in a meeting – either because other people are talking too much, or because you are lacking the confidence to express » Read More
19th December, 2011 - Posted by bethcurl - 1 Comment
This is a list of the top books we recommend drawn from our numerous workshops designed to promote confident and outcome focused communication at all levels, whether you’re presenting, negotiating, leading, or just trying to work effectively with your colleagues. We’ve trawled our recommended reading lists, so you don’t have to, because some of these » Read More
29th November, 2011 - Posted by stellacollins - No Comments
I was lucky enough recently to be invited to the Thinkers50 summit (#thinkers50 if you’re on twitter) and there were four great speakers, Marshall Goldsmith (very warm), Costas Markides (very funny), Vijay Govindarajan (very clever) and Marcus Buckingham (very inspiring) all of whom taught me some new lessons about great presentations, engaging with people and » Read More
19th October, 2011 - Posted by bethcurl - No Comments
Would you like to be more influential in more situations? Most of us have a few favourite influencing tactics and we may not be aware that there are a whole range of other strategies that we could use. About 15 years into my working life, I did the Hay Influencing Strategies Exercise and realised that » Read More
4th October, 2011 - Posted by stellacollins - No Comments
We have a guest blogger, Alice Collin, this week – let us know what you think…. Do you fear negotiation like a newly recruited police constable faced with a madman armed with a killer virus? Does writing a letter, email or promotional piece make you feel like you’ve been asked to rewrite Dawin’s origins of » Read More
29th September, 2011 - Posted by stellacollins - No Comments
People usually enjoy a days training, which is satisfying for all concerned, but we always explain that unless people take away their new knowledge or skills and practise them at work, hopefully supported by their managers, then they have wasted their time and money. To support our participants we update them with new information and » Read More
7th September, 2011 - Posted by stellacollins - No Comments
Oxford Catalysts have a statement on their website ‘Our success is built on the quality of our people’ and they are clearly demonstrating this by making sure people are technically fully skilled but also by developing their business and personal skills. The team is a multinational one and Oxford Catalysts want to boost their colleague’s » Read More
19th August, 2011 - Posted by stellacollins - No Comments
We all need to solve problems daily and it seems some of us may be better at it than others, either through natural abilities or as a learned skill. Problem solving is a combination of experience at having solved similar problems before and the ability to be able to think creatively and behave in new » Read More
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