Category Archives: Business Development

Personal development – who needs it?

In some circles the words, personal development, when put together, can almost seem to be offensive. I noted from a strand in a LinkedIn discussion that they are almost offered with embarrassment as a suggested way of moving forward. Why … Continue reading

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The joy of networking

  Networking is such a negative word in many circles.  Often considered to be the world of the slimy and creepy sort – working a room and seeing what they can get. Of course that is an easy stereotype that … Continue reading

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Brand You

Why you should be considering Brand You I am a huge fan of the concept of you are your brand.  And that it is essential for anyone in business to be really clear on the message and the ‘brand’ they … Continue reading

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Resilience needed

I was asked to contribute a small piece on resilience and thought in passing how essential resilience now is to anyone setting off on a new career path.  Although always in the back of my mind I am concerned that resilience can … Continue reading

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What next?

We are currently running a poll on the PiPS (Police into Private Sector) group on LinkedIn asking members to consider what they think will be their greatest challenge going into 2012. Many people are having to think about making the … Continue reading

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All the small things

I was speaking at an event last week and at the end of the talk we had a question and answer session. One of the questions was about networking; I had spoken about the huge benefits on so many levels … Continue reading

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Who should you trust?

There is so much advice out there, the internet is brilliant but there is so much information and advice that without some very vigilant self monitoring most of us could experience total overwhelm. I doubt there is anyone out there … Continue reading

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Why can’t we all just work together

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Why it pays to leave your ego at the door

I couldn’t help but be drawn into the discussions on television last night about Tony Blair’s book. Regardless of personal opinions and political skulduggery the subject that continually came around was the difficult relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. … Continue reading

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Oh dear, dreaming of Twitter!

I woke up with a bit of start in the night, in the dream I was having there was now a need to tag more information on each twitter! In my dream I was almost shouting ‘when will it stop … Continue reading

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