How many times do you get asked; what is it that your company does? The thing that most people who work have in common, is that they have worked for several companies.
Practically every time you are introduced to somebody, the first inevitable question asked , whether in a private or a professional setting, will [...]

The number of adverts that I see for a business development manager, or a relationship manager in the papers and on job boards I find to be amazing. It would seem that every company has something to develop; even my local butchers spent half an hour telling me how there has been no free range [...]

There are a lot of companies on the internet that would like to promote your website. Costs vary from £1,800 to 100,000+ For the novice web entrepreneur or newbie in the internet business it is a very comforting thought that you can pay SEO companies to increase visitors to your site. All these companies offer [...]

It has puzzled me why the uptake of Web 2.0 in certain industries and places has been so slow. On one hand I can understand it, effectively web 2.0 can represent a loss of control. If your company engages in open communication with its customers and employees one may perceive a loss of control. No [...]

 
Recently I have been reading a few books that make different connexions to the unconscious mind. While twenty years ago little reference in mainstream media was made to unconscious or super conscious thought. It has in recent years started to be more talked about. It was Carl Jung who first defined the unconscious so it [...]

New Media, there has been some discussion about this on the internet and it is clear that Newspapers, music, film, magazine are all changing. The changes that begun in the nineties are now coming to fruition. Media will never be the same again. Read Seth’s blog post here about what he predicted. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/12/how-long-has-it.html . If [...]

 Do you promote people because they are good at their jobs? This is why good technical people end up as struggling managers. You need to reward people for what they’re good at. Change their role for what they want to do next. A promotion is not a reward.
Having the right people in the right role [...]

I am aware that it has been around for awhile, but like new developments it can take some time for it to catch on. I have just been spending time on Zopa. What struck me first as slightly hippy-ish, appears to have real community support and backing. In what is now approaching its second full [...]