Task v. People

Task v. People

Take any personality profiling test and you’ll find that, somewhere in the report, it will identify whether you’re a task-focused person or a people person.  Most of us want to be seen as people-focused, but even if you’re a task-focused person, it doesn’t mean that...
Here are your blog starters for 10

Here are your blog starters for 10

If you’re an expert and you share your expertise to help your clients, writing a blog (or doing a video blog) is an amazing way to show potential clients that you know your stuff. OK, you may be saying “But you would say that, you’re a writer.”  Yes, writing is easy...
Me, an author?

Me, an author?

Currently, the boot of my car has a couple of dozen copies of the latest book I’ve produced, The Reputation Gap, written with my co-author, Peter Roper.  It’s not my first book and I’m currently well into the next one.  As a writer, it’s probably not surprising that...
What’s on the menu?

What’s on the menu?

Over the years website navigation has changed.  In the early days the menu generally appeared on the left in a vertical column.  Then it migrated to be a horizontal strip under the main banner.  These days it’s frequently presented as a ‘hamburger’ (three little lines...
Put your best foot forward

Put your best foot forward

When you’re running a business there are plenty of times when you need to blow your own trumpet – as loudly as possible! When you’re presenting to a client. When you stand up at a networking meeting to tell people about your business. When you’re talking to a...