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Episode 130: Why do strategies fail?
We have all had great ideas and strategies but they don’t all succeed. Here are 5 reasons why strategies fail and how to avoid them.
Episode 129: What are the worst types of people for a team?
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Episode 128: What are the best types of people for a team?
When forming a new team, it is important to get a mix of the right people on it. Here are the five types of people I look for when starting a new project
Episode 127: How do you set someone SMART objectives?
The best approach to setting goals is something known as SMART. The idea of SMART is usually attributed to Peter Drucker’s management by objectives approach and is still very valid today. In this episode we look at what SMART covers and how to use them.
Episode 126: How do I create an on-line persona?
An On-line (or Internet) persona is a social identity that you establish for yourself. Used in online communities and websites, it presents you and your beliefs. This time we look at how to go about creating one.
Episode 125: What is a USP and should I have one?
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Episode 124: Do I need a personal brand?
We would all accept that in a competitive market it is important to differentiate. While that’s true about products, we don’t always connect this to ourselves. Over the next three episodes we look at key elements of having a personal brand. We will cover USPs and online personas but first to your personal brand.
Episode 123: How can I use war-gaming to make me more effective?
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Episode 122: Accepting a job you haven’t proved you can do?
Someone argued with me about the sense of taking a job that you didn’t have the skills for. As a mentor and as an employer – how should you feel about that? As an employee, should you ever consider a job that you are not sure you have the skills for. This time we review this question from both the point of view of the employee and the employer.