Asking for a pay rise can feel daunting, however it’s an essential skill for advancing in your career and ensuring you’re fairly compensated for what you contribute. With the right approach, you can increase your chances of success – here’s how to navigate this conversation effectively: Step One: Preparation is key. Before scheduling a meeting… Read more
Speed Up The Rise of Female Leaders
6 ways for Women to prepare for Leadership Roles As a female advancing in a management and leadership role, you may have asked yourself, “ How do I get the respect I deserve? How am I going to keep everyone on side? How do I balance my career ambitions with my personal life? There is… Read more
Values to live by
Values to live by… Most companies have explicit and often espoused corporate values, usually containing notions of strong positive cultures. These are often formalized into mission statements, tag lines, and branding and marketing promotions. The problem is that most of so-called corporate values are not values at all. They are little more than a compilation… Read more
Are you a Key Person?
Kxy Pxrson If you are anything like me you find typing a challenge and thank goodness for “spell check”. I never had a type writer with a “stuck” key but my typing often looks like I have more than ONE stuck key!! So for those who like a gentle amusing story and can resonate with… Read more
20 Cage rattling facts about communication
If you are interested and/or involved in communicating with others and want to have the greatest impact you can, you might want to take on board some of what I think are some interesting thoughts about communication. (Phew, that was a very long sentence!) The average person spends approximately 70% of their time communicating with… Read more
What would you be capable of if you had no Fear?
What would you be capable of if you had no fear? Maybe life is an inner roller coaster. It can be fun and scary – both are part of the ride. All too often, however, we feel the fear and are paralysed into inaction; scared to follow our heart and heap limiting belief after limiting… Read more
A Case for Rapport
A Case for Rapport When communicating it is absolutely necessary before you do anything else to establish rapport. Rapport is the same as the foundation of a house – without it everything will collapse. ASSUMPTIONS : Each person is an individual. There are no two people alike. No two people understand the… Read more
Are you Right?
Are You Right? The following abridged article is taken from our book, Entitled to Respect and seems very topical at the moment. Throughout the world and particularly in the Middle East people are claiming rights they have been denied over a period of many years. The Egyptian people’s struggle to have their rights accepted is,… Read more
The things we say to ourselves
The things we say to ourselves “I have seen the enemy and it is within” Rosou The following abridged article is taken from our book, Entitled to Respect. The myriad discussions we have with ourselves has an enormous impact on whether we believe things to be possible or not. We can manage our feelings and… Read more
Please Hear What I am not Saying
Many of us pretend to be something we are not or fake it to please someone or impress some one else. We may be scared to be who we are in case we are not liked or loved or appreciated for being ourself. Perhaps few of us have the courage to be genuinely yourself bravely… Read more