Stand Out From The Crowd: Be A Specialist

As you can imagine, I go to a lot of networking events and I rarely go to one where there isn't at least one accountant ...

Are Your Standards Slipping?

This week's blog post was prompted by a visit I made to someone’s offices last week and a disconcerting discovery ...

Is Your Network Too Introspective?

Is your network too introspective? Then read my handy tips on how to add some diversity into your networking ...

Have you fallen off your big pink fluffy cloud yet?

Do you remember how it felt when you first fell in love? I always think of it as being on a big pink fluffy cloud ...

Bosom Rustlers In The Training Room

You watch your group enter the room ready for your training session with them. The seats at the back fill up first ...

Myth Busting: Asking For Help Makes You Vulnerable

''I give and give and give, but little comes back''. I hear this all the time from people who join networking groups ...

Three Levels Of Listening To Own The Room

I’ve been reading a book called Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence ...

Networking Skills: Invite People To Join You

Networking skills, as you know from your own experiences, are about building lasting business relationships ...

Referrals: Have You Heard Of 'Garbage In Garbage Out'?

It's not a term I've heard recently. I remember being introduced to it at the same time I started using databases ...

Marketing Statistics For New And Seasoned Solo Consultant

If we learnt one thing from our response to the pandemic, it was how important other people are to our wellbeing ...

Second Guessing Can Cost You Referrals

It's fair to say that a large proportion of potential referrals to good people running great businesses are missed ...

Referrals: Be Patient!

I've been networking for my business for many years now and observed and worked with people from all sorts of industries ...

Tips For The Start-up Consultant Freelancer

As an independent consultant freelancer, one of the ways I stay out of trouble is to know my own limitations ...

Aha Moments: Who Needs Them?

There I was, on my first day of a brand new course, eager and keen to learn how to be a trainer. As usual, I was a bit nervous ...

Think Again By Adam Grant: An Essential Read For All Consultants

I started my career in a far less 'PC' era when it was a woman's prerogative to change her mind ...

3 Top Tips When Asking For Advice

Many of us are in the business of giving advice. It's how we earn our living as consultants, trainers and coaches ...

Marketing: Turn A Weakness Into An Advantage

It can be tricky to get your marketing right as sometimes trying to be tricky can be your downfall ...

Positive Regard: Does It Have A Place In Business?

As you can imagine, I get to hear a lot of people's opinions on what other people do wrong when out and about networking ...