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Time Management Tools Are Great – But Is That All It’s About?

June 3, 2011 | posted in: Managing Yourself | by

We many all use a range of Time Management Tools in our everyday work, but is it the tools that actually help us manage time or is it something else? If you think about it, the term Time Management is a misnomer – we can’t actually manage time, but can manage ourselves around the time..

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Why Leaders Need To Delegate and Why They Don’t

June 2, 2011 | posted in: Leadership | by

Delegation is becoming a skill ever more needed by Managers in the new flatter, leaner organisations of the 21st Century. It has always been an essential part of leading and managing staff. Setting objectives and tasks are a key management tool to help us make sure that our employees know what they are expected to..

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Why Customers are Always Right

June 2, 2011 | posted in: Customer Service, Open Training Courses | by

It’s a term that we here a lot – ‘The Customer is Always Right’. Whether you agree with it or not, the likely hood is the statement is very true. They are the people that can make or break a business. They pay the money for the good and in the end keep a business..

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Business and Leadership Lessons From the Apprentice – Marketing

June 1, 2011 | posted in: Lessons From the Apprentice | by

This weeks task in the Apprentice was all about creating and marketing a pet food. The task was all about creating a brand and a marketing campaign that they would pitch to a group of market specialists. This week saw Vincent in charge of Logic and Glen in charge of Venture. Logic were tasked with..

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Marketing your Business using Social Media Training Course in Liverpool on 15th June + 20% Discount!

May 31, 2011 | posted in: Open Training Courses | by

We have a few spaces left to fill on our Marketing your Business using Social Media Training Course on 15th June, which is held in Liverpool. If you book now, we will knock off 20% off the price! So it will only cost £159 + VAT per person. For more details and how to book,..

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Spaces Left on Marketing Using Social Media in Glasgow

May 27, 2011 | posted in: Open Training Courses | by

We have a few spaces left on our Marketing Using Social Media Course In Glasgow on the 14th of June, and to fill them we are offering a 20% discount off the usual price of £199 + VAT. To see more about the course click here. To book, select pay by invoice on the above..

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Lessons In Sales Skills From the Apprentice

May 25, 2011 | posted in: Lessons From the Apprentice, Sales and Selling | by

This weeks episode of the Apprentice saw the teams tasked with choosing and selling a range of beauty treatments and peripheral products. After a switch around in the teams, Lord Sugar this week chose the Team Leaders – Zoe for team Venture and Felicity for team logic. The first task was to chose the location..

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A Few Places to Fill on our Business Writing/Report Writing Skills Course in West Yorkshire

May 18, 2011 | posted in: Open Training Courses, Training and Development | by

We have a few spaces to fill on our Business Writing Skills Course being held in West Yorkshire (Leeds/Bradford Area) on the 30th of June. We can offer a 20% discount on the £199 + VAT delegate day rate if you would like to take one of the spaces. Here is the full course overview..

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Leadership Lessons From The Apprentice

May 18, 2011 | posted in: Lessons From the Apprentice | by

This weeks task saw the teams take on a challenge of buying a set of items for the Savoy Hotel in London. Closed for three years for refurbishment, then hotel needed some last minute items and it was the teams who had to get them. Lord Sugar reminded the teams that this task was about..

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Influencing Skills Open Workshop + 10% Discount at Selected Locations!

April 13, 2011 | posted in: Open Training Courses, Training and Development | by

Do you need to learn new ways to influence people? Do you find it hard to resist your proposals both before and during influencing? If so, then why not book onto our Open Workshop Course! We aim to highlight different influencing processes, and provide an understanding of how and when influencing should or can be..

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