Monthly Archives: February, 2012

Can working mums really have it all?

Never before has the demand for flexible working been so high. Mothers have always wanted it all but known that for most of us that means making compromises. If women have senior roles bearing responsibility for a team, manage projects worth thousands even millions of pounds, they feel that their juggling family and work in …

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NLP in Qualitative Research

As researchers we need to establish rapport quickly and sustain it as we gain insight from complete strangers on an issue that is unfamiliar to us. So how can NLP enable us to do this? The map is not the territory How the world looks to us is not the same as it is for …

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Thomas and Friends

Richard Glankler of HIT Entertainment shares some of his successful licensing strategy with readers of ‘Secrets of Success in Brand Licensing’ by Andrew Levy and Judy Bartkowiak   Instead of worrying about your competition, keep focused on your consumer.  Most licensing companies worry about the “next big thing” on the competitive horizon and react to …

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Top 10 tips to tackle writer’s block

I belong to a number of Linked In and Facebook groups for writers as well as a local writers group and a national children’s writing group so I am in touch with lots of professional writers as well as many who write for pleasure with no thought of being published. A frequent complaint is that …

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How lucky are you?

I believe that we make our own luck. It is just a matter of being curious about where you can find it. Stay open and alert to opportunities around you and notice the good luck rather than the bad luck and you’ll find it. I see quite a few clients at my practice who believe …

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