Five overused words that undermine credibility 

Five overused words that undermine credibility 

If you want to have genuine impact when you write or present, there are certain words you’d do well to avoid. They’ve lost all meaning and will only act to obscure your message and turn people off. A stubborn myth persists in corporate life that if we don’t use the...
How to reap the peace dividend at work

How to reap the peace dividend at work

On World Peace Day it feels appropriate to look at ways to handle difficult conversations with clients and resolve conflict at work. DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS are an unavoidable fact of life. And yet most people do their very best to avoid them. Whether it’s an unhappy...
How to come across well in press interviews 

How to come across well in press interviews 

A free press is a blessing for democracy. But too few people in business truly understand what motivates the media, and so too often end up falling foul of this capricious friend. Templar consultant and former financial journalist, Charlie Corbett, shares seven rules...
Habits of effective networkers

Habits of effective networkers

I wonder if, like me, one of your new year’s resolutions was to put more energy into your networking, to be more strategic in nurturing all those contacts you’ve accumulated over years of being on LinkedIn, and to generally be more active with everyone you meet. As...