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Pep up your business in 2016

Pep up your business in 2016

The start of any year is rife with speculation. Futurists, temporary and permanent, are exploring predictions and possibilities, seeking guidance from a wide range of indicators across all aspects of our over-stimulated lives. As ever, sport is a favourite point of reference. What we can we…

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Make relationship management one of your World Class Basics

Make relationship management one of your World Class Basics

This week sees the end of an extraordinary Rugby World Cup. Both the real Final and the euphemistically named Bronze Final promise to be exciting closely fought spectacles and fitting advertisements for a great sport. Organisers, participants and observers have already begun to identify and…

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No more heroes. A leadership lesson from rugby’s top teams

No more heroes. A leadership lesson from rugby’s top teams

Rugby World Cup 2015, the world’s third largest sporting event based on ticket sales, is in full swing. Or rather it was, in our household, until Saturday evening when the Welsh rather punctured England’s ambitions. Combine this with my wife’s theatrical outburst on Sunday evening…

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Relationships and the important 10%

Relationships and the important 10%

Most businesses have relationships and employ people specifically to manage them. The dialogue with clients and customers is frequent and mostly fruitful. But we live in a highly competitive commercial environment where the bar has never been higher. As a result, we must always challenge with…

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