Drawing your way to organisational improvement – five reasons to get more creative
‘Our colleagues get scared when we bring out the Post-it notes’. This comment from a recent client sums up the dread that many people feel about the use of ‘creative’ techniques within the workplace. It’s a real shame as moving beyond the traditional flipchart and bullet points approach can free up people’s minds, encourage innovation and vastly…
Be Productive – Learn to Say No!
By Moira Dunne During my first job as a consultant, my client told me that I had the ability to say no while making other people feel good about it. I think it was a compliment! It wasn’t something I planned but when I analysed my approach I realised I was protecting my work time…
Where did you say your office was? From employee to entrepreneur- How to build your entrepreneurial identity
If you’ve been brave enough to make the leap from employee to entrepreneur, you may have suddenly found yourself having to rebuild ‘brand you’. You and everybody else knows you are a great employee, but does your employee brand automatically transfer to the new entrepreneurial you? For most of us going from large established organisations…
How Meditation Increases Productivity
by Jennie Lee The benefits of meditation are diverse and well documented, but an interesting one that is often overlooked is the effect meditation has on our productivity levels. Given how competitive the business world is, and the ever-increasing demands on our attention, it is easy to appreciate the value of a tool that can…
Top Tips For Productivity & Organisation in 2017
2016 has been a terrific year for me in business, but not without its hurdles! I’ve learnt a lot along the way and helped clients do the same. I have no doubt that 2017 will be bigger and better, but the key to that progression? Organisation & planning! Being a Virtual Assistant takes organisation, careful…
Time Management – Is It All In The Mind?
If you’re juggling your business, family, time for yourself, or just plain old getting things done, then you may be feeling as though you just don’t have enough hours in the day; you’re never going to catch up; create some space for yourself or make a success of it. You may even be wondering if…
The Holidays Are Here – It’s Time To Take Action!
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Women In Entertainment Stars Share The Secrets to Being Heard In Any Meeting
Ok so maybe this is a bit tongue in cheek – I can’t really imagine using a megaphone in every meeting as Ellen Degeneres suggests. But the suggestions in this article may help if you’re feeling as though your voice is disappearing – even if it’s only to give you a bit of a laugh…
A Woman In Business Story
Reframing the Family Portrait: Putting the Focus on Mothers • Kylie Bodiya created Moving Lives Photography to empower women through luxury portraits. She was led to use women as a focal point of her photos when she started to realize how many mothers would rather remain out of the frame and just have pictures taken…
Upcoming Business Conference Helps Women Entrepreneurs Take the Next Step
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