http://www.bizwords.co.uk Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:00:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Originally published on Fresh Business Thinking earlier today. In the Election campaign that ended earlier this month, two of the three main Political Parties in the UK included the concept of fairness in their slogans. The Liberal Democrat manifesto talked of “change that works for you – building a fairer Britain”, ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/businessskills/the-pursuit-of-fairness/ Whatever the size of your business, you have a finite capacity which is determined by the resources you have. There will be a limiting factor to how effectively that resource can be used. A manufacturer may be limited by machine capacity, a retailer by shelf space and a services company ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/uncategorized/renewing-business-plans/ Tonight, in Bristol, the leaders of the three main parties will debate on live television. We now know that the performance of each leader in the debate can change perceptions and may change the course of the election. I tweeted an audioboo by one of the BBC's political correspondents, Chris Mason ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/writingskills/politics-and-the-english-language-revisited/ The process of change is one that fascinates me. From the moment we decide that something needs to change until the final satisfying feeling of change completed – or not - , we are, in effect, on a journey. That journey has no clear destination, can be quite difficult, maybe ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/businessskills/the-leader%e2%80%99s-journey-%e2%80%93-bringing-it-all-back-home/ I have a confession to make. A few days ago, I behaved in a way that I'm not proud to admit but i'm going to use it to make an important point about communication. I could have de-personalised the experience and talked about a mythical friend of mine but decided ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/businessskills/childish-behaviour/ Every significant new technology to reach the workplace has the same reactions. Some love it and propose it as the answer to everything (but you have to truly believe) and others see it as the thin end of the wedge and nothing but moral and financial ruin can come from ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/published-pieces/getting-social-media-embedded-in-business/ As delivered to Business League Falmouth today. Whats Your Story Presentation to Business League Falmouth 22/10/09View more presentations from Bizwords. http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/networking/whats-your-story-presentation/ This has been a busy week and an interesting journey into the world of Social Media. I was glad to hear a consensus on the importance of having good content and on developing conversations and also in the development of communication that engages people around their own interests rather than ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/networking/content-conversation-%e2%80%93-and-a-question-of-roi/ In a recent article, I wrote about the need for regular content in order to tell your story to the audiences that you need to inform and influence. We all know that writing regularly is very important but people often ask me - ‘how can you generate good content ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/writingskills/looking-deeper-to-generate-ideas/ This article was written for Fresh Business Thinking back in March 2009. Recent events brought it back to mind and I thought it would be worth adding here. -------------------------- During an interview for another article this week, it became clear to me that gardening is a good metaphor for networking and that ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/networking/cultivate-your-network-%e2%80%93-grow-better-business/