http://www.bizwords.co.uk Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:23:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ Article first published in Fresh business Thinking on 10th September. Marketing materials within business have a tendency to develop tactically over time. To support their activity, businesses develop brochures, leaflets, postcards and other printed material. Online it is a given that most businesses now have a website. Press Releases and articles ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/uncategorized/whats-your-story/ The September Virtual CEO Newsletter was published today on Fresh Business Thinking. It contains three articles by my friend and client Brian Chernett of The Academy for Chief Executives and one from me on Content Strategy. I'll repost that article on here later, but for now here are the links ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/writingskills/virtual-ceo-newsletter-on-fresh-business-thinking/ This article first appeared in Fresh Business Thinking on 13th August 2009. The idea of turning your need to network into a business is one that tempts many people but it is harder to do than it may appear. Many try and a few succeed. If you are considering networking as ... http://www.bizwords.co.uk/http:/www.bizwords.co.uk/networking/making-a-business-out-of-networking/