Monthly Archives: July 2014

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Top Tips For Self Improvement

Self ImprovementStriving To Improve

Being better than what we are is something that we all strive towards.  We want to reach more, be more and generally improve ourselves.  That this is something that concerns all of us is clear by the thousands upon thousands of self-help books that are available in our book stores.  The reality is that no book can improve you.  The only thing that is able to improve yourself is you, your desire and your own will.  However, this doesn’t mean that there are no tips out there that you can’t implement in your own life.  Let’s take a look at top tips for self-improvement.

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The DiSC Work of Leaders® Model and Other Leadership Models

Leadership In FocusThe Speed Of Business Is Increasing 

The speed of business seems to get faster and faster. 
Because of this, it is all too easy to focus on the here and now and to forget the systematic issues within a business that actually are at the heart of long term success.    Leadership development is one of the areas that often could do with a lot more attention.  The impact of having great leaders is a critical element to any company’s success and spans across an entire organization, including employee well-being, improved engagement, employee satisfaction, retention and productivity.

Companies face an increasing number of challenges today such as globalization, competition, continuous innovation, new technology and leadership gaps at all levels.  But the bottom line of any organization will be massively improved with a strong emphasis on leadership development.  Luckily, awareness of this is being raised and there are now various models of leadership development that are getting increasingly popular.  Let’s take a look at some of these.

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Key Features Of An Excellent Resume

Use the DiSC Profile to Improve a ResumeImprove Your Job Search With A Great Resume

Your resume is like a master key to an important door – the door to a fulfilling career.  Only when you improve your resume will your job search become truly fruitful and do you stand a better chance of ending up with a career suitable for your level of education and experience.

You need to craft your resume in a skillful way because you will struggle to get to interview without one, let alone to a job.  But what are the key features of a good resume?

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Everything DiSC® Sales Profile and Improving Sales

SalesAvoiding Fundamental Sales Mistakes

There are thousands of different ideas on how to make effective sales.  Some people believe the only thing that matters is the end result: closing the deal.  Others believe that they can get through on charm and knowledge of a product alone.  There are even some that believe asking again and again is the only way to make a sale.  All of these people are actually wrong.  The reality is that fundamental mistakes are made in all of the approaches and that these mistakes generally happen right at the start of the process.  This is because those involved in sales are fixated on making a sale, which is the end result.  Hence, they forget all the necessary initial steps.  Let’s take a look at how to make a killer sale the right way.

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Recruiting, Hiring, Promoting And Diversity Issues

What Is Diversity?What Is Diversity? 

It is very important to increase diversity in the workplace by improving your practices of recruiting, hiring and promoting.  Diversity is as much about diverse talent as it is about diversity and equality. It has many different forms and layers including differences in age, ethnic background, gender and race.  Diversity dimensions also include geographic location, income, parental status, marital status, and religious beliefs. All HR professionals have to make sure they know what barriers are in place to improve diversity and how they can respond to the challenge.  It isn’t difficult or hard to create a more diverse workplace, so long as the right HR practices are in place.

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