Has employee performance been affected by working from home? Research is showing that honestly, it’s too early to know whether working from home has positive or negative impacts on productivity and performance. There are contradicting statistics being reported that support both of those notions. However, the CIPD has stated that “poor job quality is causing…
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It is easy to get stuck in a cycle of working hard, doing all you can, making decisions, steering
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Picture by Rawpixel on Unsplash By Uzo Ijewere, Augment Results. It’s the end of the year; indeed, the end of a decade! I hope I’m writing early enough to get ahead of the often-misdirecting New Year resolutions. Don’t get me wrong. Resolutions are great, especially if they help you think about the changes…
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by Uzo Ijewere – Augment Results How often are you accomplishing everything you need to get done in each week or day? It’s very challenging to juggle your career / business, personal life, relationships, and the myriad tasks that come with it. I was at a business meeting recently, speaking with a prospect…
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You’re faced with a great opportunity. Landing this deal could mean a 150% increase in your company’s revenue. You’ve heard it’s down to you and two other firms and you’ve got just one more opportunity to make a winning push. You want this and you’re going to go to great lengths to make it happen.…
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Guest Post by Ekua Cant. It is only natural to be fearful about starting a new venture or business. I have taken a solution-focused mindset. I recommend reading the following books, which have really helped me: “Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway”, by Susan Jeffers and “Mindset” by Dr. Carol Dweck. These two…
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Behavioural change is a hot topic. You’ll find a lot about it on the internet, and not all
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Not a confident negotiator? Practice your negotiation skills using this easy 3-step framework. You are constantly negotiating, even
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Are you struggling with closing sales? Are your sales team busy with prospects, who never become clients? How can
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by Uzo Ijewere I am not a football fan. But when it comes to international football I turn into a total nut! There’s something about the national pride, the sweat, and effort, the desire to win like it’s life and death, that transfixes me. As always, I take away lessons from everything, I can’t…
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Rid your Company of its Shame Culture How tackling this hidden emotion may improve productivity and innovation. If a shame culture exists in your company, it’s likely coming from the top. A bold statement? Yes. And a true one. For we model what we see, isn’t that the saying? If your business is lacking in…
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What every Leader ought to know about Building Teams to Deliver Results Your business is growing or changing. You know that to move forward you must invest in people. If you’re a strong leader, you’ll understand that means more than paying them a salary/fee and that you also must invest in them as people.…
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Working on your Business, not in it | 7 Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs Why re-invent the wheel? Learn the habits and behaviours that successful female entrepreneurs develop to grow thriving, sustainable businesses. Working on your business rather than in it basically means being strategic and maintaining a top-down management level view. No matter what stage…
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Why better Decision Making Skills are essential for Achieving Results in Business We all make thousands of decisions each day. We decide when we would like to go to sleep and when we’d like to wake up. We decide what to wear today, what we want for breakfast, when to leave for work, what to…
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Social media has given us more opportunities to market ourselves and our businesses than ever before. However,
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Is there an easier way to do this? How often are you asking yourself this question about all that you need to achieve on a daily / weekly basis – “Is there an easier way to do this?”. If the answer is not very often, that needs to change. Why? For starters, this is the…
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Success is such an emotive word. In some, it conjures up feelings of elation, pride, and power, as they recall all they’ve achieved. In others, it serves only as a reminder of how things didn’t go as planned and brings with it feelings of dejection, failure and anxiety. As with most things in life, the…
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