Manufacturers made things and sold them to retailers. Retailers displayed these things in stores where customers could buy them. Lawyers, doctors and skilled artisans provided services to their customers, and charged for them on the basis of the...
Read More
One morning I woke up with a burning desire to repaint our bedroom walls. They truly needed a lick of paint. But if we want to paint the walls, it would be good to remove the old carpet. If we are changing the floor in the bedroom, then family room...
Read More
As a professional sales trainer, I have the opportunity to talk with salespeople, from a wide range of industries, representing a variety of products and services. Based on their feedback, I find that while most sales reps are challenged in this...
Read More
Wish you had more hours in the day? Always feel like you’re catching up, too much to do and too many priorities from other people? If so, then you’re no different from many employees globally who experience this frustration on a day to day...
Read More
Have you ever wondered why you seem to hit it off right away with some people, while with others it's more like oil and water? A person's temperament style not only determines his or her energy level, behavioral traits, body language patterns, and...
Read More
Have you thought about this question, do you appreciate the difference between Supply Chain and Demand Chain? Is it relevant to you and your role in your organisation?This short blog will try to answer these questions giving you the knowledge to...
Read More
Effective negotiation is difficult – very difficult. If you think it is easy then you are probably doing it wrong. Indeed we know that many studies show that most people are actually ineffective negotiators and fall short of their...
Read More
All Change!It is evident with each passing year that the rate of change in all types of organisation continues to increase. So whilst competence in the core skills required to manage day to day operation will always be key to short term performance,...
Read More
The Economy of the Middle East has changed greatly in the past thirty years. The oil industry significantly impacts the entire region, both through the great wealth and improvements in the standard of living that it generates and through the...
Read More
Cycles of boom–bust–boom have historically followed repeated patterns, and during difficult economic periods it is vitally important for organisations to quickly identify key financial areas of focus to ensure not only their survival but to...
Read More
STOP READING THIS ARTICLE …. for just one minute and think back to when a colleague, friend or family member took the time to observe something you did and praised you. Perhaps the scenario goes back a long time in your life, perhaps it was more...
Read More
With the depressed oil market and the general economic concerns affecting industry, commerce and government around the world it is an opportune time to look at how to make your organization more efficient and effective. Many organizations have...
Read More
It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee – in an economic downturn, financial awareness really is crucial for non-financial managers as well accountants and financial managers.Since mid-2014 when the price of crude oil began to fall...
Read More
Last week, credit ratings agency Moody’s announced planned reviews to possibly downgrade four Gulf states, Saudi Arabia, The UAE, Qatar and Kuwait. This comes after 18 months of turmoil in the oil and gas industry and oil plummeting to less than...
Read More
The declining oil price has been widely documented in recent times and we are still uncertain as to what is really happening in the market and what even the short term future will hold. One thing for certain is that current projects face increasing...
Read More