Once More with Feeling

Jacob Aldridge, about 1 year ago

  Have you ever walked out of a business meeting and felt that your message just wasn't being heard?I know I have, so I'm working on a few tips to help. One of these is understanding different communication styles - we all process information on a 'Thinking', 'Feeling', and 'Knowing' level, so understanding where other people are processing at any one time allows me to tailor and improve my communication.You can find more information here - this week I thought I would focus on the Feeling aspect. After all, every business is run by a human being, and we are... Read More

Be an IT girl

Jacob Aldridge, about 1 year ago

  This week a client called me "someone with an IT persuasion", which is fair enough, but even I was working in time to see my office implement its 'Email Addresses for All' policy. I await the day a Gen Y business coach asks how I ever got by without Twitter or my Blackberry.Three months ago our Business Links emails upgraded to the Vision 6 platform, which allows us to better understand which topics and articles are of most interest (and relevance?) to our contacts.That information helps inform and improve our weekly decisions about what to include, and I'm happy... Read More

Interesting - > Relevant

Jacob Aldridge, about 1 year ago

I flagged last week that we at Shirlaws want to ensure this weekly email is both interesting and relevant to the change and growth you want to see in your business. We hope that reading this and clicking through to the most relevant links each week is a valuable use of your time. That value can be enhanced by asking "How is this week's topic relevant to my business today?" With each of the business links you read, also ask yourself how this is relevant to you and your team.  Given that, if you controlled the content of these emails, what... Read More