All articles by Darren A Smith – Page 2
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Comment and OpinionDon’t give in to the culture of busyness. Be productive instead
When we go on about how busy we are, what we’re really saying is that we’re more important
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Comment and OpinionMake like a tree and say ‘no’ without causing conflict
The Thomas-Kilmann model shows us there are five behaviours in conflict, and we’ll default to one based on our nature and nurture
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Comment and OpinionUnder pressure at a festival: what can we learn from bar work?
Preventing the problem would have been ideal, but there will always be problems for a leader
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Comment and OpinionA car boot sale shows how sales confidence can pay dividends
The more insecure the tone from the seller, the more the buyer will try their luck
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Comment and OpinionUse PRESENTING tips to stop your audience from falling asleep
Some poor idiot stands at the front with slides they have sweated blood perfecting… only to kill the whole thing by reading them out
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Comment and OpinionKnow your challenge: how to make self-help books work for you
If you are reading the self-help book for a reason – inspiration, or how to manage people – then the answer lies in whether you know what you want
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Comment and OpinionThree questions to help unravel the secrets of succession
I’m not here to tell you to write a succession plan. My task is to make it easier for you
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Comment and OpinionHow to balance calls, meetings and actual work from home
The place we need to get our minds to is understanding that being in your inbox or in a call/meeting is not the only way to be busy
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Comment and OpinionUse triggers to form habits to make your resolutions stick
As the new year sneaks in, we welcome it quietly, softly, without wishing to voice our thoughts too loudly in case it becomes another flaming nightmare of a year
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Comment and OpinionWe can’t all be like Rocky – build your resilience muscle
Although some days you’d rather pull the duvet over your head and forget the world, you have developed resilience
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Comment and OpinionWhat Moneyball can teach us about those difficult conversations
The film about a baseball club struggling to compete can teach us a lot about conflict resolution
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Comment and OpinionUnder attack: simple ways to dodge the real threat of cybercrime
This company has been phished. That company has been subjected to ransomware. My friend has lost his identity
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Comment and OpinionWhy ‘soft skills’ are important and how to gain and share them
Humans cannot process data quicker than machines, so don’t try. Do what they can’t
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Comment and OpinionThe Drama Triangle: recognise your role, then break out of it!
Psychiatrist Steven Karpman came up with the drama triangle in the 1960s, and it is as relevant today as it was then
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Comment and OpinionLeaders now appear at all levels – here’s how to become a good one
Being a leader has become about one of the key pieces of leadership: setting an example
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Comment and OpinionListen out for the key words that give away what people think
Knowing that all words are not created equally can be very useful in the workplace
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Comment and OpinionHow frogs, badgers and mammoths can help you manage time
How often have you thought, in the office, ‘when they all go home, I’ll get this done’?
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Comment and OpinionCarry on emailing… but make sure you avoid these mistakes
How would Carry On’s Lewis Boggs rate your emailing efficiency?
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Comment and OpinionDon’t be ‘ignored’: How to overcome the perils of procrastination
Why is it that whenever there is something tough to do – something hard that takes a lot of concentration – the Radar of Procrastination beeps, clicks, unwinds and fires up?
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Comment and OpinionPeople management: hear the music to support your team
Managing people is hard. They are all different, with different motivations, different wants, and different expectations
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