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Author Archives: Derek ODwyer
If you have poor team members – what do you do?
So you’ve got a team member that you wish you did not have. One of the following has happened: 1. Your hiring system did not pick out the flaws in the character of the individual 2. You did not provide sufficient training … Continue reading
Sell the Sizzle not the Steak
At ActionCOACH we define selling as “Professionally helping people to buy”. Its based on the principle that people hate to be sold to but they love to buy things. The most common mistake that people who go into sales make, … Continue reading
Attention Business Owners….
GrowthCLUB is the most powerful day of planning any business owner will ever experience. At the end of this day, you will have clarity on your top priorities and a personalized plan for the next 90 days that will … Continue reading
How Well do you Sell Yourself? The 12 x 12 x 12 Rule
If you are in business and it’s success depends on your ability to sell, then you may need to take a close look at yourself because peoples’ perception of you will directly reflect the success you achieve. Consider the rule … Continue reading
How Resisting Change Can Kill Your Business
Your ability to embrace change, make decisions and take massive action will directly affect the progress your business takes in the next 3 months. In fact it will have a greater effect on your business than any external force such … Continue reading
T.E.A.M – Together Everyone Achieves More
T.E.A.M. – Together Everyone Achieves More! Peter Drucker, the legendary management consultant and author says this about leadership: “The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say ‘I.’ And that’s not because they have trained themselves not … Continue reading
10 Ways to Build Resilience…
“10 Ways to Build Resilience”, – American Psychological Association 2010 (1) maintain good relationships with close family members, friends and others (2) avoid seeing crises or stressful events as unbearable problems (3) accept circumstances that cannot be changed (4) develop … Continue reading
You will have to contact head office….
After a 6.5 hour flight with 2 children, my sister was informed by the rental company that the car she had booked was not ready and that she should wait in the lounge and they would call her on the … Continue reading
Summer Business Blues… – Discipline Required
Summer often offers business owners the opportunity to take a break, get refreshed and re-energised and ready for a fresh assault on the world of business. However, it also offers business owners the opportunity to offer up excuse after excuse … Continue reading
Applying for Jobs – Getting Past Stage 1
Over the past 6 months, I have been involved in the recruitment of about 10 people. This is very positive as most people were filling new posts. I usually just use FAS.ie as my advertising medium and receive up to … Continue reading
