Tim and Jane's Good Stuff Blogs
Tim and Jane’s Good Stuff Blogs
For many years we’ve been reading and collecting books and articles of interest. Most of our favourites are around the field of self-development, management, coaching and working with teams.
We’ve decided to start sharing some of the most interesting snippets and articles as well as some thoughts of our own through LinkedIn, Twitter and making them available on this website.’
Please let us know if you enjoy these blogs and share your own thoughts on them.
Who’s looking through the customer’s eyes?
The Chartered Institute of Marketing recently reported that LinkedIn data between 2020-2021 showed demand for various ‘sales and marketing roles’ grew. For example, Chief Marketing Officer roles rose by 22%,…
Read MoreDo what you love & be at your best!
Always on the lookout for new tools and insights I recently took the Standout assessment which is a short series of questions that helped me to find out which 2…
Read MoreThe new focus on ‘soft skills’ in business
From reading a number of articles over the past few months there is an increase in hiring people with soft skills or trying to develop these skills within the current…
Read MoreSorry shouldn’t be the hardest word!
We have found it difficult to shake off the Covid formed habit of avoiding public spaces but we decided last weekend to visit a nearby pub/restaurant. Impressed with their simple…
Read MoreLetting go!
I wanted to share this image and the sentiment behind it with you. In addition to my consultancy work with Think Smart I also have a Community Interest Company found…
Read MoreWe have 2 ears and 1 mouth and should use them in proportion!
I enjoyed my career in consumer goods, ending up as a department head of a team selling more than £63m of products to 5 major pharmacy retailers. However, after 7…
Read MoreWalking and talking
If you search online for walking meetings you may find a reference to research which says that they increase creativity by 81-100% which sounds really impressive. I also liked to…
Read MoreThe importance of training new employees and ongoing development for established teams
When I was looking for my first job after graduating I was given a very sound piece of advice by a family friend to join a company that gives you…
Read MoreThe Wolf in Sheep’s clothing living inside our heads!
Whilst away recently I visited an arts market where I met a lady selling her three-dimensional pictures which included ones of sheep standing on reclaimed pieces of wood (not easy…
Read MoreDon’t leave your customers out in the cold!
At home before Christmas we experienced several weeks with a central heating system that was getting progressively worse. After a few weeks of waiting for our normal plumber by using…
Read MoreA life in pieces!
Who would have thought that the missing piece in my life would be a Jigsaw! Thanks to Santa I have recently completed my first 1,000 piece Jigsaw which was one…
Read MoreWork with a buddy to help you reach your New Year goals
The end of a calendar year and the start of the next one is a classic time to consider what you’re doing in life and what changes you want to…
Read More2022, a year full of possibilities
As we come to the end of 2021 it’s tempting for us to just put this year out of minds and desperately hope that next year will be back to…
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