By Marryam Chaudhry on Jun 8, 2009 in Communication Skills, General HR, Success Factors, Training and Coaching | 1 Comment
By Ivan Goldberg
This changing world is in a time of crisis, but shifting priorities mean that it is also a time of new opportunities. It requires us to reset our dials, to rethink our business, and open our eyes to the new business world, to the New Normality.
This is called “outside-in” thinking. It enables us [...]
By Marryam Chaudhry on May 10, 2009 in Communication Skills, Success Factors, Uncategorized | 2 Comments
“Just do your best.” This phrase may conjure up images of your parents sending you off to school to participate in the school-wide spelling bee; Or your soccer coach sending you off to cover a position you’ve never played before; Or your elementary school teacher trying to get you to answer a tricky question. Maybe [...]
By Marryam Chaudhry on May 10, 2009 in Corporate Culture, Employee issues, General HR, Hiring, Success Factors, employee retension | 7 Comments
Branding has always been an important part of every company’s marketing and advertising campaigns. The brand is basically the identity of the product that has some distinct and innovative features that makes it stand out from the rest. It gives the product a name that people can identify with and trust. This is how the [...]
By Marryam Chaudhry on Apr 24, 2009 in Communication Skills, Success Factors | 0 Comments
At Least 8 Questions to Assess Life Clutter
With spring around the corner for us in the northern hemisphere, and spring cleaning on my mind, I have been thinking about the clutter I have building up in my basement. It is physical clutter, textbooks from university, recycling I haven’t taken in yet, and old clothes that [...]
By Marryam Chaudhry on Apr 22, 2009 in Corporate Humor | 3 Comments
How to save office space….
Now is this ingenious or what?
By Marryam Chaudhry on Apr 21, 2009 in Communication Skills, Success Factors, Training and Coaching, coaching | 1 Comment
By Ivan J Goldberg
Perhaps the question to ask is - what is a coach? My view is that a coach should be a support system, a point for accountability, a facilitator, a challenger, an honest commentator and a totally confidential advocate.
There are other aspects but perhaps the most important factor is what a coach is [...]
By Marryam Chaudhry on Mar 27, 2009 in Communication Skills, Corporate Culture, Success Factors | 2 Comments
“All human beings are completely responsible for their actions, even if they don’t want to be.”
You can only control your reactions to an event, not the circumstances leading up to those reactions. It’s all about perspective.
No one can “make” you “feel” or “do” anything. You always have a choice, no matter what. Often it’s a [...]
By Marryam Chaudhry on Mar 20, 2009 in marketing tactics | 2 Comments
By Annette M. Bau, CFP®
Learn the 6 steps that will transform your Referral Marketing
It seems that everything you read these days about referral marketing says that all you have to do is ask for them. If only it was that easy! While I agree that asking for referrals can work in certain situations, you risk [...]
By Marryam Chaudhry on Mar 11, 2009 in General HR, Success Factors | 1 Comment
Are you the kind of person that always keeps her word? Can your friends always count on you to follow through because you would never think of disappointing them?
If you’re like most women, the answer is probably “Yes.” You are loyal and dependable– very admirable traits.
But can you answer the same, “Yes” to those [...]
By Marryam Chaudhry on Mar 3, 2009 in Success Factors | 3 Comments
By Kimberly Englot
I am under the impression that most people do not allow themselves these simple principles. I know that until recently, I didn’t either. I think it’s very important to shed some light on 20 permits that you need to allow in your life. Let go of the idea that you’re being selfish. Think [...]