http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:52 GMT Articles and information from The Coropreate Tool-box http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1709 Taking the rising number of freelancers and independent contractors into consideration, it is clear that the Australian employment market is undergoing a significant evolution. This is part of a wider, global trend, which is also enabling businesses from all over the world to cut their overhead costs and create a more flexible body of staff. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1709 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1708 Let’s start off with a story. And just as a heads up, it’s not necessarily a happy one. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1708 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1707 People may want to be leaders. However, not many want to accept the accountability that goes with it. However, you cannot have one without the other as they are the two sides of the same coin. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1707 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1705 M&A failure rates are as high as 80%, with evidence indicating that a significant contributing factor is neglect of the human element across the whole range of business relationships. “M&A is still regarded by many decision makers as an exclusively rational, financial and strategic activity, and not as a human collaboration” says Susan Cartwright (QFinance). Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1705 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1704 Countervailing forces create tension, which in turn, establishes the dynamics of change, for better or for worse. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1704 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1706 Assuming you’ve already defined your target market (the kind of customers/clients you want to do business with), then your first step on LinkedIn is to get yourself noticed by that target market. That means making your profile sticky and engaging. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1706 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1703 Riches vs. Wealth - the big lie. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1703 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1700 Over the last ten years, the amount that we buy online has gone up. So have the number of ads we click on every day. We're all clicking around, browsing and sometimes buying. Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1700 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1701 I felt as if I’d been the victim of an impromptu vendetta. Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1701 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1702 The 6 Most Important Lessons In Marketing Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1702 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1698 A perennial problem for professional advisers is “prospecting”…never quite enough of them to meet the new client acquisition needs of the firm! Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1698 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1699 As we enter winter it can be easy to accept that things will slow down and that we can retrench until a brighter selling season is upon us. We find that just like fighting the flu however, if you are prepared and are maintaining your health with good sales behaviour you will be rewarded with excellent sales health. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1699 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1696 As a brainy social animal, humans spend time thinking about what others are thinking and doing. We end up judging people. But we are biased in doing so. We judge others more harshly than we judge ourselves because we apply different criteria. We judge ourselves on our (internal) thoughts and motives but we judge others on their (external) behaviour. This creates a barrier to empathising with an... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1696 http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1697 1. Have an Inspiration Board. A fantastic forum I attended in Wellington a couple of years ago had a huge piece of cardboard on a large table in the main area where people would network during the breaks. It had pens and post-it notes all around it, so attendees could come up and write a quote, thought, or learning they received from the sessions they attended. It provided a great networking en... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://www.thecorporatetoolbox.com/articles/1697