David Summerton Business Consulting
The Art Of Introducing Yourself You know the scenario: you are at a Teams/Zoom Meeting, in the Boardroom for the first time, meeting a prospective client at an initial meeting or even at some social gathering: you are invited to introduce yourself. This makes your brain whirl and you start to look for content that …
How To Make Your Training Programmes Super-Effective Training and development of your staff is a big cost yet if done correctly, brings with it big rewards. Rewards in terms of increased effectiveness, efficiency and economy but also increased commitment, contribution and collaboration from the most important factor in any organisation’s success: its people. So, how …
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How To Deal Effectively With Conflict Conflict in life is inevitable: work relationships, family, friends, contract negotiations, making your way in the world, the list is endless. Relationships may start out being promising but many will end in conflict and possible acrimony so keeping a close eye on making sure the conflict is minimised makes …
How To Be More Positive And Avoid The Need For Constant Validation However positive, sociable, approachable and caring we try to be, and however much positive feedback and affirmation we receive, either formally or informally, a voice inside of us all seeks out validation. If you think of the most assured and confident manager or …
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How To Be An Emotionally Available Manager Getting things done through your Team, by inspiring them and motivating them, is not an easy task: this requires application and skill. Always remember one of the Golden Rules of Management, which is that your success is their success, and vice versa! A big factor in making this …
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What Should Be In My Business Plan? Many sole traders, SMEs and even large organisations fail to get their Business Planning working in the way that it should: delivering a successful platform for something more than just bumping along on the bottom of success, having a reliable internal structure and designing effective systems to deal …
How To Manage Hybrid Teams Hybrid is the new normal. We all accept that and have to work with it! Employees and Team Members, along with managers, have to accept that, for the vast majority of organisations, the days of the traditional 9 to 5 are long gone. This creates a number of issues in …
How To Handle Difficult Conversations Management is always going to be a challenge, if this was not the case then everyone would be a manager! Setting Objectives, working towards Key Performance Indicators, motivating staff, keeping customers happy, the list is never ending! Often the biggest challenge comes from dealing with staff, working with people and …
Why Managers Need Some Time Alone Working with Teams and individuals is bread and butter for managers in all organisations and in all strategic and operational contexts. That goes with the proverbial territory and is a key part of what needs to be done. What many managers miss, and need, is some golden solitude time …
How To Survive The Corporate Jungle Survival is only an option in the world of management: many will falter, many will fall short and only the precious few survive. Yet alone progress and develop! Try the following techniques to make your mark and get to the top! Avoid, like the Plague, big meetings Get away …
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