Archive for May, 2010
Alternate Resume
By brendan at 27 May, 2010, 9:34 pm
I have this idea I like to play with which I call the “Alternative Resume”. Everyone we meet in business has a resume. Its normally a very dry, 3-6 page document that lists your contact details and all your achievements, in chronological order. Every item on it has been phrased to make you look your [...]
Read More >>6 tips for “un-networking”
By brendan at 27 May, 2010, 5:48 pm
Imagine this scenario…. You go to a networking event, hovering at the edges of the crowd , desperately searching for someone you know, so you can chat and relax. Succumbing to the pressure to “network” you give up and introduce yourself to a nearby stranger, who is also standing by themselves. To your disappointment your [...]
Read More >>5 Olympic Sized Opportunities
By brendan at 25 May, 2010, 6:41 pm
Having recently done a bit of work with people from the City of London, I have suddenly, but probably not strangely, become aware of the next Olympics due in July 2012 in London. Its also come to my attention that a number of Australian firms, that aren’t what you’d exactly call “sport” or “building” companies, [...]
Read More >>10 common business card mistakes
By brendan at 14 May, 2010, 12:55 pm
I’ve just come back from a two week business development campaign with a client where I collected about 100 business cards through one to one meetings and event attendance. I then went back to my office and spent 10 minutes scanning every card for import into my contact list and the organisation’s CRM system. I [...]
Read More >>Solutions to problems
By brendan at 12 May, 2010, 9:41 am
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about experience versus wisdom and mentioned different types of solutions. What I was really talking about was solutions from the entrepreneurs point of view. I have found myself discussing this a bit lately, in fact last night I had a meeting with a couple of senior members of [...]
Read More >>
