In an earlier post I suggested that you don’t have to have great personal impact to be good at your job, but it helps. And if you want to get more of it, it’d be pretty useful to have an idea of what people with great personal impact actually do, wouldn’t it? Well here, without…
In earlier posts here and here, we’ve looked at what we can do mentally to be ready to have impact when we meet people, and preparing physically, here we’ll look at conversational skills in making an impact and, and in later posts we’ll look at what we can do to maintain the impact we’ve created after meeting….
In earlier posts we’ve looked at what we can do mentally to be ready to have impact when we meet people, we look at physically preparing, and in later posts we’ll look at what we can do in conversation and after meeting someone, to maintain the impact we’ve created. In your physical presence Take the…
In earlier posts we said that personal impact, simply, is about getting people to like you. We then promised you some simple tips to help you make a great impression when you meet people for the first time. Here’s the mindset that we think you can ‘switch’ on, based upon our research with great people…
People with great personal impact have better than average knowledge, skills and habits 3 in areas- They understand the effect that their energy, actions and language have on every person they meet. They show that they are as interested in other people as they are in themselves. They have well-developed social skills– they know how…
In a previous post here I talked about the importance of making great first impressions when you’re the ‘newbie’ at work. It’s a hard time for every new starter, and a bit of skill here will stand you in good stead. It’s something most of us have had to develop in our lives at work. Here’s…
In your early career, whether as an intern, apprentice, Graduate entrant or just as a new starter, you’ll be building a reputation, based upon the first impressions that you make, on a whole range of people in the business. You’ll be ‘branding’ yourself with your peers, your colleagues, Supervisors, business leaders, HR, clients, suppliers and…
Here’s a lovely, practical ‘how to’ list of things to do to network effectively at those sometime tricky social & professional occasions, from Karen James. Tips like- People like to talk about themselves and their business. Good questions would be; ‘How did you get started in business?’ or ‘You have been very successful, what’s your secret?’…
In previous posts (here and here), I suggested that your network will save your business, given the chance and cared for. And I suggested 3 thoughts that will help turn you into brilliant networkers. The three things to think about were- Generosity- people are lovely when they realise you only want to help them. So…