Effective CommunicationsWe’ve heard it before, and adhere to principles and rules outlining various ways on how to create and facilitate effective communication pieces. I sought the counsel of my trusted advisor (Google), and this came up when I typed in “Effective”: adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result. For many ofContinue reading “Effective Communications – Let’s be Honest…”
Author Archives: Daniel Jacobs
Strategic Planning – An Agile Approach
Case Study: Getting to a Meeting On my way to a meeting the other day, i had an epiphany. In my role within strategic planning, wonder how best sometimes to communicate the importance of good objectives and describe the planning process and measuring effectiveness, I could present a relevant case study. So, putting it intoContinue reading “Strategic Planning – An Agile Approach”
Approach your customers like children
Why you should approach your Customers like children – short attention span, rather than taking a cognitive approach to learning by learning rules, offers, content, they need a behavioural kind of inducement to stimulate a positive desired result. CASE STUDY Over the usual family gathering over the weekend, my mother introduced a board game forContinue reading “Approach your customers like children”
Most Valuable Person / Brand
How do people get noticed in the office or stand out from the crowd? There are 2 paths to FAME here: 1) Famous for good things2) Famous for bad things Let’s start with Famous for Good: Your name (brand) gets mentioned a lot (frequency) and more people get to hear your name (reach). Your workContinue reading “Most Valuable Person / Brand”
How many Millennials would it take to change a lightbulb? // Truth About the World
A staggering 84% of 18 to 24-year-olds admit they do not know how to change a light bulb, based on a poll conducted in the UK. 74% of them admit they would rather pay someone else to do it because they would only “muck it up”. I find this piece of research highly alarming. InContinue reading “How many Millennials would it take to change a lightbulb? // Truth About the World”