In my previous blog, 'Why should you use LinkedIn?', I talked about understanding why we are on LinkedIn, getting started and getting the basics right. In this blog, I'm talking about the LinkedIn profile and how it should loo…
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Hello welcome to our blog page. You’ll find lots of blogs here about training, coaching, facilitation, personal and professional development, oh and some New Results news too.
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How should your LinkedIn profile look?
Why should you use LinkedIn?
Did you know that LinkedIn recently celebrated its 15th anniversary? Yes, 15 years since LinkedIn first started and not a lot of folks appreciate that LinkedIn was around before Facebook, it was one of the forerunners and it's evolved and morphed significantly over the years.
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Is coaching the fix for everything?
We've been talking about coaching skills, something that we train a lot of sales leaders, managers and directors on. Helping them to learn a new skill and improve on any existing development work that they've been doing. Some ask us: Is coaching a panacea, is it the fix for all ills?
The…
Is coaching the right tool to use?
How do you know if coaching is the right tool to use?
One of the things we've been talking about recently is the distinction between ‘coaching’ and ‘mentoring’. But there are other development tools to throw into the mix, isn't there? I'm thinking facilitation and training an…
What is coaching and how do I start?
At New Results we do a lot of work on coaching; between us we've got over 30 years of experience. It’s worth setting out what we mean when we talk about coaching.
The fascinating thing for me is the more we speak to people in the marketplace, the more we see these varied approaches and…
What my charity trek across Iceland taught me
In my last two blogs I've talked about stretching your comfort zones, having a great team around you and in this, my final blog it's all about some of the things I have learned throughout the whole experience of trekking across Iceland.
The trek itself was fabulous, a great experience, g…
3 things I learned from stretching my comfort zone
How does a trek to Iceland stretch your comfort zone?
Before I get into that, here's why I signed up to do a trek across Iceland.
- To raise money for a charity – the Sunshine fund does such great work providing specialised equipment to children with disabilities in the North …
How to increase productivity? Jump on a train
It may sound a bit odd, telling you to jump on a train to increase productivity, especially as I am a devout petrol head and worship at the temple of unleaded (actually four star if you are old enough to remember that).
I now have no problem saying just how much I love the train (it's been…
What’s your emotional baggage?
You’re in professional services and you want to sell more of your products.
That’s a space many people find themselves in, but actually one of the words in the title tends to really throw people – the word “sell”.
Lots of individuals involved in professional services, so…
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Helpful resources...
We spend a lot of time researching our training courses and once we’ve found something useful we love to share it. So here’s some useful free resources for you to read, watch and use.
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Assessing Your Learning and Development Needs
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Building Trust in a Digital World
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Your Networking Guide