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Why Partnerships Work — and Why They Fail

This article focuses on How to Choose, Assess, and Fix Business Partnerships Before They Break You.  The Promise of Partnerships Business is tough to do alone. Partnerships can accelerate growth by pooling resources, splitting risks, and combining strengths. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built Apple in a garage because one had vision and the otherContinueContinue reading “Why Partnerships Work — and Why They Fail”

The Art of the Email: What Your Job Application Says About You

There is an Email Application Crisis and you may already be affected. Recently, I posted an advert for a Facilities Manager and directed applicants to send their CVs to our email. What followed was a series of emails that left me both puzzled and concerned. Many applicants sent emails with just a subject line andContinueContinue reading “The Art of the Email: What Your Job Application Says About You”

Teammate Troubles: What to do when your team mate drops the ball

I’m project managing a real estate academy for a premium client. As part of the curriculum, the graduate interns were split into groups for a property valuation task, which had a deadline. One group missed the deadline because their team mate did not submit. They had done the task, their team lead was to collateContinueContinue reading “Teammate Troubles: What to do when your team mate drops the ball”

Query Response Tactics

A colleague received over 5 queries in four years from his female HOD and he was found innocent in all cases. Yet those queries are in the organization’s records and it irks him. Sometimes the first response to a query can be a game changer. Read this and share if you work in an organizationContinueContinue reading “Query Response Tactics”