Social Media is about People in the End
Behind all these wonderful social media platforms are people. The whole reason for the technology is to connect with other human beings, help us make introductions to new contacts and build new...
View ArticleTheresa Villiers Visits Manchester
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport- Theresa Villiers MP – visited Manchester today to talk about Convservative plans for the High Speed rain link from London (called HS2). I chaired the...
View ArticleCan I introduce XXX to you….
It’s never been easier to make an introduction than now. 50M people are on Linkedin, hooking up has never been easier, there are a lot of quality people in the cloud. If you believe in the idea of...
View ArticleLess Rhetoric, More Action….
Attending the British Chambers of Commerce annual conference in London on Thursday (held at BAFTA HQ in Piccadilly), it struck me how all politicians seem to be saying the same thing about business in...
View ArticleGive, Give, Give…
If you give, give, give, you will receive. That’s my top networking tip for anyone looking to build a high end business network. By being generous with your time, your advice and your help, good...
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The Death of Distance
In April, I’ll be Chairing a really unique meeting, perhaps the first of it’s kind in the NW of England. In one room, we will have a live audience, an audience of people linked in via video-conference...
View ArticleBebo
Another one bites the dust. $850M later, AOL are preparing to either offload or close the social networking site Bebo. Another casualty of the Facebook domination of social media, less than two years...
View ArticleTo begin, start with the end.
Had a timely reminder today. When you’re planning something, start with the end, at the beginning. What I mean is, be really clear about what you want as your end results before you start on...
View ArticleOn the case…
Does your briefcase resemble this nowadays? Let’s face it, if you’re in any middle or senior management post nowadays, you’re expected to be mobile. I call it “roam working.” That is, you can work...
View ArticleStaying Front of Mind
We all know lots of people. Your extended network can run to hundreds of people. However, with a world on turbo-charge, it’s easy to forget the people you’ve met, that’s why it’s important to keep...
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