Business Development Specialist

Christchurch Earthquake – A Business Mentor’s Story (Part 2)

At 12.51pm on Tuesday 22nd February 2011 nature, in all it's ferocity, shook Christchurch to it's knees and with the crumbling of many iconic, historical buildings the optimism in the city was extinguished.  As our Prime Minister, John Key aptly stated, this is New Zealand's darkest hour. As much to help myself get through this, I am going to record a series of blogs, gathering my thoughts, talking about what I am doing to get my business back up and running ...

Christchurch Earthquake – A Business Mentor’s Story (Part 1)

It is three days after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Christchurch, New Zealand.  A city that is no stranger to earthquakes, having been hit by a 7.1 on September 4th 2010, less than 6 months ago, felt as if it was well on the road to recovery.  Many businesses got off to a good start in 2011, business still had it's challenges and many of us had a way to go to get business at the level it was prior to September ...

Preparation Is The Key For Every Meeting

How often have you sit at your desk, worrying about the next conversation you are going to have with that "over demanding" customer?  Will it be another opportunity for that customer to have a winge fest?  Will the customer tell me to take a hike?  Will they refuse to pay me for what I have done so far?   At some point or other, if you are running a ...