It’s Not What You Say It’s How You Say It

There is no denying the importance of a well-delivered message. Tone of voice, congruence with body language – even the setting – all have an impact on how the message is received. So here are a few ideas to help you improve your non-verbal communication. Show genuine interest Give listeners the impression you are enthusiastic about talking to them....

Jun 2017

Successful People Do These Five Things in Their Daily Routine to Achieve Peak Performance in Life and Business

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg The first thing you need to realize is that ALL high performers look after their bodies. That’s why they are high performers. They understand that unless they look after themselves, they can’t perform to the best of their ability, whether it be in their career or their personal life. 1. Get active (exercise) There’s no...

Feb 2017

The Seven Great Sins of Speaking You Should Stop Doing If You Want to Succeed

Anthony Robbins Your ability to influence others, build your career, and achieve your personal goals is dependent on how effectively you communicate and engage with people. You may have the expertise and experience. The passion and professionalism. The competence and the contacts. But you could lack one crucial thing. The ability to communicate...

Feb 2017

Is Talent Enough to Make People More Likely to Succeed?

  To master anything – from baking bread to becoming an opera singer, from finance to science, lipsticks to politics – effort is essential. One of the most respected authorities on motivation, drive and willpower is Swedish psychologist and Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State University, Anders Eriksson. He researched...

Feb 2017

What to Do If You’ve Already Got An Advisor

While you should never give up financial control, there are times that you need the guidance of an expert advisor. What about if you’ve already got an advisor who’s fondling your assets and showing you his pie chart? Well, it’s time to have ‘the talk’. Actually we’re Aussies and we don’t like confrontation. So take the passive aggressive approach...

Jan 2017

Expert Reveals the Secrets to Building a Successful Team

Building a successful team will not only help you run your organization more smoothly and efficiently, it also helps you focus more on important things to make the business more profitable and sustainable in the future. One the biggest mistakes any leader can make is not playing to the strengths and weaknesses of their team. This will not only impact...

Jan 2017

Beyond the Hype—All You Need to Know About IoT for Business

A decade ago, visionaries talked about mass customization—the ability to customize mass-produced products to each individual buyer’s specifications. A few tried, but it proved very difficult to implement efficiently. The process had too much latency (delay), which added cost and slowed the results. However, Internet of Things (IoT) makes strategies...

Jan 2017

What Does A Great Vision Statement Sounds Like?

Photo credit: katemangostar / Freepik A vision is an expression of hope and idealism. It oversimplifies the world and implies that anything is possible. We have a vision or an image of where we wish to head and the kind of organization we wish to create. We ask the organization to tell us its vision, its values, and how it wants us to operate, and...

Jan 2017

BJOG Asia-Pacific Call for Papers

Asia-Pacific Region Call For Papers We are interested in receiving high quality original research papers from all disciplines which have relevance to practice and policy in countries including but not exclusive to China, Japan, Malaysia and South Korea. Case reports, case series or basic science papers will not be considered for publication. Papers...

Jan 2017

Content Is the New Ad, #Hashtag Is the New Tagline

This text is an excerpt from “Marketing 4.0: Moving from Traditional to Digital” by Philip Kotler, Hermawan Kartajaya and Iwan Setiawan; ISBN: 978-1-119-34120-8. Brands that are implementing good content marketing provide customers access to high-quality original content while telling interesting stories about their brands in the process. Content marketing...

Jan 2017