How to develop a marketing plan for your training company What is a marketing plan? A Marketing Plan is sometimes called a marketing strategy, in essence it is an action plan of what it is you are going to do to promote your business. Like any SMART goal it is a written plan that states the marketing goals and the objectives to be achieved over a specified period of time.So if you are currently in business or looking to set up a training company or starting out in freelance training, the … [Read more...] about Marketing plan for a training company
Change House Model
The Change House ModelThere are many change management models, one that is becoming increasingly popular is one often referred to as: "The Change House Model", "The House of Change Model" or the "Four Rooms of Change model". History of the Change House Model Originally developed in the early 1970's by Claes F Janssen, it's original or proper name is The Four Rooms of Change or the 4-Room Apartment.In Janssen's work this is represented as: The Four Rooms of Change … [Read more...] about Change House Model
Where do you see yourself in a year…5 years?
or Where do you want to be in 12 months time? A question asked out of concern or "intellegence gathering"?This type of question is often asked at one of two stages - at interview and at "career development" sessions or appraisals once employed.Much has been written about this in the interview context - less so once employed.This (unfortunately) is a common question asked by HR, HRD and other people interested in the career progression of colleagues. But is there more to the question … [Read more...] about Where do you see yourself in a year…5 years?
Top Tips to Manage and Coach a “Micro-Manager”
Tips to Manage and Coach a "Micro-Manager" Have you ever had one of those managers that need to see every little step, make sure you are doing the task "their way"?Frustrating isn’t it?This is worse for the organization as why have both of you employed if you are both in effect doing the same job. Micromanagement is usually used in a negative connotation and definitely points towards excessive control or close attention to finer details. A micromanager is created when a person is … [Read more...] about Top Tips to Manage and Coach a “Micro-Manager”
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Leadership and Management Models Download PowerPoint Slides – page 3At RapidBI we use many management and leadership models and through the process of using them we have developed a library of 100′s.These pages have proved so popular that we now offer unbranded PowerPoint slides for you to download and use.Please note many of the models on the slides are copyright – please use appropriately. Go back to page 1 of the models Go back to page 2 of the models [wp_eStore_fancy1 … [Read more...] about leadership-and-management-models-download-page-3
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Leadership and Management Models Download PowerPoint Slides - page 2 At RapidBI we use many management and leadership models and through the process of using them we have developed a library of 100′s.These pages have proved so popular that we now offer unbranded PowerPoint slides for you to download and use.Please note many of the models on the slides are copyright – please use appropriately. Go back to page 1 of the models [wp_eStore_fancy1 id=1]Deming … [Read more...] about leadership and management models download- page 2
10 Myths about Copyright
Top ten things you need to know about copyright A call from a potential customer about copyright yesterday led me to recall some issues around what could and could not be "copied" or used. I found this valuable article on copyright and have included the headlines in this article below.First lets look at what © copyright is:"Copyright law secures for the creator of a creative effort the exclusive right to control who can make copies, or make works derived from the original work" - Brad … [Read more...] about 10 Myths about Copyright
But we are different
In our industry we're unique I read an interesting post yesterday entitled "We're Unique". the full title of the piece was "We’re Unique” (Sure You Are)" and the intro that led me to read this was interesting, however when I went to the blog I was disapointed that the actual article was no much longer than the initial introduction.In itself the article stated the obvious but did not give any hints tips or ideas on how to change the situation.There was me expecting to read some … [Read more...] about But we are different
One Page Business Plan – how to write
One Page Business Plan This article on simple one page business planning has been on the agenda for some time but never quite made it to the keyboard. Often when I run business advice sessions one of the biggest barriers to many people starting a business – or at least a barrier in their head is the business plan. They go on course, read business start-up websites and they all say you must start with a plan – well they are right – but not the sort of plan that many of the business books … [Read more...] about One Page Business Plan – how to write
Education – keeping up with the Joneses
Continous education or die... While working one the development of my site, I have recently been working with a rather skilled computer programmer/ coder from Vietnam. During our skype conversations he mentioned that he was going to night school. Then I remembered that one of the providers we used in Dubai specialised in "night school" classes - their main income. This got me thinking - why in the UK is there such a small percentage of people paying for themselves to go to night … [Read more...] about Education – keeping up with the Joneses
Training Materials For Trainers
Training Materials for Trainers Do people need "off the shelf" ready to use training materials?With the (re) launch of the store on TrainingZone recently, and the background work we have been doing preparing ready-to-use training materials, this trend got me thinking. Do we need such resources? Is there a market for this material? If so why is there a market?HistoryIn the past many trainers attended train the trainer courses which built up a level of skills and awareness, and in … [Read more...] about Training Materials For Trainers
PRIMO-F business growth model
PRIMO-F - The Business Growth Model The PRIMO-F model was developed as part of a SWOT analysis of an organization. It provides a consistent framework for comparison either from within the organization or to benchmark against a previous analysis or benchmark against other organizations.The PRIMO-F model was based on some research work from the Durham University Business School (DUBS), looking at what makes an organization and it's management effective.This research demonstrated that … [Read more...] about PRIMO-F business growth model
Adwords trainer & Adwords training
Do you need an Adwords trainer? Today I received a discount code for advertising on LinkedIn, for some reason I then went to do a search and saw a link "we are #1 on google search for Adwords trainer - try it and find out". This showed About 290,000 results. This got me thinking. Why I even started this I don't know but it was a useful 30 minute exploration.Early in 2004/5 when I first started this site I did try using adwords to raise traffic to the then new website. Like many consulting … [Read more...] about Adwords trainer & Adwords training
SMART Goal Setting Worksheet
A Worksheet to help write SMART Goals Worksheet for writing SMART goalsWriting SMARTer goals:Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-based, Exciting, Recorded... is easy... or is it?There are many ways of using SMART, indeed if you have seen our page https://rapidbi.com/smarter/ you will know the history and the many variants.Uses of SMART Goals or ObjectivesRemember the SMART approach is a TEST to be carried out after writing the goals to test its validity and … [Read more...] about SMART Goal Setting Worksheet
How & why to start a business or technical blog
Starting a Business or Technical Blog There is a lot of advice on the internet on "how to start a business blog", less on "why to start a business blog" and even fewer on how and why.This article was prompted by a tweet I saw asking for advice when he has been "tasked with finding out about blogs with the aim of setting up a technical one". Many freelance or small business owners may that also considered setting one up as others in their industry have them. So why blog for business? Why … [Read more...] about How & why to start a business or technical blog
How to Select a Training Provider
How to choose and buy training from an external provider Training is increasingly being seen as an optional spend. With more and more being managed and delivers in house, how do we make sure that any investment in training will add value to both individuals participating and the organisation as a whole.We do not need to undertake “level 4” evaluation to know this, but we do need to ensure that training is the tool of appropriate use – not the first tool of choice.With that in mind here … [Read more...] about How to Select a Training Provider
Different Types of Coaching
Types of Coaching Coaching has evolved into several very different directions and has become an absolute priority in each and every sphere of life for many people. Coaching has thus been categorized into specific varieties and there are definite coaches who handle their particular fields. There are various kinds of coaching which has come into the limelight in the recent years and the most important varieties of coaching include Business Coaching, Life Coaching, Sports Coaching and Executive … [Read more...] about Different Types of Coaching
The Top 50 Leadership Blogs Of 2010
Evan Carmichaels - The Top 50 Leadership Blogs Of 2010 Evan Carmichael does some great work looks at social media and who contributes what. This is a copy of one of his entries, see more at his site.We may not all be natural born leaders, but the power to become one is within each of us. And in order for us to take our companies from being just good to great, we need to learn how to unleash that power. The 50 bloggers below are here to help you do just that. They are the best in their … [Read more...] about The Top 50 Leadership Blogs Of 2010
History of Coaching – A True Insight into Coaching
Coaching is everywhere, in this piece we explore the history of coaching through academia, sport, business and beyond. It [Coaching] is the hot topic of management, leadership and people development. This article explores the history of coaching through the ages.There are as many forms of coaching methodologies are there are coaches, so is there a “right” way? Or is the term “coaching” a generic word for one-to-one guidance, help or support? A True Insight into Coaching The origination of … [Read more...] about History of Coaching – A True Insight into Coaching
Clean Sheet Review Tool
What is a Clean Sheet Review? With an increasing need for organizations to review their effectiveness and costing, more and more managers and organizational development practitioners have to undertake “Clean Sheet Reviews”.What is a “Clean Sheet Review” and how do you do one?It is in essence a process of collective (or organizational) forgetting or wiping the slate clean and starting with a blank sheet of paper. Starting again from scratch.Within the context of Business Process … [Read more...] about Clean Sheet Review Tool
