Have you been pinged? Instant Messagingn (IM) inside business has ballooned at an ever increasing rate - but does this enable or disable performance?IM or Instant Messaging used to be the domain of MSN , Yahoo and other internet based messaging systems, but increasingly organizations are installing systems internally. What is Instant messaging? IM is a person to person message system - you can see if a person is on line or not and send a message live to their desk "PING!" The flashing … [Read more...]
From leadership to training & L&D
September 29, 2016 by 10 Comments
Your opportunity to request content on this siteOver the past 12 weeks I have been posting many short 'nuggets' on leadership, while I have a number of these to go I am now planning the next series - Training or Learning and Development.So here is your opportunity to contribute - what would you like to see added? what do you want mini-blog entries on? I expect that many topics will be developed into full entries, but these mini blog pieces have proved very popular.Just add your thoughts to … [Read more...]
Centurion pitch – the key to success in social marketing?
September 25, 2016 by 16 Comments
We have all come across the following marketing strategies (in one shape or form):Minute to win it Elevator pitch Get your point over in 30 seconds or lessAll of which work well in a given situation or context, but how does this translate to the world of social networking? Here we operate in a world where the message is everything, but people need to be drawn-in to be interested to:ReTweet or post your message Be interested enough to proactivly find out more about … [Read more...]
GROW into a coaching model
September 21, 2016 by 15 Comments
GROW -- Goals - Reality - Options - WillThe GROW model in coaching has been around for some time. It was first made popular by Sir John Whitmore and described in his book Coaching For Performance in 1992. It is widely believed that GROW was originally developed by Graham Alexander, who worked with Whitmore.The GROW model has been used successfully by coaches in sport and business as well as by many organizations as part of a change towards a coaching style of management.How to use … [Read more...]
Free Business Health Check
September 21, 2016 by 6 Comments
Are they free and are they worth the time invested? IntroductionWhat does free mean? No cost to use? - or use something for free? lets be real - there is no such thing as free. Time is money and to many small and medium sized businesses time is one of the most precious resources. So read the following with caution - the service may be free but does it add real value to your business? What is a Business Health Check? All businesses have weaknesses as well as strengths. If … [Read more...]
Coaching models
September 17, 2016 by
Coaching models and theories Coaching models and theories are tools that help to shape the way we think, manage and run ourselves, our people and our organizations.This page lists some of the coaching models and theories found to be of value by the team at RapidBI. Now available as of Jan 2011 - a dedicated set of 140+ editable coaching slides & 400+ slides in our main set [wp_eStore_fancy1 id=1] The slides shown on this page are all included in our complete set (and many in the … [Read more...]
90-9-1 rule or theory for marketing, communication & social media
September 17, 2016 by 23 Comments
Social Network Contribution Ratio 90:9:1 The use of social media to support marketing has increased in recent times. How can we use this to develop our business?Is the 80/20 rule applicable to social networks, forums and web 2.0? Is the 90-9-1 Rule the new Pareto Principle for web 2.0 and other online environments?Lets start by understanding that this is not a "rule", but some say a modern "Myth of Community Participation".To me the "99-9-1 rule" is a tool or guide to help manage … [Read more...]
Leadership models
September 17, 2016 by 11 Comments
+++NEWSFLASH New revised layouts and now over 250 models available see them here+++ This is an old page, maintained for reasons of continuity, please visit our updated page here Leadership models and theories are tools that help to shape the way we think, manage and run our organisations.This page lists some of those leadership models found to be of value by the team at RapidBI. This is a historical page - our updated page can be found hereJump straight down the page to … [Read more...]
Flow – The formula for optimal success (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
September 13, 2016 by
Flow - The formula for optimal success (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi) Flow is a concept developed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, in his book "FLOW" he describes peoples experience of what makes an experience genuinely satisfying or what it is like to be in the state of flow.Flow is a state of consciousness which can be achieved on an individual path, providing optimal performance.In the book Csikszentmihalyi lists a number of fact which accompany an experience of flow: 1. Clear goals … [Read more...]
Pareto's Principle – The 80/20 rule
September 9, 2016 by
Introduction to 80-20In 1906, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto created a mathematical formula to describe the unequal distribution of wealth in his country, observing that twenty percent of the people owned eighty percent of the wealth.In the late 1940s, Dr. Joseph M. Juran inaccurately attributed the 80/20 Rule to Pareto, calling it Pareto's Principle. While it may be misnamed, Pareto's Principle or Pareto's Law as it is sometimes called, can be a very effective tool to help you manage … [Read more...]
