In a meeting with a colleague, customer or client, who speaks first and for how long? Boring people tend to do all the talking and dominate a conversation. It can be frustrating when someone dominates the conversation and doesn’t give others a chance to speak.
Be a star of the small screen
The phone in your pocket can be a powerful tool to share your ideas and connect with clients, customers and stakeholders. Here’s my tips and advice for getting a professional look.
Executive presence, how to get some
Today I am delving into the world of executive presence. Now, that’s quite a dry way, I think, to talk about being a good leader and showing that you are a good leader. Having presence means gravitas, authority, listening skills, demonstrating behaviours and values of your organisation.
What does a confident business look like?
A confident business is self-assured and believes in its ability to succeed. It is characterised by strong leadership, high performance, innovation, and a positive culture and values.
Bit Famous Ltd is announced as a finalist in Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2022
For immediate release: 26 July 2022Bit Famous Ltd is delighted to announce that we’re reached the finals of a prestigious business awards. We’ve been named as a finalist in the Business Enabler of the Year category at the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards 2022. As a learning and development provider we specialise in communication skills, work with SMEs and …
The challenge of seeking feedback as a leader
Many leaders that I coach tell me that sometimes they don’t feel they’re really being praised for what they do. It’s a situation where you know you’re doing an all-right job because no one’s told you off, or you have not failed yet. But there’s a little bit of doubt about whether you’re able, whether you are capable, whether you are excellent.
How to be a business podcast guest – the huge opportunity your team is ignoring
There are more than 2.4m podcasts globally with established shows for almost every business interest and niche. Appearing as a guest on a podcast is one of the quickest and easiest ways to share your expertise and get known, liked and trusted.
Follow this simple rule to stop your anecdotes from sinking like the Titanic
So you are under pressure, you might be in a job interview. You might be in a board meeting. You might be taking part in a panel discussion. You might be going on TV or radio or taking part in a podcast. But unless you’ve prepared some things to say, you could find yourself telling a Titanicdote.
Bit Famous supports NatWest’s rollout of video banking
NatWest makes 2600 retail bankers a little bit famousBit Famous supports the roll-out of customer Zoom appointmentsThe pandemic has had a huge impact on banking, as Zoom meetings became increasingly popular with customers, NatWest made the bold decision to take the majority of its retail banking appointments to online video. The organisation appointed Bit Famous to train and support 2,600 …
Got an opinion? Share it
I’ve got a bit of a challenge on with somebody. I’m trying to convince them that having an opinion and sharing it is a really good idea.
Now you might be in the camp of: “Oh, no way. I’m not sharing my personal opinions anywhere or with anyone because that’s the recipe for disaster. That’s the road to ruin.”
I, however, believe you absolutely must share your opinions and your experiences and your thinking about things so that people understand what you stand for, who you are, and where you’re coming from.