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The funny thing about motivation

I’ve been working on a project for a large organisation for the past six months and recently we’ve run into some delays that were out of our control. That has meant that much of the work on the project has had to slow down. As someone who does her best work when there’s a lot to do and when deadlines are looming, I’ve been struggling to stay motivated and enthusiastic.Continue reading

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Flexing my JDI muscle

ANGIE’S INSIGHT OF THE WEEK: I had an epiphany of sorts recently. I’m a planner. We know this about me. After all, I am a business strategist. So planning is what I do best. And while planning is important and necessary, sometimes there comes a time when planning must stop and doing must start.Continue reading

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Did you catch my Modewest article on the Zero Inbox?

This month I was asked to submit an article for Modewest Magazine, a wonderful business and lifestyle magazine designed to help small, startup and home-based businesses in Greater Western Sydney—Blue Mountains, Penrith, Parramatta, Baulkham Hills and beyond—achieve long-lasting success and growth. The topic of the article was the elusive Zero Inbox, which many of us strive for every day in our personal and business lives.

Read on for the full article…Continue reading

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How to make (and keep) client promises

It’s the beginning of a new year, and if you’re like me, you’ll be reflecting on your lessons learned from 2014 and making your list of improvements for the coming year.

One of your key areas for improvements might be delivering better on your client promises. In an earlier blog post, I said that one of the 3 secrets to exceptional customer service was setting realistic expectations with your client. In other words, we need to make client promises that we can actually keep.Continue reading