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Building rapport – or getting on with the client

Building rapport – or getting on with the client

Building rapport is basically about getting on with the client. It’s one of the...

Cindy Tonkin August 15, 2013
Detail People - love 'em!

Detail People - love 'em!

Detail people: They can drive you crazy, or you can love them. Here’s how...

Cindy Tonkin August 15, 2013
Helping clients adjust to change

Helping clients adjust to change

Brendan’s assignment is to get a factory working again after they slimmed down staff....

Cindy Tonkin August 15, 2013
Sell ideas hypnotically

Sell ideas hypnotically

When you sell ideas with hypnotic language, you have a greater chance of success....

Cindy Tonkin August 15, 2013
Manage difficult clients: reverse psychology

Manage difficult clients: reverse psychology

Anna used this technique to get her annoying colleague to resign. People had been...

Cindy Tonkin August 15, 2013
Changing habits

Changing habits

Michael Bungay Stanier distills changing habits into a 3 minute video. What a treat....

Cindy Tonkin June 26, 2013
Say Sorry to get on better with clients

Say Sorry to get on better with clients

Say sorry. It can be tricky. There are plenty of ways not to say...

Cindy Tonkin April 9, 2013
Productivity Tips: Work from somewhere else

Productivity Tips: Work from somewhere else

A few months ago I linked to an article on taking a day trip...

Cindy Tonkin February 1, 2013
How do I get into consulting?

How do I get into consulting?

Jaymin says: I am a final year undergraduate in a prestigious college in India....

Cindy Tonkin November 12, 2012
Problem-solving meetings

Problem-solving meetings

Recently I worked with a group of technical geniuses at a software house. Turns...

Cindy Tonkin August 21, 2012