Tips Mauritius
4 Unique Working Styles: What's Yours?
To get more out of your team, first figure out how your employees (and you) work best--and then assign tasks accordingly.
18 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
3 Things You Don't Know About Sales
Ideas are great, but no start-up can survive without sales--and a mastery of the psychology behind selling. (Hint: manipulation skills are not required.)
17 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
How to Not Get Fooled in the Interview
Have you ever walked out of an interview thinking, "Wow! This job almost sounds too good to be true!" If so, there's a reason for that.
13 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
Use the Socratic Method to Easily Win Arguments
Arguments become heated and get out of hand when anger enters into the equation, often leaving both parties frustrated and upset. Using Socratic questioning in an argument, however, can help people see things from your perspective without causing unnecessary conflict.
12 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
How to Battle Job Boredom
It's easy to blame your company, your boss, or your colleagues when you feel bored with your job. But it's up to you to turn things around. Here are three ways to stop the boredom:
11 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
Repeat the Question to Buy Yourself More Time to Come Up with a Brilliant Response
We've all been in that position at work where we're suddenly put on the spot and asked to come up with a brilliant off-the-cuff solution to a problem.
08 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
Tricks From Couples' Therapy For Dealing With A Boss Who's Wrong
Quick tips for navigating the minefield of projects derailed by bossy, product-derailing buffoonery.
08 Mar 2013, business.mega.mu
Meeting New Clients and Contacts Through Networking
The ability to network is one of the most crucial skills any startup entrepreneur can have. How else will you meet the clients and contacts necessary to grow your business?
25 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
Can't We All Not Get Along? 5 Rules for Healthy Conflict
How to initiate professional conflicts without upsetting your colleagues or getting accused of being a "hater."
25 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
How to Build Connections at Work and Other Tips
"Love is all you need," the Beatles told us. This wisdom has rarely been applied to the workplace, but it should be, says emotion researcher Barbara Fredrickson. Love can be thought of as the feeling of connection from any positive exchange.
18 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
Understanding Your 'Unique Selling Proposition'
Before you can begin to sell your product or service to anyone else, you have to sell yourself on it. This is especially important when your product or service is similar to those around you. Very few businesses are one of a kind. Just look around you: How many clothing retailers, hardware stores, air conditioning installers and electricians are truly unique?
15 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
6 Signs That It's Time To Make a Career Change
Even in tough economic times, people are eager to align their values with their career goals. They want a career that matters; that is purposeful and meaningful.
13 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
Three Ways To Negotiate About Anything
The showdown in Washington, D.C. over the so-called fiscal cliff is a great lesson in negotiation–or, more precisely, how not to reach an agreement. In fact, both sides have already committed a slew of no-no’s, says Christopher Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator who is a consultant and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. All of us could learn from their mistakes.
12 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
Public Speaking for Introverts: 6 Essential Tips
You can't choose how much talent you have for an activity, but you can choose how you view the relationship between talent and excellence--and according to recent research, that choice makes a big difference.
09 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
Divide Your Writing Project into Manageable Tasks
Sometimes the worst part of writing an email, proposal, or pitch is getting started. Get over the hurdle by approaching the project as a series of manageable tasks. Poet, writer, and teacher Betty Sue Flowers envisions the steps as belonging to four different characters in your brain:
05 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
9 Proven Sales Tips for Introverts
Meet me at a party and I won't have a lot to say. Sit next to me on a cross-country flight and I may not say a word to you the entire trip.
04 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
4 Storytelling Techniques That Can Help You Increase Your Sales
We've all heard of the elevator pitch: Explain your business in 30 seconds or less, the time it takes to get from the lobby to whichever floor your prospect is going. But what if your pitch is, shall we say, a little dull?
04 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
3 Golden Rules of Negotiating
The art of negotiating escapes most of us, even good salespeople, because few take the time to correctly understand the word and follow the golden rules of negotiating.
03 Feb 2013, business.mega.mu
Why I Won’t Hire You
If you've ever hired anyone for a job, you understand a whole new perspective on what makes an applicant stand out—and what makes you toss an application to the bin.
31 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu
Time Starved? How to Keep Meetings Short
Time is often the enemy of entrepreneurs. Countless lengthy troubleshooting meetings take away from the strategic planning needed to stay on the right track.
30 Jan 2013, business.mega.mu