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Focussing on your Sales, Marketing and Operations will help improve your return on investment. © Copyright Ian Plumbley 2005 - 07Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-43948268860879816822008-09-29T23:01:00.003+01:002008-09-29T23:03:06.853+01:00Having spent 12 months away from blogging I realized that I probably will never commit to it so I should sign off and say goodbye for now and leave until time allows and inclination drives me back... so see you sometime when... thanks for reading!<br /><br />My <a href="http://www.ecademy.com/account.php?id=39535">Ecademy Profile</a><br />My <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile;jsessionid=3A92D438D598C98E08C9B110B386A745.app01?trk=tab_pro">LinkedIn Profile</a><br />My <a href="http://www.ianplumbley.com/iantestimonial.htm">Website Testimonials</a><br />My <a href="http://www.ecademy.com/module.php?mod=guestbook&amp;id=39535">Ecademy 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Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1160792322119576142006-10-14T03:01:00.000+01:002007-03-18T09:11:50.330ZWhat is it that leads leaders of businesses and organisation to use strong arm bully tactics to lead and manage their businesses… does it work? of course it does, is it effect? to a point, do organisations like this survive? of course they do, so is that the reason bossy bosses continue to be like they are… probably.<br /><br />Are the business the best they can be? sometimes but not usually, do they have a high staff retention? not normally, do their customers like dealing with them? not necessarily, however, if you are making good money and life from the bosses point of view is OK then that’s when it does work.<br /><br />There is a view that you have to be very tuff to make it big in business, however, that is not necessarily true, it can also be the reason business don’t make it really big… look at the businesses that make a lot of money, Microsoft, Google, Virgin, Starbucks and many more… do they treat their people well, for the most part, you can never really tell until you have worked for one of them.<br /><br />So what is it that needs to change, so that the people benefit and the culture works for everyone… in my humble opinion you need to remove the fear from the owner/leader because they have in their mind and for the most part have put everything on the line and have everything to loose.<br /><br />Develop the business as if it were an interest, enjoy the good times and praise at every opportunity, reward your people, accommodate their views, visions and ideas… allow them to feel wanted and valued… what will this do, improve their performance and that of the company, which in turn will remove the fear element.<br /><br />Good recruitment and a happy crew will make you business thrive and survive longer than your competition who still beat up on their employees.<br 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Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1157872047939897562006-09-10T07:47:00.000+01:002007-03-06T07:29:29.683ZNo news/comment can be as destructive as telling the truth, and worst of all is, making a comment that leaves everyone wondering what is going on...<br /><br />So what is the right thing to do, I am not an expert in this, however, I have experience some pretty bad communication and communicators and for me the truth or at least a comment that lets you know to wait for some more details later does work best, the only problem with saying more details will follow, to make it work and to keep everything positive with this option is if you give a deadline for more details you have to deliver on time, otherwise every good thing you have done to keep the positive mood will be undone...<br /><br />Also remember what is communicated may not always be received in the positive way in which it is communicated, everyone hears and reads things differently so check with others on big announcements, share your communication with someone not involved as they are likely to be more neutral and give a more balanced view of what will be received by the those listening or reading.<br /><br />Remember Gerald Ratner, he told a peer group of directors his stores sold crap the media got hold of it and his multi million pound empire was destroyed over night...<br /><br />Keep it real and keep it true, but not like Gerald, who mocked what he did, the words could have been different and he could have said the same thing and not lost his empire, the good thing about this is he, like a Phoenix he learnt and is now back making money again in the same business he was in before, this time on-line.<br /><br />My <a href="http://www.ecademy.com/account.php?id=39535">Ecademy Profile</a><br />My <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile;jsessionid=3A92D438D598C98E08C9B110B386A745.app01?trk=tab_pro">LinkedIn 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Given they were there before the place was called America, they were already settled and had there own nations, so they should be described as Sioux or Cheyenne not just Indians or Natives.<br /><br />Does this mean in two hundred years we will no longer be known as English or French perhaps we will all be European’s and for those who do not conform will we become native European’s.<br /><br />Not something I will live to see, but it would be good to see a change for the nations that lived in that continent that us European’s invaded and took over with force and greed.<br /><br />My <a href="http://www.ecademy.com/account.php?id=39535">Ecademy Profile</a><br />My <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile;jsessionid=3A92D438D598C98E08C9B110B386A745.app01?trk=tab_pro">Linkedin Profile</a><br />My <a href="http://www.ianplumbley.com/iantestimonial.htm">Website Testimonials</a><br />My <a href="http://www.ecademy.com/module.php?mod=guestbook&amp;id=39535">Ecademy Testimonials</a><br />My <a href="http://ianplumbleystravelreview.blogspot.com/">Travel Review Blog</a><br />My <a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">Website</a><br /><hr /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-115606155707415926?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1152758208397369562006-07-13T03:35:00.000+01:002006-07-13T03:36:48.400+01:00I started a new blog today following my travel experiences I hope you enjoy the tails and the advice, good reading and safe travels.<br /><br />My <a href="http://www.ecademy.com/account.php?id=39535">Ecademy Profile</a><br />My <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile;jsessionid=3A92D438D598C98E08C9B110B386A745.app01?trk=tab_pro">Linkedin Profile</a><br />My <a href="http://www.ianplumbley.com/iantestimonial.htm">Website Testimonials</a><br />My <a href="http://www.ecademy.com/module.php?mod=guestbook&amp;id=39535">Ecademy Testimonials</a><br />My <a href="http://ianplumbleystravelreview.blogspot.com/">Travel Review Blog</a><br /><br /><hr /><br />My <a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">Website - 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/><hr /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><hr /><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114611710598681820?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145940935054574192006-04-25T05:48:00.000+01:002006-12-19T22:46:37.203ZNo surprise there then, it was only a couple of days ago I was raising the issue of going back to the troublesome 70's looks like it's coming true...<br /><br />The key issue here is simple, if you corner people and give them an option of "nothing to lose", you will get an adverse reaction, until these hard working, under valued people get true recognition for what they do there will always be unrest....<br /><br />The Times<br />April 25, 2006<br /><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2150403,00.html">Nurses threaten to take action over job losses</a><br />By Sam Lister and Philip Webster<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114594093505457419?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145940391131177802006-04-25T05:41:00.000+01:002006-04-25T05:46:31.146+01:00Looks like all the money wasted telling us what they would do, didn't entice us to vote, I have a pretty good excuse, other than not wanting to vote for any of the parties, I was out of the country on the day of the election and watch the result unfold on US tv...<br /><br />I think it would bode well for all parties to focus on what is truely needed for the country at the next election and be really revolutionary and stick to what is needed...<br /><br />The Times<br />April 25, 2006<br /><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2150384,00.html">The price of spin</a><br />By David Charter and Sam Coates<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114594039113117780?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145856335232465262006-04-24T06:19:00.000+01:002006-04-24T06:28:13.470+01:00<a href="http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,291495,00.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,291495,00.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,291495,00.gif"></a><br /><a href="http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,291495,00.gif"></a><br /><a href="http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,291495,00.gif"></a><br /><br />The Times<br />April 24, 2006<br /><strong><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2149513,00.html">NHS cuts put elderly in danger, say nurses</a></strong><br />By Sam Lister and Rosemary Bennett<br /><br />Yesterday we had issues over Nurses losing their jobs, now we hear old people are the target area for the cut backs, we seem to be slipping back to the 70's prior to Mrs Thatcher, we have a gross 75% taxation for all those on the higher tax bracket, if you include all taxation, VAT, council tax etc.<br /><br />We have employment unrest, in the public sector, so where will it end, when will we have decent alternative, when will we have another Mrs Thatcher type leader who will stop our country slipping back in time?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114585633523246526?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145775759416623742006-04-23T07:57:00.000+01:002006-04-23T08:05:39.186+01:00<a href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41550000/jpg/_41550936_nurses_genericbbc203.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41550000/jpg/_41550936_nurses_genericbbc203.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So much for the national health service being an effective option of healthcare, thanks to the governments continued development of senior management structures, which have added more and more cost, the coal face nurses are losing their jobs, without the nurses the whole thing will fall apart...<br /><br />BBC Online 23rd April 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4931626.stm"><strong>Nurse cuts 'hit 50% of hospitals'</strong></a><br /><br />Many staff fear for their jobs.<br /><br />Nearly half of senior nurses have seen cuts in nursing posts in hospitals in the past year, a survey claims.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114577575941662374?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145774828088603822006-04-23T07:42:00.000+01:002006-04-23T07:47:08.090+01:00But when you are in a different town, city or country it is vital... check out how long it takes to get somewhere, by using dead time to make the journey prior to making it for the important appointment, make sure you have everything you need before you leave...<br /><br />All common sense I know but vital to being seen to be successful and just as important as making the initial appointment with your customer or colleague.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114577482808860382?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145774495730538912006-04-23T07:35:00.000+01:002006-04-23T07:41:35.740+01:00<a href="http://www.sanjuancapistrano.net/Christina/images/depot1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.sanjuancapistrano.net/Christina/images/depot1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Online networking really kicks in when you start to travel, having spent the evening with Doug Wolfgram and his wife in a very nice restaurant in San Jaun Capistrano, Orange County. It is these moments that make it work...<br /><br />Doug and I connect first on Ecademy and have stayed in contact ever since.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114577449573053891?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145677341114572112006-04-22T04:33:00.000+01:002006-04-22T04:44:03.260+01:00<a href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41587000/jpg/_41587938_queen_ch_index.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41587000/jpg/_41587938_queen_ch_index.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Prince Charles is looking as old as his Mum, obviously his genes are from his fathers side, 80 years of age and looking like she will out last Charles... thanks to you Mam<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41586000/jpg/_41586858_illustrious_pa.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41586000/jpg/_41586858_illustrious_pa.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Royal Navy always pull out the stops for the Queen and so they should, that's why one joins up, well that's how you think after you have finished basic training.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114567734111457211?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145673651409417442006-04-22T03:37:00.000+01:002006-04-22T03:40:51.436+01:00What is it that makes buyers not do what their title tells them to do?<br /><br />I understand all the real reasons why good buyers don't buy... however when the opportunity and the deal is exactly right for them, why do they not do what their job title says they do?<br /><br />Frustrated in sales find the real reasons and you will have the answer and the route to get them to buy what ever the reason is for not... find the key and open the door to a more successful business.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114567365140941744?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145642160629160172006-04-21T18:54:00.000+01:002006-04-21T18:56:00.646+01:00Happy birthday to our Queen, here's to many more...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114564216062916017?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145595494037350622006-04-21T05:54:00.000+01:002007-02-20T23:23:58.936ZUnderstanding why they would from a property investment point of view, but given they haven't sorted their core business acquisitions out yet or merged the business systems fully you would think they would stick to their knitting, who am I to ask any questions of their direction... oh yes a customer with both RBS and NatWest<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114559549403735062?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145588654988911512006-04-21T03:57:00.000+01:002007-02-20T00:17:01.466Z<strong>Labour fury at Cherie's election hair stylist bill</strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">By Greg Hurst, Political Correspondent, the Times article </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2144508,00.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">here</span></a><br /><br />Do we really believe that this is a shock, that this sort of thing goes on... I think the biggest shock is, for that amount of money Cherie Blair could have had a decent hair do...<br /><br />It's probably costing more money to investigate this sort of so called abuse of position, than it would cost to supply the new Diabetic inhaler drugs under the NHS budget, which would in the long term save money because Diabetics would be more likely to use it.<br /><br />What has happened to our country?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114558865498891151?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14044944.post-1145574936994034542006-04-21T00:13:00.000+01:002006-04-21T00:15:36.996+01:00I try to think about blogging on a regular basis, then when I look at the date of the last one I realise a whole month has gone by and no blogs...<br /><br />Failing with my promise seems to be my strength at the moment, issue to discuss are always there just need typing... note to self must try harder.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kazco.co.uk">www.kazco.co.uk</a><br /><br />© Copyright Ian Plumbley 2006<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ian+plumbley" rel="tag">Ian Plumbley</a><br /><br /><hr /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14044944-114557493699403454?l=ianplumbley.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ian Plumbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784335616196771090noreply@blogger.com0