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Quick Guide: The Perfect Meeting Participant - 03 Mar 10
Meetings are a great opportunity for you to get noticed and to raise your profile within the firm. So it is vital that you know how to be the perfect participant who can confidently contribute at the right time. So here are the top ten tips to be better prepared to do this.
Quick Guide: Positive mini-disciplinaries (2) - 18 Feb 10
Having prepared and planned your meeting in Part 1, the feedback meeting is the next stage. We know what is (or isn't) happening but we need to know why so we can get the person back to an acceptable standard of performance. So here are the top ten tips to help you give the feedback.
QuickGuide: Commas, semi-colons and colons - 03 Feb 10
The most common punctuation mark that we are asked about on our writing courses is the apostrophe (see Quick Guide March 09). After this, we are frequently asked about the use of commas, semi-colons and colons. So here are the top ten tips, with a few examples to show how these are most commonly used.
Quick Guide: Positive mini-disciplinaries (1) - 19 Jan 10
Having to conduct a mini-disciplinary meeting (timekeeping, absences, minor conduct or behaviour issues etc) can fill managers and supervisors with dread. But remember that whatever the situation, if it cannot be resolved now, it will likely have to move towards a formal disciplinary. In part 2, we will look at how to give the feedback, but in the meantime, here are the top ten tips to help you to prepare for and conduct the meeting.
Quick Guide: New Year? Take Control! - 05 Jan 10
January always makes me feel that I should be sorting out my life! Sounds a bit dramatic I know and a mammoth task to achieve, so I thought I would start with taking control of my paperwork and re-introducing a few de-cluttering principles. Here are my top ten tips; I hope they help you too!