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I’ve recently had workers in my apartment carrying out a long overdue refurb caused by construction overhead. There was dust, paint, plaster and more dust everywhere; in the food cabinets, underwear drawer and between my teeth. The deal was 2 weeks and they would be out … After 2 weeks they had barely finished 2 rooms; 20% in 100% of the ...
Everywhere we go we seem to be hearing about executive coaching. What once seemed to be something that needed to be hidden is now a testament to the potential of who we can become in our careers and personal lives. Executive Coaches are no longer there to just help someone out who is not performing ...
We are proud to announce that Shireburn has invested in UP Limited as a shareholder, to accelerate UP’s growth locally and internationally. The partnership with Shireburn allows both companies to leverage each other’s strengths and offer UP’s services to the thousands of companies that rely on Shireburn to run their businesses. However, that is just the ...
The holidays are upon us and the New Year often triggers a time of reflection, planning, wishing or goal setting. We look back into history and gauge how far we’ve come, by comparing to plans, mitigated by the reality of life getting in the way. We commit to improving, changing, reframing and ‘being better’, as ...
Imagine this… You’re working on an important task that your manager has just given you and you have to hand it in the next day…You’re already stressed with the work load piling up but this task has now jumped the queue into the urgent pile…Your heart starts to beat a little faster, you’re flustered and trying ...
Review of “why you never wash a rental car” by Mark Fritz, UP Academy Masterclass 30/11/17 Mark Fritz is not your usual speaker: he doesn’t use a projector and actually gets you to do the work (you might even create your own PowerPoint to share with your team! ) He’s not the average author, he published a ...
We've heard time and again that people don't leave because of money. We've also heard that money is a hygiene factor and not a motivator (i.e. not enough will make people leave, but its presence will not attract). Employee surveys put money below job satisfaction, empowerment, opportunity and culture, when ranking why they are engaged ...
The big revolution in communications today is that for the first time in history everyone has a channel.
The way industries operate, consumers react and companies succeed is constantly changing. The marketplace is disrupted and the business model needs to keep changing and innovating to keep up. One way of doing that is by initiating disruption. Apple is one of the companies which really took off once it began disrupting the marketplace. For 20 ...
When advertising is known to be losing steam, and social media bombardment is often overkill, the single most effective way to grow your business is through networking and referrals. “People buy from people” is a truth that is often undermined because it may not be a skill set we access easily - until now! Learn a ...