Nialldevitt commented on the following stories on BizSugar
What Fight Club Taught Me About Business Meetings
"a man after my own heart! Yes! I agree I agree but unfortunately politics & egos will often stop people from saying what needs to be said. What I find is that it is nearly as important (sometimes even more so) to consider who you are talking to as it is what you are saying. I don't know about the US but in Ireland we have many fragile egos & insecure business people who will become deeply defensive at anything resembling criticism. However, I love the message :)"Social Recruitment: What Is The Future?
"I think most recruiters now realise that social media can become a potent tool for recruitment, that being said many appear to be simply treating like a jobs board, I suppose old habits will die hard. One of the things that I like about social media & recruitment is that I think we will end up with more candidate centric recruitment practices which can only be a good thing"The Right Way To Market With Blog Comments
"Top class Ivan! Great blogging strategy! This is easily one of the best posts on blogging I've ever read. I think anyone that is looking to grow their readership & network would do very well to read this post and implement all the points you mentioned. I love the piece on turning comments into conversations. "Analyse your Website Visitors with Heat Maps
"Hi Christina, Thanks for bringing heat maps to my attention, it looks like a really useful tool particulary when it comes to explaining the need fo good web design to clients. This is definitely something I will be using in the new year. Thanks for all your insights, help and support during the year! Happy Xmas and Best Wishes for 2012. - Niall"A Man Loses His Job For Using LinkedIn At Work?
"I think this is a very interesting observation! The strength of LinkedIn up to now is that it has been business focused & acts in many respects as the gateway social media for business people. The reality now however is that both Twitter and lately Facebook are becoming very serious tools for business people, the big concern I would have for LinkedIn is that as regards the user's behavior over there or in this case the behavior of recruiters, from my experience a great many LinkedIn users use it badly (don't know how to use it) and I think recruiters are some of the worst offenders."12 Ways To Improve Productivity At The Workplace
"These are some great tips. Having spend most of my working life working with sales people I particularly like your points around demanding realistic targets & spending less time on meetings and more on action, both of which I've often seen abused by employers/senior managers."Know When To Stop Before You Annoy The Customer
"Hi Tori, I started my sales career as a door to door insurance salesperson. Looking back I regard the experience as some of the best real life sales training I have ever received in that it taught me how to deal with rejection and how to work hard at selling. One point I would add about cold-calling is that more often the prospect is already negative to the experience & will be defensive when approached, therefore it's critical that the salesperson is able to manage the situation in terms of the first impression that they create and not to sound salesy. "Subscribe
Finding Time
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