March 08 - y!

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Real Bob the Builder(s)

Cindy

In this month's ezine we have:

• Improving your consultancy: The effect of colour, understanding PSI, Sydney network
• Managing better: Shift perspectives, Language in the workplace, environment counts, the war for values
• Fascinating:
• Fun: virtual bubble wrap, villain supply, MBTI dark side and Heroes and Villains at Theatresports®

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Beach cricket, Glenelg

Beach Volleyball, Glenelg

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Alan Weiss on walking away from work if the client wants to micro-manage your project for you (and requests end-products before they even engage you!)

Or try this article from Michael McLaughlin about foreseeing trouble with clients paying bills. The signs are: when the problem hides other problems; when the client is just not available enough for you to find the problem (or solution); when the client fusses over the details of the fees; when the client is very directive about what and how they want you to do it. Anyway, check it out yourself!

Managing better

I want to know why she's so spiky!

Boys on a wall

Get a book by chapter

selling business books is harder

Made To Stick is a business book which is now released chapter by chapter. This allows people to choose just the bit they need. When I get some time, I plan on doing this with my 2 biggest books, the Consultants' Guide and Consulting Mastery.

Dan Pink manga Johnny Bunko - you can read the first 23 pages here (this is a 16 mg pdf file, so it will take a moment to load).

Women the solution to job shortages?

Many of my clients are having difficulties recruiting people to do some of their work at the moment. Read this report which suggests that the solution to job market shortages is the 55+ market (especially women).

Fascinating

Solo orange woman, Glenelg

And Fun, fun, fun

Picnic by the pier at Glenelg

Ilana Yahav - sand artist - videos - Love 2008

graceful envelopes

one piece of paper

http://podiobooks.com/ - only 2 business books listed - I have downloaded welcome to the beehive - a beginner's guide to conquering business.

I have recently become the proud owner of some old encyclopedias and atlases and some such (thanks Aunty Sue!). it's my intention to play with them and make some altered books. If I can do anything near the beauty that Brian Dettmer has created, I'll be a happy camper!

To compliment this, you could pop over to Scared Scriptless Heroes and Villains Theatresports® season. It's at the Clarence Hotel, Petersham cnr Crystal St and Parramatta Rd (in Sydney, Australia). Every Friday night from now till Christmas.

Doors open 7:30, show starts at 8. Drinks at pub prices, food available. There's a second show (The Late Show) at 10:30, so catch them both for $10 whenever you're near Petersham in Sydney.

Let me know what you like about this ezine - or anything you'd like to see more of!

C

Cindy Tonkin The Consultants’ Consultant
Certified Management Consultant

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