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Avoid being stuck in a conversation – how to move on when you’re ready
We’ve all been there haven’t we? You’re at a social function, a networking event, a business conference and your intention is to circulate, meet new people, catch up with colleagues and friends and then you get stuck. What started off as an exchange of ideas can then turn into a one-way street [...] -
One Leadership Quality that will Make or Break You
Philip Fanthom, Managing Director of Jenrick IT recently found this article about leadership skills which he really enjoyed reading and could relate to, so we at Maximise Potential would like to share it as well. One of the most often overlooked aspects of leadership is the need for pursuit. Great leaders are never satisfied with [...] -
Do you scare people off?
We’ve all heard someone start off with “Well, the trouble is” or “What worries me is” haven’t we? Or what about the classic “Now, our first problem is” – talk about putting you on your back foot and priming you for ‘trouble ahead’. You know the thing that happens when we hear those [...] -
Transcript: The New Rules of Selling – Gavin Ingham (Max#34)
Music Kevin: Welcome to Maximise Potential the podcast to educate and motivate through a range of original interviews designed to help you maximise your potential. Brought to you in association with the award winning recruitment group Jenrick. Welcome back to Episode 34 of the Maximise Potential podcast. No matter if you are responsible for a business, or [...] -
Max#34: The New Rules of Selling – Gavin Ingham
Welcome back to episode 34 of the Maximise Potential Podcast. No matter if you are responsible for a business or focusing on developing your career, the current environment is arguably the most competitive, uncertain and challenging that anyone has ever known. As a result we felt it was essential to invite an expert onto the podcast who [...] -
Take 5 more seconds and save hours
“Hello, Hi, Hiya, Howzit, Howdee”– just a few of the many ways to greet people but they all come down to the same thing – a quick greeting, an easy opener. According to my trusty dictionary, a greeting is “a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition.” Simple, quick and powerful. So many people [...] -
Grab attention by adding just one little word and notice how people sit up and listen
Small, simple things make a big difference. We all know it and it’s often these small, subtle distinctions we add – garnishes if you will – that change the course and outcome of our conversations and connections. This is going to be so obvious to you – it probably is already from the title above [...] -
10 Secrets of Successful Leaders
Maximise Your Potential Podcast is all about helping people be successful in life and this article reveals the key tips on how to be a successful leader. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.” But, becoming [...] -
What your Attitude is Really About…
“It’s the angle your nose meets the wind” – that was the answer I was given by the US naval pilot, Curt, who answered my question ‘what does the word attitude really mean?’ The famous motivational speaker Zig Ziglar said “My altitude depends more on my attitude than my aptitude’ and that phrase [...] -
Steve Jobs – Founder of Apple
Steve Jobs has been most of the most remarkable Leaders in the Digital Age, however news today confirmed that Steve Jobs is stepping down from his role as CEO of Apple. As a Leader, a Businessman, a Visionary and Inventor, Steve Jobs is clearly an individual who tried his all to Maximise his Potential, and [...] -
Transcript: Exclusive Tips to Maximise your Career – Miriam Lee (Max#32)
Music Kevin: Welcome to Maximise Potential the podcast to educate and motivate through a range of original interviews designed to help you maximise your potential. Brought to you in association with the award winning recruitment group Jenrick. Welcome to episode 32 of the Maximise Potential podcast. As you are all well aware the goal of Maximise Potential [...] -
Sam Parker on Leadership – inspiring videos
The goal of Maximise Potential is to help people develop in all areas of their life, and truly Maximise Their Potential. We do this by producing our own inspiring and educational podcasts and by also bringing together the best content from all over the Internet. For quite a while now, we have been fans of Sam [...] -
Managing being “Out of the Office” and Your Inbox
It’s the dilemma that’s so common now – when you’re “Out of the Office”, how “Out” of the office are you? Following on from Part1 and the importance of putting some helpful structure to your email ‘out of office’ bounceback, a simple-to-follow formula of Acknowledge/Inform/Guide is useful and hits the spot. It’s also [...] -
Greg Searle: 5 Lessons to take from sport into leadership
Hi everyone! As you know, we had the pleasure of interviewing former Olympic & World Champion Rower Greg Searle, on the podcast last year. I just saw an article from him in the Wall Street Journal Blog and felt is was well worth posting on the site: British rowing athlete Greg Searle first won gold at the [...] -
Entrepreneur raises £75,000 using the power of the crowd
Very interesting article for any aspiring entrepreneurs out there . . . . A small business owner turned down for investment by banks has managed to raise £75,000 through a crowdfunding website. Sue Acton, founder Bubble & Balm, sought growth finance through Crowdcube in return for 15% equity in the business. A total of 82 investors contributed [...] -
Transcript: Nick English – Bremont Watches (Max#30)
Music Kevin: Welcome to Maximise Potential the podcast to educate and motivate through a range of original interviews designed to help you maximise your potential. Brought to you in association with the award winning recruitment group Jenrick. Welcome to episode 30 of the Maximise Potential podcast. Bremont Watches is rapidly becoming one of the premier luxury brands [...] -
Congratulations Kay White on your best-selling book (The A – Z of being understood)!
We felt incredibly proud to see Kay White, featured on episode 14 of Maximise Potential, at the very Top of the Amazon best-seller lists, after the launch of her first book titled “The A – Z of being understood.” Here is a brief synopsis of the book: Are you an ambitious professional looking to make your next [...] -
Max#30: Nick English – Bremont Watches
The Maximise Potential Podcast, brought to you in association with the Award-winning Recruitment Group Jenrick, is pleased to release its latest interview with Nick English, co-Founder of Bremont Watches. Bremont Watches is rapidly becoming one of the premier luxury brands within the mechanical watch market, a fact that has been further confirmed when they recently won [...] -
To be coachable means to be…
We just received a very interesting short article from Philip Fanthom, Managing Director of the IT recruitment division of Jenrick. Have a read . . . . You don’t know everything. You do know that, don’t you? Continual learning is a basic necessity to professional improvement and in many cases it’s other people who will help you get there. But [...] -
3 Easy Ways for People to Take On Your Advice
“Now, what you should do is…” “Well, it’s obvious, you should do this, then you should do that and then you should tell them you’ve done it”. Should do. What you should do and what you want to and actually do are often very different things. Even if the advice [...] -
How and Why it’s good to be Direct
It’s important to be able to be direct. There are times when it’s crucial to be direct. There you are, I’m being direct with you. It’s got your attention, you know what I’m saying and it’s a key piece to being a clear, confident communicator. We’ll start with [...] -
How To – And How Not To – Connect and Compel as You Write
Think about how you write? Think about how you think about other people as you write – if you think about other people as you write? It’s one of the easiest things to do – just quickly type or write what you ‘think’ needs to be said and give a ‘tip of your fingertip’ response [...] -
Max#29: Neil McCarthy – Online Marketing Expert
Knowing how to maximise the return on your website and online brand is one of the most complex issues faced by managers in this increasingly complex part of the marketing mix. Neil McCarthy, Sales Director at Shopzilla, the largest shopping comparison website in the World, is widely regarded as one of the leading voices within the [...] -
Influencing Actions: The Difference a Good Name Makes
It’s often the difference between success and failure, or ‘yes please’ and ‘no thanks’ – naming a product, naming a project, naming a team, naming whatever. Giving something a name which is compelling, inviting, something that people either want, want to aim for or find interesting. Advertisers and marketing specialists [...] -
Two Small Words Change Everything
It’s such a small thing to say ‘thank you’. It costs you absolutely nothing and yet it makes a huge difference to how you are understood and remembered by people. It’s often the difference that makes the difference as to whether people do what you want, it certainly affects the [...] -
Matthew Syed’s Book BOUNCE is really creating a stir!
We had the pleasure of interviewing Matthew Syed, author of the insightful book, BOUNCE, a short time ago for the Maximise Potential Podcast. I have to say that I had no idea at the time that his book would go on to create such a stir. I’ve heard and seen Matthew appearing more and more on programmes [...] -
How Compelling and Engaging Are You to Other People? Or do you just listen to WII FM?
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Either listening to or reading about someone telling you all the things they want, need, think, do. ‘Well, I went here and I said that and then I did this and then I said that. Well, I mean, who do they think I am? I said ‘well, I want [...] -
Transcript: Jora Gill – global CTO (Max#27)
Welcome to the latest transcript of an inspiring interview with one of the very best CTO’s on the globe. He is renowned for being successful in applying effective management techniques from other industries within his own departments, resulting in him achieving a highly successful Company and career. Music Kevin: Welcome to Maximise Potential the podcast to educate [...] -
How to get your emails opened – Grab them by the eyeballs
Which email would you rather open first ‘More Bad News’ or ‘Quick Update on XYZ for You’? What about ‘Tax Time Again’ or ‘Ways to Save You Money’? Emailing. It’s such a key piece in our day-to-day lives. We fire a quick email response off or “shoot from the fingertip” [...] -
Max#27: Jora Gill – global CTO
Jora Gill has developed a reputation for being one of the very best CTO’s (Chief Technical Officers) on the globe. He is regularly featured in leading Management publications and is a frequent guest speaker and panelist at global conferences regarding innovative Management Techniques and the future of IT. He is seen as a pioneer who regularly [...] -
7 Words To Raise Your Game – How using assertive language raises your visibility
There are so many ways to say something and every way means something different to your listener as you say it. Imagine you’re in a meeting and someone asks if anyone is able to take on a new project or put some figures together. You think to yourself, [...] -
Who’s Glasses are you Wearing? And do they Suit You?
“Oh, it’s so obvious, what you want to do is, blah blah.” “Well, what you should do is xyz.” We’ve all done it, said it and been told it, haven’t we? ”What you need to do is” or “What you should do is” etc. Well, in fact, what we [...] -
Transcript: Tim Whitworth – Finance Director at Morgan Cars (Max#25)
Welcome to the latest transcript of the inspiring interview with Tim Whitworth, Finance Director at Morgan Cars. Tim draws on his responsibility for the finances at the Company and he talks about his clear passion for the brand. Enjoy. Music Kevin: Welcome to Maximise Potential the podcast to educate and motivate through a range of original interviews designed [...] -
Max#25: Tim Whitworth, Finance Director – Morgan Cars
Morgan Motor Company is Britain’s sole surviving car manufacturer, yet far from just surviving, the car company is currently experiencing one of its most successful ever commercial periods and is being increasingly seen as one of Britain’s global success stories. Following on from our interview with Head Designer, Matt Humphries, [...] -
Transcript: Introduction to NLP by Fiona Campbell (Max#24)
Here is the latest transcript to the very motivational interview with NLP expert Fiona Campbell as she provides an introduction to NLP techniques for those of you who are interested in improving your communication at work or in your personal life. Music Kevin: Welcome to Maximise Potential the podcast to educate and motivate through a range of [...] -
Max#24: Introduction to NLP by Fiona Campbell
In response to the amount of interest that our interviews have generated within the subject of NLP, we decided to interview one of the most prominent trainer’s and coaches within this field. Fiona Campbell is one of the UK’s most distinguished NLP Trainers, who specialises in NLP for Business Success. She is has over 20 years of [...] -
Discover The Power of This Secret Website – Address How to easily tell someone what you really want, without upsetting them.
So often we either ask someone else – or say to ourselves –“How can I tell them that what they’re doing really needs to be better?” or “I wish I could tell them what I really want / think, without upsetting them.” Well, it’s easy to do just that and – [...] -
Morgan 3 Wheeler creates a storm at Geneva
As you know, we are currently midway into a four part interview series with the senior management team at Morgan Motor Company. The interview series started with Head of Design for Morgan, Matthew Humphries, who was followed up by Director of Production, Steve Morris. The two interviews to follow are from Tim Whitworth, Finance Director, finishing with [...] -
Transcript: Steve Morris, Morgan Motor Company Director of Operations (Max#23)
Here’s the latest transcript of the motivating interview with Director of Operations at Morgan Motor Company, Britain’s sole surviving car manufacturer. Steve has a wonderful personal attachment to Morgan, having started as an Apprentice on the production line, before pushing on to becoming to his current role as one of the Directors for the organisation. Music Kevin: Welcome [...] -
What to Say When All You Want To Say is “No, I can’t” – Assert yourself and stay positive and helpful
You can hear yourself can’t you? You’re asked a question or someone’s asking you to do something and all you can hear in your head is “no I can’t” or “no, not another thing” or “no way mate!”. It’s so natural to be answering the question directly as it’s [...] -
Max#23: Steve Morris, Morgan Motor Company Director of Operations
Morgan Motor Company is Britain’s sole surviving car manufacturer, yet far from just surviving, the car company is currently experiencing one of its most successful ever commercial periods and is being increasingly seen as one of Britain’s global success stories. Following on from our interview with Head Designer, Matt Humphries, featured on episode [...] -
How to slow things down to speed things up
Talking of “Time Stands Still” well, even though we both know it doesn’t, you can make it slow down for you. Slow down to speed things up. Yes, I know – it’s a dichotomy (I had to look it up – a polar opposite, a contrariety) to say you have to slow down to [...] -
Why “Why?” Can Trip You Up and What To Ask Instead
‘Why’ is such a small and yet powerful word to notice, understand and be aware of as you use it. Really, why? Well, it does two things very quickly, immediately in fact. Two things you want to avoid. One, it sends people straight to the word “because” which is justifying their actions/decisions and Two, [...] -
Giles Christopher scoops major Travel and Landscape Award
Giles Christopher, from Media Wisdom Photography Ltd, has been named Landscape and Travel Photographer of the Year 2010 in the recent Master Photographer of the Year Awards. The awards are run by the The Master Photographers Association (MPA), the UK’s only organisation exclusively for professional photographers. The announcement was made at the Master Photography Awards in [...] -
Max#21: Matt Humphries, Morgan Motor Company Head of Design
Morgan Motor Company is Britain’s sole surviving car manufacturer, yet far from just surviving, the car company is currently experiencing one of its most successful ever commercial periods and is being increasingly seen as one of Britain’s global success stories. I recently recorded this four part interview series at the Morgan factory in Malvern with key [...] -
Max #20 – ranked #1 on i-Tunes (featuring Kos Lesses)
As many of you will already be aware, our most recent episode (#20) featured an interview with leading internal recruitment manager, Kos Lesses. Over the Christmas break, we were extremely pleased to see the episode rapidly rise through the i-Tunes rankings, culminating in it reaching the #1 spot (as you will see from the image below). This [...] -
The Secret to being lucky – Revealed!
Suprisingly failure can be a good thing in helping people be successful in life simply by embracing the lesson, brushing yourself off and moving on. In this extract, secret of being lucky and how to stay positive is revealed. Give more luck… “Diligence is the mother of good luck.” – Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American statesman, scientist, and printer luck: noun: [...] -
Max#20: Maximising your Workforce Planning – Kos Lesses, Internal Recruitment Project Manager
Finding and then encouraging the best individuals to join your company is widely regarded as the key determinant for business success or failure. Kos Lesses, is a project manager with an extremely strong record of implementing ‘Talent Management’ and ‘Workforce Planning’ programmes within a string of major City organisations, such as JP Morgan. He is regularly [...] -
Best Books to Motivate and Inspire you – Part 2
Continuing on from the successful Linked IN Discussion, here is part 2 of suggestions from other Linked IN Members on the best books to motivate and inspire you, helping you be successful in life. Abdul I’m listening to an old but a very good audio book, The 8th Habit of Dr.Stephen R. Covey. Vinay As well of some ones [...]