http://www.aspirecompanies.com/newsite/index.php en rick@looktouchfeel.co.uk Copyright 2012 2012-04-25T13:00:02+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/parenting_skills_head_the_new_leadership_rulebook/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/parenting_skills_head_the_new_leadership_rulebook/#When:13:00:02Z Caesar or Boudicca? Antony or Cleopatra? Churchill or Thatcher? Obama or Clinton (Hillary, that is)? The old argument over which of the genders—male or female—makes better leaders ... 2012-04-25T13:00:02+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/coming_off_the_sidelines_and_marmite/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/coming_off_the_sidelines_and_marmite/#When:13:05:51Z It is an undeniable fact, that I’ve never been a great ‘sales’ person. The thought of picking up the phone and cold-calling people or trying to sell people on Aspire just fills me ... 2012-02-21T13:05:51+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/banish_the_butterflies_how_to_boost_your_confidence/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/banish_the_butterflies_how_to_boost_your_confidence/#When:15:00:41Z That butterflies-in-the-belly feeling of inadequacy, uncertainty, fear, and lack of confidence paralyzes so many high-achieving women, so much of the time. Yet a weird kind of ... 2010-12-09T15:00:41+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/why_being_authentic_is_a_lot_harder_than_it_sounds/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/why_being_authentic_is_a_lot_harder_than_it_sounds/#When:14:00:46Z Of all the things I know I should be doing to be a better leader, I have to say that working on being more authentic would come way down the list. Actually, let’s be honest, it ... 2010-11-10T14:00:46+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_kick-start_your_vision_in_just_one_hour/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_kick-start_your_vision_in_just_one_hour/#When:14:30:28Z “There is no use trying; one can't believe impossible things,” said Alice in Wonderland. “I dare say you haven't had much practice. When I was your age, I always did it for half ... 2010-09-09T14:30:28+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_take_the_work_out_of_networking/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_take_the_work_out_of_networking/#When:14:59:19Z Networking often feels just that – way too much like hard work. Slimy, pushy, insincere, manipulative… many women cringe at the very idea of networking. So we tend to put it off, ... 2010-06-24T14:59:19+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_bust_stress_instantly/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_bust_stress_instantly/#When:14:00:05Z Hands up if you’ve ever muttered (if things are merely bad), or screamed (if they’re downright dreadful), “Aaaagh – I’m so stressed!” Stress (the non-medically diagnosed kind) is ... 2010-05-27T14:00:05+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_talk_so_alpha_males_at_work_will_listen/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/how_to_talk_so_alpha_males_at_work_will_listen/#When:14:45:55Z In the bedroom, it’s easy to laugh about men being from Mars and women from Venus. In the boardroom, however, the joke wears thin when you find yourself struggling – yet again – ... 2010-04-22T14:45:55+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/why_should_anyone_be_inspired_by_you/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/why_should_anyone_be_inspired_by_you/#When:14:30:15Z “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, become more – then you are a leader,” said US President John Quincy Adams. Had John been more blunt (and less ... 2010-03-18T14:30:15+00:00 http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/7_steps_to_the_perfect_leadership_style/ http://www.aspirecompanies.com/index.php/aspiration-article/7_steps_to_the_perfect_leadership_style/#When:18:54:46Z If you've ever been led by a Mushroom (everyone's in the dark), a Seagull (swoops in, squawks and dumps), or a Kipper (two-faced and gutless), you'll be all too aware of the ... 2010-02-25T18:54:46+00:00