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• What can you learn from Oprah?

  I have a confession to make. On days that I’m home for lunch, I often dine with Oprah Winfrey.

  • 19 March 10
  • Yesim Nicholson
  • 3 Comments

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  Nominations for the Telstra Business Awards Now Open

  The 2010 Telstra Business Awards are now open for nominations with entrants offered a free Business Health Check to help identify opportunities to grow and expand.

• Seven rules for working with your spouse

  Working with your partner brings a whole new meaning to the term ‘relationship skills’. These time-tested strategies have helped my husband and I navigate the minefield for more than 20 years. Maybe they can help you too.

  • 17 March 10
  • Wendy Buckingham
  • 6 Comments

• Don't shoot yourself in the foot

  Observing discussions in our forums is very occasionally an abject lesson in how not to self-promote. I bet we’ve all seen this scenario.

  • 16 March 10
  • Robert Gerrish
  • 23 Comments

• Five public speaking tips

  Most people would rather be trampled by humans than talk in front of them. If that describes you, here are some pointers to help make public speaking less daunting.

  • 15 March 10
  • Lucinda Lions
  • 7 Comments

• Five tips for effective networking

  Networking can help grow your business when you have little money for marketing. Here’s how to do it effectively.

  • 12 March 10
  • Jo Macdermott
  • 5 Comments

• Business building is like baking a cake

  In this short video, I talk with Julia Bickerstaff who sees many analogies between baking a cake and building a business. Whether you've a sweet tooth or not, her tips are mouthwatering.

  • 11 March 10
  • Robert Gerrish
  • 2 Comments

• Generating your own news

  Media releases work best when they have a hook, and one of the most reliable ways to generate publicity is to tie in with current news stories. I’ll show you how.

  • 10 March 10
  • Philippa Lowe
  • 5 Comments

• Have you painted your Ferrari?

  I recently moved to one of those touchy feely fruity phones. Hardly a significant event, until I discovered many thought I’d been sucked in and paid a premium just to carry around a logo. Had I fallen for the marketer and ignored the engineer?

  • 09 March 10
  • Peter Crocker
  • 18 Comments

• Staff appraisal, solo style

  Being a soloist means you don’t qualify for an ‘Employee of the Month’ award, a big fat performance bonus or regular promotions. Or does it?

  • 08 March 10
  • Sara Howard
  • 2 Comments

• What's on your Let Go list?

  Want more in your life? Whether you want more time, more money or more holidays, if you want to fit more in, you need to take something out.

  • 05 March 10
  • Ingrid Louise
  • 7 Comments

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