Solutions over Problems : An Outside idea An Outside idea: Do you complain too much? The story of the wise man and the same old jokes There was once an old wise man who liked to walk… He walked far and wide, but always set off from the same point. On his journey out of...Read More
South Oxfordshire based networking group – chosen to support the fight against the spread of Covid. The online business networking group, Networking in… has been chosen by the South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils to host a new online business networking event for the region. With ongoing concern over the potential for...Read More
Outside idea from David Perry : The Art of Storytelling What’s your story? When I first started going to networking meetings, I quickly learned that there was a typical conversational structure which went something along the lines of “Hello, I’m X, what do you do, how is your business going ” etc etc.One day, I...Read More
Cost vs Investment : An Outside idea from Peter Mols How often do you look at you spend as cost vs investment? I’m forever on the lookout for a bargain. It borders on a mild obsession. I was talking to Simon Crisp last week about how much he loves trades shows and expos. He was talking...Read More
We have some very exciting news to share.A few weeks ago I was contacted by my friend Nick King from South & Vale Business Support. Nick asked me if we’d be interested in running a localised version of Networking in… I didn’t have to think about it long.I’m delighted to announce that Networking in… The South &...Read More
An Outside idea from Caroline Sinclair : There are more hours in the day While listening to a podcast with Dr Catherine Green OBE, of the Oxford University team who developed and began manufacturing the AstraZeneca vaccine, she uttered the words ‘the past 18 months taught me that there ARE more hours in the day’. Surprised? What...Read More
3 Feet from Gold : An Outside idea Did you know that JK Rowling was turned down 12 times before she finally found a publisher that would take her manuscript?Did you also know that Colonel Sander’s recipe was rejected by 1,009 restaurants before he found success with the 1,010th? Let me ask you something,...Read More
The World is Waiting : An Outside idea from Sian Pagès How great the last week has felt. Hearing the fantastic news about the US opening up again and having much less restrictions on where we can go. Being told that we can travel again… Visit friends, see new places and give ourselves a...Read More
Big Rocks vs Little Rocks : An Outside idea A story about prioritising in business. In the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey tells the story of a professor who takes a jar and fills it up with big rocks. He holds the jar up for his students to see and asks them...Read More
The Never Ending To Do List : An Outside idea from Rebecca Cheetham As a mental health and wellbeing specialist, I’ve spent many hours chatting to people about how shifting back to “real life” has been feeling a little overwhelming. Although we may have that feeling of excitement as pubs and restaurants are opening,...Read More
