Category Archives: Reputation

Whilst the “rules” of office dress are fairly well established, one question that comes up regularly is the role of the tie in today’s work place. Should you or shouldn’t you? Unfortunately, the answer isn’t clear-cut. (read more)

Do you feel that you don’t get your views heard, or make a strong impact in meetings? Here are three quick tips to quickly improve your gravitas – that sense of presence and measured power that gets people to listen to you. (read more)

One of the biggest things which makes an impact when you’re introduced to someone new is a handshake. This is almost universally true in business situations, and yet you’ve probably never been shown how to do a good handshake or received any feedback on your own handshake. Is it sensible to leave this critical element of immediate impact to chance? (read more)

Now the temperature is warming up, the summer wardrobe will start appearing in the office. How do you stay cool, and look in command?

In general, the rule of thumb is that the more flesh you show at work, the more authority you lose! (read more)

Nothing impresses a manager or department head more than an individual who has a good knowledge of the organisation’s external environment. It might be that you have a sound understanding of who the competitors are and their key offerings or that you know what other companies and professional bodies think and are doing in your area of work. Either way, it will make them see you as a high-quality individual. (read more)