Recently, I attended a Miller Heiman strategic selling training session (hosted by Tim Robertson), which led me to wonder if it’s time to rethink the way organisations create bid/proposal documents. Typically, a proposal document sits outside of the sales prospecting and the Account Management systems and tools that a sales person may use. With the ability to… Read more »
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Where does your Help sit on the technology adoption curve?
The technology adoption lifecycle model is a popular model for describing how products rise and fall in popularity over time. Many organisations use it to help them plan their position in the marketplace, as few can spread themselves successfully across the whole of the market. If we look at the technology adoption curve for the… Read more »
What are your transferable skills?
This is post from guest blogger, Peter Wilford. One of the biggest challenges you will face when considering a career change is giving your CV the punch and bite it needs to make an impact in a new industry or sector. You may think that little of what you have done to date will count,… Read more »
Five non-technical writing books Technical Writers should read
Looking for a present for the Technical Author in your life? Here are five books, tangentially related to technical communication, that Technical Authors/Writers should read: Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age Clay Shirky’s book on the power of productive, collaborative groups. (I’d originally listed Here Comes Everybody: How Change Happens when People… Read more »
Please welcome our latest guest blogger
Our latest guest blogger is Peter Wilford of Gateway Career Management Limited. Peter is a Career Coach and Career Management Specialist. I look for the strengths in any client and help them to build on them and to develop others by offering impartial but focused advice using a range of supportive skills including coaching, counselling… Read more »