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Techniques: Managing a pie-cartYou can learn a lot about the basics of management by looking at how a pie-cart, hot dog stand or whelk stall operates.
[20 August 2001]
Bid management: Myths
What is bid management? And what is it not?
[13 August 2001]
Words: 'Holistic'
Is your approach holistic? Really holistic?
[6 August 2001]
Methods: Document register
Keeping a document register will give you more control over the documents that you collect during an assignment.
[30 July 2001]
Writing: How detailed should your reports be?
If your clients want short reports with only bullet points, should that be what you give them?
[23 July 2001]
Techniques: Taking notes in meetings
Taking notes in meetings with clients may need you to do more than just write down what you agree.
[16 July 2001]
Writing: Taking out appendices
Consultants' reports can sometimes have more pages in the appendices than in the main text. Here's how to avoid this.
[9 July 2001]
Style: How to be late
You should never be late but, if you are, here's how to do it with style.
[2 July 2001]
Methods: Using questionnaires
Questionnaires can be very useful as a means of getting answers to a set of closed questions. Here's how.
[25 June 2001]
Writing: Hurrier or worrier
People can "hurry" or "worry" their way through a first draft of a report. What they produce can be different.
[22 June 2001]
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