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Work story index

Report-and-Case-studies

This page lists all the work stories on this site.  Work stories are true stories, almost always about my clients—anonymised to protect the innocent.

Some work stories have an individual work story page (unsurprising).  But many more work stories appear on resource pages and in blogs.  All of these are listed below in the order that their subjects appear on the blue menu bar.

>  More stories less connected with work but still with an interesting message.

Essentials

Business relationships

>  Email blizzard
>  How to transform a relationship in twenty minutes
>  Ledger
>  resource:  Stages of a business relationship 1 and 2  (2 work stories)
>  resource:  Stages of a business relationship 3  (4 work stories)
>  resource:  Stages of a business relationship 4 and 5  (3 work stories)

People

Leadership

>  Trust me, I’m a director
>  Time and motion
>  Too busy
>  Retailer
>  resource:  What is a facilitating environment?
>  resource:  Why it can be so difficult to take action

Personal growth

>  Seeing the light
>  Expecting a response
>  story:  The monks and the lady of the night
>  High anxiety
>  Alsatians
>  video:  How one client got out of his own way
>  resource:  Golfing for beginners

Managing people

>  Tears before bedtime
>  blog:  Why are many people unhappy at work?
>  see also Leadership work stories (above)

Businesses

Networking and advocacy

>  Networking:  just do it
>  A story about stories

Business growth and change

>  On being stuck
>  Recruiting for attitude
>  Train
>  see also Leadership work stories (above)

Sales

>  An emotionally intelligent approach to sales

Customer service

>  blog:  How to park in Bristol
>  blog:  The sublime and the ridiculous

Engaging with prospects

>  Shiny red car
>  Another shiny red car
>  Don’t push:  be curious
>  blog:  Just be yourself!
>  blog:  Comprehensively shooting yourself in the foot
>  blog:  Shooting yourself in the foot—2
>  blog:  No business needs a unique selling proposition

by Jeremy Marchant . last updated: 18 april 2016 . image:  Free images

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