Football Managers-salary negotiations

In January 2008 two high profile football managers substantially increased their earnings. Newcastle needed a new manager and somehow Harry Redknapp the Portsmouth manager became the 4/7 favourite with the bookies. Harry was offered the job and took 24 hours to think about it. While this was going on he managed to negotiate an increase [...]

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Will – New position. "You can’t be a preacher in your own town"

Sometimes you have to move jobs to get paid what you are worth. Will a friend of mine worked for his employers for over 34 years. They didn’t think they had to pay him extra salary. He positioned himself as an expert, joined the association for his specialism and became the treasurer. He met lots [...]

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Performance Psychology

SAD – Seasonal Affected Disorder

This is the most difficult time of the year for SAD. We have had several months of dark days. However recognising that most of us would prefer to hibernate and take it slower in the winter is half way to feeling better. Since Thomas Edison invented the electric light, we have been sleeping 2/3 hours [...]

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Negotiation

Asking

Asking is the best way to get anything. Children are the best and for some reason when we grow up lots of us stop asking. After listening to my CD, Alison a company treasurer recently asked a bank to reduce their fees on a facility her company had. They reduced their fees by a staggering [...]

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