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Monthly Archives: November 2011

New Updates and Page Completion of Site

For long time followers of TIG you’ll know that we have only recently moved our site to the WordPress format and hosting. Along the way we lost quite a bit of the content, including a detailed synopsis of each of the major talks, a price guide on the training packages, and an easy to follow table of the kinds of… Read more

Posted on November 30, 2011 by darrensmithson

The 10 Minute Manager Part 2

Continuing our look at 5 simple techniques that you can apply right now to become a better, happier and more effective manager. Look out for “What Managers Don’t Know and Workers Can’t Tell Them”, a new book by Darren coming out soon. Details to follow on this site. The Ten Minute Manager: Part 2 (mp3)

Posted on November 25, 2011 by darrensmithson

The 10 Minute Manager Part 1

By and large, managers can often feel out of their depth, mostly because we simply don’t train individuals to become managers. So we try through trial and error and generally think that management is about telling people what to do. It isn’t. This VoiceWorks gives 5 simple distinctions that you can use to become a better, more effective manager. The… Read more

Posted on November 25, 2011 by darrensmithson

The Inform Group Supports The NET315 Project: Getting New Businesses Set Up in South Yorkshire (with a special focus on helping Young People)

The Inform Group is proud to be working with the NET315 Project Team as they work on developing new businesses throughout the region. Led by Leeds City College net315 is a consortium of Further Education colleges and non college partners. With an investment of £12.2m of European Regional Development Funds and other funding streams, the partnership is developing facilities and… Read more

Posted on November 7, 2011 by darrensmithson

Was Einstein Wrong? Find out at Pecha Kucha Thursday 3rd November

Darren Smithson, The Inform Group’s Managing Consultant, will be delivering a 6 minute 40 second discourse on the OPERA neutrino experiment results and their bearing on Einstein’s insistence that the speed of light is the constant and restraining force in the universe. You cannot travel faster than light relativity says so why did the neutrino’s arrive 60ns early? And if… Read more

Posted on November 2, 2011 by darrensmithson

Upcoming Events

Feb 21

SALES WORKSHOPS AT BARNSLEY DIGITAL MEDIA CENTRE

Are you an entrepreneur or business owner who finds it difficult to actually engage in the selling process? There is a series of workshops at the Barnsley Digital Media Centre to help you sell more effectively. Everyone is in sales but that doesn’t mean we’re all natural salespeople. Business owners need to be able to sell but poor sales techniques… Read more

Jan 15

THE ROUND TABLE PRINCIPLE Breakfast Lecture at DMC Barnsley

The Round Table Principle is probably the biggest and most complicated of all the ideas in the book “What Managers Don’t Know & Workers Can’t Tell Them” in terms of the initial effort required to get it established. It is also the principle that if fully understood and implemented will bring the biggest benefits to any organisation, big or small…. Read more

Sep 12

WHAT MANAGERS DON’T KNOW OFFICIAL LAUNCH EVENT

Business Book to Launch Planned for Digital Media Centre Keynote speaker and business expert Darren Smithson is to launch his first book at Barnsley Digital Media Centre next month. Darren, who runs a business development and learning company based at the DMC, will launch the book at a free networking event on September 12. What Managers Don’t Know and Workers… Read more

Sep 06

THE 99 MONKEYS PRINCIPLE AT PECHA KUCHA EVENT WITH BOOK PRELAUNCH

Pecha Kucha Night Barnsley # 6 – Sept 6th The next Barnsley Pecha Kucha Night will be on Thursday September 6th, 7pm-9pm at the Chill Bar, above the Chilli Restaurant, in Barnsley and Darren will be presenting a session based on “The 99 Monkey’s Principle” from his new book “What Managers Don’t Know & Workers Can’t Tell Them”. The cover of… Read more

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