Daphne Clifton - Daphne works with high achievers, entrepreneurs and senior managers, who work hard and think fast in their desire to deliver increased profitability for their business at the same time as developing their full, human potential. She does this by means of intensive 1:1 coaching with powerful, proprietary tools that her clients can apply directly to their working environment for fast results.
Not enough hours in the day?
Start by making a list of your tasks for the day.
Alongside those, write the value to the business, how long each task will take and where each task fits in to your relationship network.
Play around with it, take a step in the right direction and work, long term, with your coach on this.
Tempting as it is to stop all spending at the moment, those who invest in their personal and business development by hiring a Business Coach reap rewards in a variety of ways both personal and financial.
Laura Mtungwazi from LKM Photography www.lkmphotography.com was one such person.
The News Shopper has canvassed the Chamber's opinion on the Chancellor's spending review. Chamber Vice-President Daphne Clifton was quoted as saying, "This is going to focus our minds and remind us we can't spend money we don't have. Small businesses know this better than anyone."
First published by News Shopper, 27th October 2010.
No matter what type of speech you are making you need to allow plenty of time and space to think, prepare, plan and practice. In the case of practice, this is particularly true of those unused to public speaking.
The BBC World Service asked how my Christian faith sits with my being a business woman. This is the full version of my response."My faith is part of who I am, so it influences and impacts on my whole life, including business. Business decisions must be made as ethically as I know how to and my Christian values (I hope) pervade all that I do and say. The fruits of the Spirit are easy to spot but not always easy to deliver!"
First published by BBC World Service (South America), 23rd December 2008.