Making Business Matter (MBM)

Weekly Training Booster Episode #9: Telling Stories at work Join Andy Palmer and Darren A. Smith in the ninth episode of the Weekly Training Booster. This episode was about telling stories at work and how to improve your presentation skills. Using stories to achieve greater engagement with your audience. Everyone can tell stories - Tell me about an accident you had, or a time you were embarrassed....

Weekly Training Booster Episode #8: The Urgent and Important Matrix Join Andy Palmer and Darren A. Smith in the eighth episode of the Weekly Training Booster. This episode was about understanding the urgent and important matrix. Also known as the Eisenhower matrix. A tool for helping you to understand how to improve your time management. You Can Read the Urgent and Important Matrix Episode Transcr...

Grocery Guru Episode #36: Football Bonus, HFSS, Morrisons & A Tough Autumn Join Andrew Grant and Darren A. Smith in the Football Bonus episode of the Grocery Guru. They discuss England being in the Euro 2020 final which gives a football bonus & stress on the supply chain, driver shortage, labour shortages for frowers, rapid groceries - Wheezy, HFSS, Morrison's bids and a tough Autumn Ahead for the...

Weekly Training Booster Ep#7: Use the GROW Model For Your Employees Join Andy Palmer and Darren A. Smith in the seventh episode of the Weekly Training Booster. This episode was about the GROW Coaching model; Goal, Reality, Options, and Way Forward. An overview of this coaching model to help you to begin coaching. You Can Read the GROW Coaching Model Episode Transcript Below: Andy Palmer: Welcome t...

Weekly Training Booster Ep#6: How to Use the Six Thinking Hats Theory Join Andy Palmer and Darren A. Smith in the sixth episode of the Weekly Training Booster. This episode was about the six thinking hats. Designed by Edward De Bono, these 6 hats help teams to solve problems with this incredible problem-solving tool. You can choose how you sequence the hats to get the best results. You Can Read th...

Grocery Guru Ep #35: Become a Supermarket Supplier with S.E.L.L.I.N.G Join Andrew Grant and Darren A. Smith in the thirty-fifth episode of the Grocery Guru. They discuss how to become a supplier to a UK/European Supermarket using their acronym of SELLING which helps you to get 'a foot in the door'. You Can View the Full S.E.L.L.I.N.G Transcript Below Darren A. Smith: Welcome to episode 35 of the G...

Sticky Learning Lunch#61: How to Give Feedback Part #4 Need to have ‘That’ conversation but don’t know how, worried how it’ll be received, or just believe that if you ignore it for long enough it’ll go away? This 4-day training will dispel every belief you have about feedback, that you’ve been previously taught or learned by yourself along your leadership journey. Here's How to Give Feedback Part...

Sticky Learning Lunches #60: How to Give Feedback Part #3 Need to have ‘That’ conversation but don’t know how, worried how it’ll be received, or just believe that if you ignore it for long enough it’ll go away? This 4-day training will dispel every belief you have about feedback, that you’ve been previously taught or learned by yourself along your leadership journey. Here's How to Give Feedback Pa...

Sticky Learning Lunches #59: How to Give Feedback Part #2 Need to have ‘That’ conversation but don’t know how, worried how it’ll be received, or just believe that if you ignore it for long enough it’ll go away? This 4-day training will dispel every belief you have about feedback, that you’ve been previously taught or learned by yourself along your leadership journey. Here's How to Give Feedback Pa...

Sticky Learning Lunches #58: How to Give Feedback Part #1 Need to have ‘That’ conversation but don’t know how, worried how it’ll be received, or just believe that if you ignore it for long enough it’ll go away? This 4-day training will dispel every belief you have about feedback, that you’ve been previously taught or learned by yourself along your leadership journey. Here's How to Give Feedback Pa...

Sticky Learning Lunch #57 - HBDI Model & Whole Brain Thinking #3 In this HBDI model #3, find out more about the HBDI Whole Brain Thinking ®. Do you want to understand more about the way you prefer to think, communicate, and make decisions using the HBDI ® assessment? Using the HBDI ® assessment, understand how you can use your profile to help adapt your thinking, decision-making, and communication...

Sticky Learning Lunch #56 - HBDI Model & Whole Brain Thinking #2 In this HBDI model #2, find out more about the HBDI Whole Brain Thinking ®. Do you want to understand more about the way you prefer to think, communicate, and make decisions using the HBDI ® assessment? Using the HBDI ® assessment, understand how you can use your profile to help adapt your thinking, decision-making, and communication...

Sticky Learning Lunch #55 - HBDI Model & Whole Brain Thinking #1 In this HBDI model #1, find out more about the HBDI Whole Brain Thinking ®. Do you want to understand more about the way you prefer to think, communicate, and make decisions using the HBDI ® assessment? Using the HBDI ® assessment, understand how you can use your profile to help adapt your thinking, decision-making, and communication...

Sticky Learning Lunches #54: The Leadership Upgrade #4 "Worried if you change you won’t know what to expect? – Part #4 of the Unique Leadership Coaching model ‘EVOC’ Create. Reflected, dreamed, seen the problems now it’s time to Create actions. In this episode of The Leadership Upgrade #4. You Can Read the Full Transcript Below: Nathan Simmonds: Good afternoon, sticky learning lunches. Welcome to...

Sticky Learning Lunches #53: The Leadership Upgrade #3 Today's topic, The Leadership Upgrade part 3. "Worried if you change you won’t know what to expect? Part #3 of the Unique Leadership Coaching model ‘EVOC’ Obstacles, If you always did what you’ve always done. You’ll always get what you always got. Get prepared, get aware and plan for a better future. You Can Read the Full Transcript Below: Nat...

Sticky Learning Lunches #52: The Leadership Upgrade #2 Today's topic, The Leadership Upgrade part 2. "Worried if you change you won’t know what to expect? Part #2 of the Unique Leadership Coaching model ‘EVOC’ Obstacles, If you always did what you’ve always done. You’ll always get what you always got. Get prepared, get aware and plan for a better future. You Can Read the Full Transcript Below: Nat...

Sticky Learning Lunches #51 :The Leadership Upgrade #1 Today's topic, The Leadership Upgrade Part 1. Got promoted and wish someone showed you how to Lead? – Part #1 The Unique Leadership Coaching model ‘EVOC’ (Self) Evaluate, take a deeper dive into your leadership style and capability. You Can Read the Full Transcript Below: Nathan Simmonds: Let's wait for this, right. Okay. Just doing a screen s...

Sticky Learning Lunch 48: Increase Your Category Opportunities Today's topic, Increase the Number of Category Opportunities Landed Part 7. 73% of your Category Opportunities Never Make it to Store. You will learn: - Each of the 7 parts of the MBM Category Management Funnel. - How each part is essential to creating an effective Category Management approach. - Various tools and techniques to support...

Sticky Learning Lunch 48: Increase Your Category Opportunities Today's topic, Increase the Number of Category Opportunities Landed Part 6. 73% of your Category Opportunities Never Make it to Store. You will learn: - Each of the 7 parts of the MBM Category Management Funnel. - How each part is essential to creating an effective Category Management approach. - Various tools and techniques to support...

Sticky Learning Lunch 48: Increase Your Category Opportunities Today's topic, Increase the Number of Category Opportunities Landed Part 5. 73% of your Category Opportunities Never Make it to Store. You will learn: - Each of the 7 parts of the MBM Category Management Funnel. - How each part is essential to creating an effective Category Management approach. - Various tools and techniques to support...

Sticky Learning Lunch 47: Increase Your Category Opportunities Today's topic, Increase the Number of Category Opportunities Landed Part 4. 73% of your Category Opportunities Never Make it to Store. You will learn: - Each of the 7 parts of the MBM Category Management Funnel. - How each part is essential to creating an effective Category Management approach. - Various tools and techniques to support...

Sticky Learning Lunch 46: Increase Your Category Opportunities Today's topic, Increase the Number of Category Opportunities Landed Part 3. 73% of your Category Opportunities Never Make it to Store. You will learn: - Each of the 7 parts of the MBM Category Management Funnel. - How each part is essential to creating an effective Category Management approach. - Various tools and techniques to support...

Sticky Learning Lunch 45: Increase Your Category Opportunities Today's topic, Increase the Number of Category Opportunities Landed Part 2. 73% of your Category Opportunities Never Make it to Store. You will learn: - Each of the 7 parts of the MBM Category Management Funnel. - How each part is essential to creating an effective Category Management approach. - Various tools and techniques to support...

Sticky Learning Lunch 44: Increase Your Category Opportunities Today's topic, Increase the Number of Category Opportunities Landed Part 1. 73% of your Category Opportunities Never Make it to Store. You will learn: - Each of the 7 parts of the MBM Category Management Funnel. - How each part is essential to creating an effective Category Management approach. - Various tools and techniques to support...

Sticky Learning Lunches #43: Think You Don't Need to Attend This Webinar? This 7-part model will help you to find out what is wrong with your time management. You will learn: - Each of the 7 parts of the time management system. - How each part is essential to creating an effective time management system. - The holes that are exposed in your time management system by not having any one of the 7 pie...