In the age of big data, Google search engines, and virtual reality, you may be surprised to hear that face-to-face business networking is booming. The UK’s two largest business networking organisations have more than 60,000 members between them and hold thousands of meetings every year. For many people in business,…

Posts by Peter Sylvester
In his 10 years as a Senior Vice-President of Harley-Davidson internationally, Peter established 17 joint venture arrangements in the UK, Europe and Australia, and worked with 700 businesses to establish their successful Business Plans.
He has now used that expertise to combine the power of emotion branding (Harley-style) with robust, proven business planning processes to create the 12 Integrus Keys to Success™, which can be applied to businesses large or small, on a worldwide basis.
There are 7 reasons you shouldn’t surround yourself with people who are just like you - and its more than just a "feel good" factor - your business success depends upon it..! They "Get" Us Most of us know this feeling: there are some colleagues or employees who just ‘get’…
I am a great believer in the work of Simon Sinek. His book "Start with WHY" sets out a compelling case about how high value brands like Apple and Harley-Davidson manage to make their customers feel happy about the prices they are paying for their products - even though the…
Is your Business Gold Standard..? Actually, delete that... Are your People Gold Standard..? Actually, delete that too. How about your Customers then - are they Gold Standard...? Hmmm... Let's get to the heart of the matter - Are YOU Gold Standard..? The "GOLD STANDARD" for your business, your…
Donald Trump swept to power on the back of a claim that he is “the worlds greatest deal-maker” – but do his latest actions make him the “Worlds Greatest Influencer” or does it make him, as many people believe, the “Worlds Greatest Manipulator”. INFLUENCE is Everywhere The word “INFLUENCE” is…
Have you every thought why you only succeed in around 1 in 10 of your Sales Discussions..? Do you LIKE being an unsuccessful sales person..? Probably not - so lets just do a quick review... Two indisputable facts: 1. An audience’s concentration drops during a presentation 2. Presenter’s usually put…