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Podcast #5 – Maz Iqbal

May 31, 2021 admin

I talk to Maz, a seasoned Salesforce Programme Manager with decades of experience around CRM and Transformation projects. We talk…

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Some people should never ever be allowed to be parents

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Some people should never ever be allowed to be parents. There – I’ve said it. Those who want to adopt…

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Posted in: Samaritans

I’m crying inside

May 30, 2021 admin

You can’t see it but I’m crying inside. 😭In the new world order, virtual discovery workshops will become more common.…

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Posted in: Process Mapping

Janice is a Practice Director

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Janice is a Practice Director of a rapidly growing Salesforce Platinum partner. She believes that the best way to grow is…

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Posted in: Marketing

#Podcast with Maz Iqbal out now

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#Podcast with maz iqbal out now. He is a very seasoned #Salesforce#ProgrammeManager with decades of experience behind him. He is also a very good friend.…

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Posted in: Project Management

A leader’s job

May 29, 2021 admin

A leader, or a project manager’s job is to make sure their team can do their job unhindered. Empathy is…

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Posted in: Leadership, Leading Teams

It’s amazing what sunshine will do

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It’s amazing what sunshine will do. 😎It brings joy and brightens up the world. The thing is, what do you…

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Posted in: Musings

The Promise

May 28, 2021 admin

Lesson 4 on The Marketing Seminar: What promise am I making? With my Consulting Delivery Masterclasses for the r Salesforce…

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Posted in: Marketing

Creating Culture

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Is great culture enough to attract and retain talent?Yep. Is great culture easy to create?It depends. In a start up,…

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Posted in: Culture

Telling the right story

May 27, 2021 admin

I think I have problems telling the right story. I am going through Seth Godin‘s The Marketing Seminar and the question is –…

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Posted in: Business, Marketing

Human beings are social creatures

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Human beings are social creatures.We aren’t meant to be alone. Being in a tight knit team, or a close family…

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Posted in: Listening

How to create LinkedIn videos in under 30 minutes

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How to create LinkedIn videos in under 30 minutes.Video Link 👇🏻 A few people had asked and I also promised…

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Posted in: Best Practice, How To Vids

If you were in my shoes

May 26, 2021 admin

If you were in my shoes, you’d probably do exactly what I did.Empathy is so powerful. maz iqbal is someone I…

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Posted in: Empathy

Everybody hates pushy sales tactics

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Everybody hates pushy sales tactics.Everybody hates people who don’t listen. I can probably say the above with almost 100% certainty.…

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Posted in: Pre-Sales

We really need to listen

May 25, 2021 admin

We really need to listen when someone’s telling us something. Sometimes, we may need to read between the lines to…

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Posted in: Listening

Podcast #4 – Rikke Hovgaard

May 24, 2021 admin

Rikke Hovgaard is the Director of Analytics at #Salesforce, and in this edition of my #podcast#OnThePeiroll, we have a blast talking about data.…

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When things get quiet

May 23, 2021 admin

When things get quiet, sometimes we have no choice but to deal with our demons. That’s why people overwork, self…

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Posted in: Samaritans

Change agents

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I was chatting with Tom Ryan ☁ and Ivanna G.Mirkovska at the Prague Trailblazer event, and we talked about what motivates people to change.…

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Posted in: Change & Conflict

Getting endorsements

May 22, 2021 admin

Thank you Liam Ryan for the endorsement but the credit actually goes to – my parents who paid for my education, so…

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Posted in: Musings

Do you assume people know what you’re thinking

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Do you assume people know what you’re thinking?Or do you presume to know what other people are thinking? As a #Salesforce consultant,…

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Posted in: Process Mapping

Venn Me

May 21, 2021 admin

I think there are a few things I’ve always done, that points to the kind of career that I’d end…

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Posted in: Project Management, Self Awareness

Boxing and Data!

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I have a graph of my cholesterol reading for the last 20 years, 📈although the data collection and graphing had…

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Posted in: Data & Analytics

Getting Support right

May 20, 2021 admin

Many Consulting Partners aren’t able to get their Support and Managed Services right.* I was talking to a #SalesforcePartner last week about…

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Posted in: Managing People

Covid is brutal

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Covid is brutal. I find so many of my friends and colleagues I’ve worked with in India grief stricken, having…

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Posted in: Kindness, Samaritans

My good friend and fellow volunteer

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My good friend and fellow volunteer Jasvinder Singh (aka Jazz) is raising money for Samaritans and anyone who knows me, knows how very very…

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Posted in: Samaritans

Difference between Business and Life

May 19, 2021 admin

What’s the difference between operational business processes, and life processes – say, the process of making friends, or finding a…

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Posted in: Process Mapping

The only secret for scoping

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Here’s the ONLY secret you need to know to scope out what you want in a CRM (and yes –…

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Posted in: Scope Management

How To Do this Magical Thing

May 18, 2021 admin

There is a reason why we have ‘Best Practice’ and the golden mantra: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you…

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Posted in: Best Practice

Podcast #3 – Yvette Kempson

May 17, 2021 admin

3rd #podcast episode of #OnThePeiroll is out. Here, I talk to Yvette Kempson (she/her), a seasoned professional in the #Salesforce…

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Posted in: Podcast

It was a tough shift tonight

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It was a tough shift tonight. All I can say is – look out for people who might be hurting,…

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Posted in: Samaritans

Sometimes when I compare myself to others

May 16, 2021 admin

Sometimes when I compare myself to others, I get WorriedJealousEnviousInsecure They’re doing stuff and achieving things that I should be…

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Posted in: Musings, Relationships

Looking at the rearview mirror

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We go through lots of things in life.Some beautiful and joyful.Some ugly and full of pain. Life is unfair and…

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Posted in: Musings

Process Map shapes

May 15, 2021 admin

I consider myself pretty good at process maps. 😎They used to be *so* amazing (cough!) that my clients would ‘oo’…

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Posted in: Process Mapping

Leaky tap

May 14, 2021 admin

How you deal with a leaky tap tells me quite a lot about you. If you let it continue because…

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Posted in: Time Management

Demanding won’t get you anywhere

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Demanding won’t get you anywhere.It’s called being entitled.Or just being a parent. I know, I know. I should be less…

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Posted in: Leadership, Leading Teams

Partners in Change

May 13, 2021 admin

When looking to implement business critical change, (A) should be engaged for the long term. There needs to be Technical…

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Posted in: Change & Conflict

The noise in my head

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Sometimes I feel like the noise in my head can get quite overwhelming. When that happens, I find it useful…

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Posted in: Mental Health

I don’t care what you think

May 12, 2021 admin

“I don’t care what you think.”“You’ll need to do what I say, or you’re sacked!” What an outdated way of…

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Posted in: Change & Conflict

Should you choose a partner based on similar interest

May 11, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Should you choose a partner based on similar interest? Luckily for me, Husband shares my nerdie interests and we can…

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Posted in: Relationships

Let’s talk timesheets

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Let’s talk timesheets.It’s a pain – especially if you work for software Consulting Partner like #Salesforce or #Microsoft. If you work for the…

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“I don’t care what you think.”

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“I don’t care what you think.”“You’ll need to do what I say, or you’re sacked!” What an outdated way of…

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Posted in: Change Management

Podcast #2 – Luke Menzfeld

May 10, 2021 admin

Episode 2 of #OnThePeiroll podcast is out! In this episode, I talk to Luke Menzfeld about his journey from #Salesforce…

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I screwed up

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“I screwed up.”That was the very first thing she said to me. Barely out of her teens, she was wracked…

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Epitome of Motherhood

May 9, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Today is an emotional day for many as it’s Mother’s day in America. There are many who have a complicated…

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Posted in: Musings

Punch in the nose or a kick in the nuts

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Punch in the nose or a kick in the nuts?Discipline or Donuts?Money or Integrity? Would you leave your work, family,…

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Posted in: Decision Making

Would you name your baby DaBomb?

May 8, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Would you name your baby DaBomb?Or BooYah?Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. When you get naming conventions wrong,…

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Posted in: Best Practice, Musings

Hearing is not the same as listening

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Hearing is not the same as listening. Hearing is a physiological act while listening is a psychological one. When we…

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Lighten your burden

May 7, 2021 admin Leave a comment

How can you listen to so much darkness and not let it taint your soul and spirit?As a listening volunteer…

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Posted in: Listening

Disposing of illicit sexual toys

May 6, 2021 admin Leave a comment

His job was to break into homes to find the erotic toys and other sexual paraphernalia and get rid of…

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Posted in: Listening, Musings

Hot potato of Consultancy

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Some #Salesforce or #Microsoft Partners play ‘Hot Potato’ with the projects they sell, and it’s a rotten way to do business. Sometimes a culture…

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Posted in: Consulting, Delivery

What’s the number 1 skill

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What’s the number 1 skill for any #Salesforce or #Microsoft consultant? Designing great solutions?Solving problems?Competency in product knowledge? Luke Menzfeld from Cloud Galacticos talks about listening as…

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Posted in: Empathy, Listening

The pie of Problem Definition

May 5, 2021 admin Leave a comment

I find myself slightly disagreeing with Albert Einstein, and Jay Harrington, although I broadly agree with the concept. I think most…

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Posted in: Problem Definition

Perspective

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You know you shouldn’t but you open the attachment that wasn’t meant for you, your stomach turning.What you see makes…

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Posted in: Musings, Self Development

How much do you laugh?

May 4, 2021 admin Leave a comment

How much do you laugh? I think I laugh a lot.Luckily I have a funny family.My Husband is fun and…

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Posted in: Musings

Product champions

May 3, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Product champions – did they come first in a 3-legged product race? Nope, they help an organisation leverage its business…

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Posted in: Product Champions

Podcast #1 – Jasmine Ashley

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This is the first episode of OnThePeiroll podcast, where I talk to my guests about all the things that fascinate…

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In pursuit of “perfection”

May 2, 2021 admin Leave a comment

We are always in pursuit of “perfection”. Growing up, l was always obsessed about my weight. My classmates were always…

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Posted in: Managing Expectations

Boundaries are healthy

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Boundaries are healthy. “Allan. This is my invisible wall. Do not cross into my personal space because I do not…

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Posted in: Mental Health

Self harming is more common than you think

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Self harming is more common than you think. When she tucked her hair behind her ear, her sleeve fell away…

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Posted in: Mental Health

Adding to the Samaritans Family

May 1, 2021 admin Leave a comment

My heart is so full this morning. 🤗 We’ve just finished training and welcomed 14 new volunteers to join the #Samaritans family…

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Posted in: Samaritans

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