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PRESENTING
WITH PANACHE - MAKING A START
Manager to humble servant:
“Ah “X”! Glad I bumped into you. Can you say a few short words on
…… (subject) for the board of directors tomorrow please?”
Have you ever been unexpectedly ambushed by that request – or something
similar? More than one of us has been padding lightly through our
daily hunting ground and been stopped in our tracks by that innocent-sounding
plea. Don’t be caught in the trap! It’s a jungle out there folks
and we need to be aware of the pitfalls.
Graft is an old word. In the modern
world, we don’t do it anymore. Thanks to modern technology and modern
management techniques, we work smarter not harder. Graft has an
image of sweat and toil; something our grandparents took for granted
and were proud of. However if I suggested to you that using GRAFT
would help you manage difficult people, without becoming one yourself,
would you be interested? You would….well read on!
Are you a poodle or a rottweiler? Do you allow yourself to be
railroaded, overworked and taken advantage of? Or do you snap
angrily at the slightest provocation? Wouldn’t it be better if
you could simply stand up for yourself when you realise it is
necessary? In any situation human beings respond with one of three
basic modes of behaviour: