I consult to companies allowing them to better understand their employees and their customers so they can be more profitable in an economy driven by experiences. I empower people, activate teams and deliver performance.
You're at the right place to get the most out of your people in current economy.
My website is where I want to interact with you by sharing my thoughts on the current business world and how it interacts with people. I look at this from several angles, depending on the application my clients require. Application areas can range from HR, Sales, Marketing to Personal Performance, Mind Management and Motivation.
Whether you are a manager looking to motivate your staff, a sales manager wanting your sales people to better understand your customers, or you manage a business unit and you want to build your team - you're at the right place.
Maybe you're a meeting planner or conference organiser who wants your next audience to leave with real value and real innovative ideas from an international speaker?
Through my Keynote Speaking, Facilitation and Consulting, I will help you get more from your teams, your people and your customers, as you develop a better understanding of people in the experience economy.
So what's new for 2010? While the FIFA World Cup is occupying the minds of almost everyone on my corner of the globe, I'm gearing up for a year of international business travel.
My new Keynote Presentation, "Second Acts: Building from the Recession" is online and ready for your audience.
Also new, and already being implimented in one international company, is my Behaviour-based Corporate Culture Development Model.
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Recent leadership
Why you need a leather jacket in a post-recession Business world.
Submitted by Erik Vermeulen on Fri, 2010-03-05 08:28
In a world devoid of loyalty from employees and customers, a new style of Leadership is imperative.
Gone are the days when people trusted and followed us on face value and because of position. With global access to information, critical thinking is the modern relationship currency.
Follow this SECRET to make the modern Leadership connection:
Recent gaming
Juggling ice-breaker for meetings, training and teambuilding.
Submitted by Erik Vermeulen on Tue, 2009-10-27 15:25
I’ve done this with great effect in the past – both with small groups as part of Managment Training, but also at conferences with groups of a couple of hundred people!! The beauty of juggling lies in the fact that we’ve all marvelled at the skill of jugglers since we were little, but few of us have ever managed to acquire the skills.
Recent business
Why HR Managers should not become plumbers and why IT techies charge the fees they do.
Submitted by Erik Vermeulen on Fri, 2010-03-12 15:43
Many years ago I was told the story about an IT technician who was called to an executive’s office to fix a computer. The techie arrived, opened the machine, turned one screw, closed it and fired it up. It worked perfectly!
When the executive received the account for USD 255 he was incensed. He phoned the techie, demanding to know how turning one screw could possibly cost so much.
Recent mindstrong
Claim what you deserve - but only if you REALLY want it!
Submitted by Erik Vermeulen on Wed, 2010-03-03 10:19
“Just because you deserve it doesn’t mean that you’re going to get it. Sometimes you’ve got to take what’s yours.”
I find this to be an alarming trend in South Africa today. People seem to think they deserve things just because of who they are (or think they are) or because of what they’ve done. Not to mention the legacy of Apartheid.
