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
Is leadership shaped by our up-bringing and background?
Submitted by Erik Vermeulen on Mon, 2010-07-12 14:59
When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears
With their tedious diatribes about how hard things were
When they were growing up; what with walking
Twenty-five miles to school every morning ... Uphill BOTH ways
Yadda, yadda, yadda....
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
Selling property is not about selling property!
Submitted by Erik Vermeulen on Wed, 2010-08-25 14:26
As a Management Consultant and behaviourist, I was asked to write an article for Property Professional Magazine. This is why selling property is no longer about selling property!
Being a property professional is, believe it or not, not about selling property. Well it is if you have a short term approach to what it is that you do. I f you have a longer term view (generally referred to as a career view) then you view what you do somewhat differently. You are not in the property business; you are in the people business!!
Recent mindstrong
Consistency results from Congruence.
Submitted by Erik Vermeulen on Wed, 2010-06-23 11:16
“You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.” Zig Ziglar
I’ve written about presence in a previous column, but we cannot ignore the fact that your actions result from your thoughts – not the other way around.
