New outfit? … or new lipstick!

Posted by Sara Hollamby on Apr 4, 2012
in Image Management It’s a well-known fact – to cheer ourselves up we change our lipstick, not our clothes in a recession. It’s not just your mood a lipstick can change. It’s so versatile. It can change your outfit and outlook! Are you a feisty red go–getter or are you pink and shimmery and shy? A new lipstick can change your look far more economically than a new outfit. I recommend you experiment...
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Tying your tie? Get an app.

Posted by Sara Hollamby on Feb 3, 2012
in Image Management Hey guys, no excuses, there’s now an app showing you how to tie your tie! Choose your weapon – Windsor, Kelvin, Oriental or the simple Four in Hand. You can even learn how to tie your own Bow Tie – a life skill we all need. Your tie reveals more than you think. Just from the colour or pattern you could be flamboyant, conservative, serious, or eccentric? Even the way you tie it, from...
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Leaders are made, they are not born!

Posted by Henry Caplan on Jan 18, 2012
in Communication Skills, Image Management, Interpersonal Skills, Personal Impact, Uncategorized In full, the quote above actually reads… “Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile!” Vince Lombardi. A case in point is the following article from CNN Money about coaching going mainstream. Many companies are seeing the benefits of continuing the education process as a way of getting...
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Too much cleavage at work?

Posted by Sara Hollamby on Aug 12, 2011
in Image Management A recent survey said, amongst other things, that women shouldn’t show too much cleavage in the workplace. Believe me, that’s just one of the things they shouldn’t be doing! What I’ve noticed in the City recently, bearing in mind Summer is always worse, is that, in general, the men definitely win on the “smart” stakes and the women, quite frankly, look a real mess! So...
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Make-up – it’s not rocket science…

Posted by Sara Hollamby on May 20, 2011
in Image Management …Yet many women in business don’t seem to bother. I hear lots of excuses – no time in the mornings… don’t need it… who’d notice whether I wear it or not… wouldn’t know where to start. These same women spend a small fortune on a good business suit because they know the power of a sharp, professional image, yet they forget their face – it doesn’t make sense. It’s your...
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