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    7 practical tips to make internal meetings more productive
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • May 24
    • 2 min

    7 practical tips to make internal meetings more productive

    We have all attended them, the meeting that rambles on with no clear focus or outcomes, where petty squabbles and side issues suck the...
    Have you a process in place when you lose a customer/client?
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • May 17
    • 4 min

    Have you a process in place when you lose a customer/client?

    We all lose customers and it is part of the natural cycle of business but it is important to understand why it happened as it may prevent...
    What is the value of an organisation chart?
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Apr 13
    • 4 min

    What is the value of an organisation chart?

    When we are starting out in business we have the ability to remember virtually every aspect of our business. It is in our head and we can...
    What do you do?
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Mar 29
    • 3 min

    What do you do?

    What do you do maybe one of the most common questions you are asked and it is natural for people to reply by saying IT, we have an...
    Would you like some practical help with your business?
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Mar 8
    • 1 min

    Would you like some practical help with your business?

    Have you just started a business, are you thinking of starting a business or are you looking for guidance as you navigate your way...
    Simple tips around managing the company purse strings.
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Feb 26
    • 6 min

    Simple tips around managing the company purse strings.

    Should you be offering credit - in my business I look for payment up front because I cannot take back the knowledge that I am imparting...
    It's time to get out there again and renew relationships.
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Feb 20
    • 2 min

    It's time to get out there again and renew relationships.

    We have all had to adapt to technology to meet virtually which has changed the way we do business but now is the time to get out, renew...
    7 practical tips to make internal meetings more productive
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Feb 15
    • 2 min

    7 practical tips to make internal meetings more productive

    We have all attended them, the meeting that rambles on with no clear focus or outcomes, where petty squabbles and side issues suck the...
    New business opportunities maybe right under your nose.
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Jan 26
    • 3 min

    New business opportunities maybe right under your nose.

    We are so busy looking for new business that we sometimes forget the resources we have sitting under our noses or close by. I was talking...
    How is your team coping with their 'Weapon of Mass Distraction?
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Jan 18
    • 3 min

    How is your team coping with their 'Weapon of Mass Distraction?

    We are all walking around carrying weapons of mass distraction on our person, namely the smartphone. For those born at the beginning of...
    So you would like more business...
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Jan 12
    • 2 min

    So you would like more business...

    As we start the year every business owner is out there looking for new business opportunities. Let me help you by providing a list of...
    There should be a 'P' in January
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Jan 4
    • 2 min

    There should be a 'P' in January

    Before the introduction of sat nav it was necessary to plan your journey in detail. Firstly, you would take out a map and identify...
    Take the money!
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Take the money!

    Are you a retailer with an online shop or do you have a physical presence? This is the busiest time of the year for retailers and yet it...
    A nice sentiment ruined by poor execution
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    A nice sentiment ruined by poor execution

    Have you ever received a Christmas Card on the 2nd of January, what went through your mind? Could this have been executed better? What we...
    Cyber-attack, not if but when
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    Cyber-attack, not if but when

    I am not a cybercrime expert and you don’t have to be either to be aware of the increasing number of individuals and organisations being...
    The Value of the Zero invoice
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Value of the Zero invoice

    One of the challenges we all face in business is the request for the little extras. It is particularly difficult when you have just...
    What's your favourite topic?
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Sep 6, 2021
    • 4 min

    What's your favourite topic?

    We all know our favourite topic and the challenge is to manage it so we do not lose our audience, Whether in a social setting or business...
    Coping with the 4th Industrial Revolution 1/6
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • Jun 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    Coping with the 4th Industrial Revolution 1/6

    It was about 3.00 in the afternoon one Tuesday recently and I was walking along a pathway that runs adjacent to a narrow slip road that...
    Email Tips and Tools for everyone
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • May 25, 2021
    • 5 min

    Email Tips and Tools for everyone

    Apart from Social Media the predominant business tool for communications is email. Unfortunately we all tend to use it in different ways...
    Resilience - part 2 of the challenge
    Alec Drew - The Business Expert
    • May 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Resilience - part 2 of the challenge

    People are aware of situations, their own emotional reactions, and the behaviour of those around them. We face new challenges as those...
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    Alec Drew, KBE shares his passion and knowledge around productivity and communications with business leaders both nationally and internationally. A major part of his 40 years in business was spent as Managing Partner of a highly successful branding agency where he worked with a wide range of CEO’s across all sectors. His insightful questioning and straight talking opened up new conversations, giving them fresh insights into their own organisations and uncovering valuable revenue streams that were previously overlooked. One strategy helped his clients achieve €3.23 billion in additional sales over a 5 year period.

    He regularly demonstrates the positive effect on shareholder value when all levels of an organisation speak the same language.

    As an international speaker he shows very quickly how a simple shift in mindset can have such a positive impact on the bottom line. He hates waffle, verbose explanations and jargon and his talks get straight to the point in a no nonsense but entertaining way. ’Hiding in Plain Sight - The Unintended Consequence of Technology on Profitability’ is a fresh and honest look at the 4th Industrial Revolution and the combined effects of technology, science and communications on productivity, wellbeing and shareholder value.

    He hosts a weekly radio show where business leaders from all sectors share seminal moments in their lives. Asking insightful questions he encourages guests to retrace their steps from the start of their career to where they are now and talk about key influencers that shaped their success. It gives listeners their weekly fix of encouragement to believe in themselves and demonstrates the abundance of resources that are available to help you complete your journey to destination SUCCESS.

    He is Past President of the Professional Speaking Association, Ireland, a member of the PSA and the Global Speaking Federation.

    'The concept of business is simple until you let a human being near it' - Alec Drew

    alec@alecwdrew.com

    +353 87 271 1955