The saying “to stick one’s oar in means to interfere or meddle in some matter that doesn’t concern you. It’s a close relative of sticking one’s nose into something.”
According to Michael Quinion of http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-sti4.htm “This expression dates back to the sixteenth century and has turned up in all sorts of different formulations down the [...]
This is a 2-3 minute activity that involves those at the meeting.
You will need to read it through beforehand and be prepared.
What you say out loud to the group is in larger type in bold.
Purpose: To highlight the relative value of a business card.
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Start by asking the members…
Can anyone tell [...]
We’re all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits — from happiness to obesity — can spread from person to person, showing how your location in the network might impact your life in ways you don’t even know.
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Professional associations, or knowledge networks, have been around longer than almost any other kind of group, from the medieval guilds to crafts associations to today’s professional groups and industry associations. The primary purpose is for the exchange of information and ideas, whether intraindustry or interindustry.
Some of these groups limit membership to their own industry, but quite a [...]
Reports of a still struggling economy from The Institute of Economic Research are a timely warning that small and medium businesses must look to alternatives – such as forming referral hubs – if they want to emerge from the recession on a good footing.
The institute’s report of struggling SME’s should come as no surprise to [...]
