Chris Croft Training

07/07/2026

Which Management Vegetables apply to you?
Perhaps you need to know about The Turnip of Time? or The Parsnip Of Profit?
Here's a useful chart.... https://buff.ly/3lHI115.

Use this chart to find the Management Vegetables for the subject you want to learn about:

14/05/2026

Have you left something till the last minute? Maybe a presentation, a meeting, or a project? This website will help you - I made it, and it's free for you to use whenever you need it: https://justaboutto.co.uk/

(PS I made it a while ago, so some of the links no longer work, in fact I no longer have the ability to edit it, but I think the content is great so I've left it up. I hope you find it useful)

Last minute emergency help from Chris Croft Training

12/05/2026

The top ten time management mistakes - maybe there's an idea here to help you improve? https://buff.ly/3fFiiF2. Number 10 is the one I struggle with most.

onwards and upwards!

09/05/2026

Still makes me laugh every time:

227 likes, 31 comments. "The Secret - post-it notes "SPM""

07/05/2026

Now expanded, having got a few new ideas from a couple of weirdly difficult clients recently -

If I was hiring Elton for a gig I’d treat him with a lot more respect than any of the above. I'll give him lots of notice and I'll give him total freedom to

31/03/2026

Speaker Awards - what a crock.

I frequently offered the chance to be on the cover of "CEO" magazines, (virtual magazines that cost nothing to make and nobody reads?) or be listed on the top ten speakers for whatever, or top influencers, ...in exchange for money. Often a couple of thousand pounds.

I also get offered the chance to enter speaker awards, where there's a good chance of winning because everyone gets something, even if it's "runner up" or "finalist" - but you DO have to sponsor a table at the award ceremony for £600 or whatever. Aha, that's why they do it. You could be "the winner out of a small group of people who have paid to be there".

Now I'm sure a few of them are genuine, but how do we know which ones they are?
If someone says they are "Award Winning" I would always ask "Did you pay to enter this?" and "Did you ask to be on this list?". If no and no, then OK, maybe it means something..... But of course it's best to have a look at them on YouTube and judge for yourself. Takes less than a minute.

PS I'm not writing this because I'm bitter - I have won awards, see photo, but I've never entered for one or paid for one. I just think the system has been corrupted, and that's a shame.

28/03/2026

Want to know about negotiating? This is what A.I. said, so it must be true.....

26/03/2026

How nice to be on page 10 of this, with a pretty EPIC article, though I say so myself..... https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1762901036/boardingorgau/nwab6zeebjwvhvtwfwrk/Vol18No2-lights_out_October_2025_web.pdf

24/03/2026

When should you "settle" for a job and when should you move on?
Here are my thoughts, with yes no and maybe for keeping the job you're in. I think "maybe" means "give it a bit longer and see if it improves" - for example if the money's terrible and you're not learning anything, but you enjoy it. Or if the money is fine and you're learning, but you just don't enjoy it.
What do YOU think?