General topics in proposal writing
9 Things Successful Proposal Professionals Do Differently
There are 9 things successful proposal professionals do differently. How many of these traits do you have?
Be Careful About Win Rates!
Proposal win rates often are used to measure business success. After all, there is a big difference between winning 30 percent and 60 percent of your bids. However, win rates are slippery numbers, and they may cloud rather than clarify your business efforts.
Belated New Year’s Resolutions for Proposal Professionals
Here are my new year’s resolutions for proposal professionals.
Can You be Happy as a Proposal Professional?
If we build social capital where we live and work, then we are likely to be happier as proposal professionals.
Creating a Satisfactory Work/Life Balance in Proposal Development
Achieving a reasonable and satisfactory work/life balance is important for proposal professionals.
Develop Winning Proposals by Effectively Reviewing your Writing
You need effective reviews of your written proposal sections to be a good proposal writer!
Develop Winning Proposals by Revising your Writing
When it comes to your proposal prose, revise, revise, and then revise!
Develop Winning Proposals by Writing Effectively
To write proposals effectively, organize!
Don’t Let Your Proposal Time Slip Away!
Follow a sound proposal schedule to avoid having your time slip away.
Dress Up Your Proposal Graphics!
Good graphics will make your proposals more persuasive.
Get Social Capital and be a Happier Proposal Professional!
Build social capital at your business, and you will become a happier person.
Go Green with your Proposals!
Go green! It is good for you, your company, and your planet.
How Can You Make Your Ideas Stick in Proposals?
To develop successful proposals, you must get reviewers to understand, remember, and believe your major themes.
How do You Write Winning Proposals?
Writing to win is a key element in winning proposals.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Proposal Professional: Be Grateful and Adjust Expectations
Proposal professionals should be grateful for their careers in the private sector.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Proposal Professional: Be Healthy
Companies and proposal managers can take concrete steps to encourage good health among proposal professionals.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Proposal Professional: Create a Healthy Work Environment
You can build strong social capital at work by creating a healthy work environment.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Proposal Professional: Create a Satisfying Work Environment
Create a satisfying work environment, and both you and your co-workers will be happier.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Proposal Professional: Go with the Flow
Creating “flow experiences” at work will enhance the lives of proposal professionals.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Proposal Professional: Have Faith
Religious organizations are a major source of social capital and happiness in America.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Proposal Professional: Make Peace, Not War
If you want to sustain strong bonds at work, be cooperative and promote reconciliation.
How to Achieve Happiness as a Proposal Professional: Support Policies that Increase Social Capital
Proposal professionals should support public policies that increase happiness and social capital.
How to Make the Big Switch — Welcome to the Nonprofit World!
Are you ready to switch from the business to the nonprofit world?
Join the Association of Proposal Management Professionals
Joining the Association of Proposal Management Professionals will expand your horizons and boost your career.
