Business owners need to ensure that their employees are productive and eager to do the best job possible–this is especially true during today’s challenging economic times. Yet every industry and every organization has people who simply do not produce work in the quality that they are capable of providing. That can create costly problems for a [...]
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Brains really should come with an owner’s manual. I’ve known my brain all my life and you’d think I would have figured out how to make it do the things I want it to do like think up a new idea on the spot, make a list of creative solutions to a problem or simply [...]
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Call me a heretic, but I just don’t think we’re collectively circling the drain. I know it makes for mundane water cooler talk, but I actually think that now is the most opportune time to start a business, take risks, expand and operate a solid, efficient, purposeful business. The market beckons the tenacious, the curious, and [...]
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Sometimes you see a business evolve and think, “I wish I’d thought of that. Learn how to… 1. Read the signs 2. Influence the trends 3. Embrace new and reject stodgy 4. Anticipate change 5. Ask experts the right questions 6. Seek out visionaries and snub fakers 7. Separate the trends from fads 8. Use [...]
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(The News Herald) A small-town pharmacist intrigued by the government’s economic stimulus plan decided to launch his own version with $16,000 in $2 bills, and area stores have already felt the impact. (read more)
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Ad Age wanted to create a definitive reading list for the marketing and media business, but they didn’t know whether the editorial team could pull it off on their own, so they turned it over to the wisdom of crowds. Of the over 400 books that were nominated here are the 10 favorites. (see the [...]
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There are times in life when I expect something to be perfect. When I open the box of my new Macbook Air, for example. Or when I take money out of the ATM. In most cases though, I expect imperfect. And in organizations, I think that’s a good thing – but not in the if-I-expect-imperfect-I-won’t-be-disappointed [...]
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Eighty-year-old billionaire T. Boone Pickens sees today’s times as the next big boon for entrepreneurialism. Here are seven ways you can follow Pickens’ entrepreneurial mindset – even if your bottom line doesn’t include drilling for “Texas Tea. (read more)
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Can one second make a difference? What about one degree? How about an inch? This 212 second video may be the most motivational thing I’ve ever seen. The 212 video was written and directed by Sam Parker (original author of the 212 book) as a powerful and concise way to introduce the message at meetings [...]
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