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Mar31
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 One of the great keys to success in a business revolves around the specific business culture that you create. A lot of people talk about this in varying ways, but don't understand the underlying implications of how important it really is.
I want to relate the culture of the business to employees for a moment. Whatever type of business culture you really have, (not what the words on paper say) will get out to the general population, and as a result will be the underlying factor of why someone may come and apply for a job with you in the first place.
There is no one type of culture that is necessarily the absolute best that can be distributed across all lines of industry. For example you have the type of company that needs to employ a lot of "fun" people, then you need to hire for "fun." To hire any other way will do one of two things: change the culture of your company or set up the worker for failure.
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Mar30
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In its raw form, management consists of nothing else than motivation people. To bring the supposed and endless "new thing" into the mix is more a fallacy and fantasy then a reality. When a manager is seeking out information, strategies,...
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Mar29
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According to the U.S. Census data, Latinos are the fastest-growing ethnic group in America and is the largest minority. Latinos number at around 42 million which is about 1 in every 8 residents of the country. It is also estimated...
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Mar28
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There was a post on ducttapemarketing that really caught my attention today. To me it is reminiscent of what is happening in the online world and the empowerment and democratization that it is giving businesses across the board. This is...
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Mar27
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Just in case you're not familiar with the term CRM, it stands for Customer Relationship Management. It's another one of those buzzwords that gets thrown around and can become something that washes over you without having any substance come out...
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Mar26
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AL SCHELL Courier-Post - Employees make final preparations at the Mount Laurel location before last Sunday's debut, when about 800 people were waiting for the 70th Wegmans store to open. a How would like the opening of one of your...
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Mar25
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Peter Drucker in his book The Effective Executive wrote on page 2 concerning the difference between a knowledge worker and a manual laborer. It is interesting to note that how he describes the differences is extraordinary in how it applies...
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Michael Simmons at Young Entrepreneurs makes an excellent case concerning what he calls the "glamour path." He makes some great points that a lot of experienced entrepreneurs and managers still make a lot of mistakes with. "Some of the disadvantages...
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Mar24
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I read an article by Kathy Sierra today that started by asking the question: Do you keep checking your email even when you don't need to? She goes on to quote a couple of quotes from articles talking about intermittant...
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Mar23
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Microsoft is offering a new online directory that allows customers to search through over 5,000 third-party products by Microsoft product, industry or geography. They have created over 5,000 industry platforms that are made available through Microsoft Solution Finder and Microsoft...
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Mar22
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Fard Johnmar my colleague here at Knowmoremedia, wrote about a post concerning a doctor and a blogger that I want to point out some truths about. Here is what he says: Last week, Toby Bloomberg posted an interesting story about...
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During my years as a financial advisor, I watched a number of people make the same mistake over and over again. They make a few moves that bring them some success and right away they start to think that they...
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Warren Buffett a Reading an article over at the branding post by Steve DeVaughn, reminded me of some principles that are still sadly lacking in the great majority of businesses to this day. Here are a couple of Steve's comments...
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I've read recently about companies looking for strategies to overcome the TIVO generation's ability to block out commercials. I know that a number of companies have been talking about strategies that cause the viewer to slow down their devices to...
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Mar21
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I think that in the area of office criticism, there is a definite role to play for the manager. To me many of the co-workers will deal with one another in the same way the manager or team leader does....
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I wrote about Google entering into the online financial news arena today on another blog I write. There are some important things to consider when you see the various moves that Google is making overall and in this area specifically....
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Mar20
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If there is one thing that most employees and managers alike dread, it's the thought of even going through a performance review. In listening to a discussion about it recently, it made me think of similar things that I...
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With the advent of blogging, it has provided some great opportunities to stand out from the crowd. Real estate has always been a game of searching for new clients by walking a lot and knocking on doors. Along with that...
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Mar19
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Now the last thing you must learn in making sales projections is in understanding your marketing strategy. In the end this will be the key ingredient, combined with knowing your competitors and knowing how to gain market share. How do...
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In this post we continue with our discussion on learning strategies on sales projections for your business or department. Another way to make accurate projections is to positions yourself to dominate new entries into your market. What does that mean...
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When asked the question if they know how to make sales projections, most business owners and managers look at you dumbfounded, with no ability to answer. The great majority of small business owners and managers don't have any idea how...
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One of the great uses of technology has become the empowerment it gives managers and technicians to communicate and handle any problem, on the spot and in real time. There is nothing more irritating to a customer than setting aside...
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Mar18
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One thing that all U.S. business leaders and managers need to understand is that the fastest growing segment of the workforce is Latinos. It is estimated that by the year 2008, Latinos will make up 20 percent of the U.S....
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Mar17
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I know that in a number of companies the attitude of owners or top level managment is that they think that employees should simply be thankful for a job and paycheck. But to remain competitive and to keep your employees...
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Do you want to help yourself in making more time for what is a priority in your day to day managing? Here is an interesting insight that Tom Foster mentions when talking to a manager that doesn't have enough time...
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While there has been talk over the years concerning the possibility that small business is creating more jobs than big business, I haven't heard too much concerning some of the other aspects that small business have going for it. In...
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Mar16
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Jeff CornwallDirector of the Belmont UniversityCenter for Entrepreneurship a a The director of the Belmont University Center for Entrepreneurship, Jeff Cornwall, used the recent success of their basketball team, entering the NCAA men's basketball tournament for their first time...
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According to management consultant Roger Herman, small business is about to be inundated with top talent from the corporate ranks. One aspect of this coming trend, accoring to Herman is that there won't be a need to pay outrageous salaries...
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Mar15
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The true secret to business success is the ability to spot trends ahead of the other people seeking to know them. One of the keys to this is the ability to peer into perceptions people have of themselves concerning what...
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Giving great customer service doesn't have to be made into a complicated, hard-to- understand ordeal for your employees. Here are five things that you can teach and remind your employees to do on a consistent basis that are easy to...
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Mar14
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Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it is setting its marketing strategy on small businesses as it sets a goal of growing that niche by 9% by developing offerings to entice them to spend more than they are currently planning. Chief...
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I recently posted about the challenges and strategies needed to manage a decentralized workforce. Last year Mercer Human Resources Consulting conducted a survey of 1043 companies that revealed that 44 per cent of U.S. companies offered a minimum of some...
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Mar13
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Have you been getting that business itch? Do you watch others in business and feel that you could be as successful as they are? If the answers to these questions are yes, then here are a few tips on...
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Juniper Networks Inc the huge Network equipment company has revealed that it is increasing its outsourcing business in China. According to one top company executive the move will help cut costs and make use of the strength of Chinese electronics...
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With the traditional workplace being turned on its head, from technological advances, growth of the global economy and the ability to telecommute, it has caused major challenges for management. This can especially be a potential nightmare for HR departments...
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Mar12
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To be able to compete as a business we always hear about narrowing things down into a niche that you can serve. This is the correct advice for all small business owners. The problem comes sometimes in misunderstanding what a...
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Have you ever come across the customer service nightmare that stares you in the face and growls at you the whole time you're trying to explain something? Even though you may not be an HR specialist, it doesn't take too...
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Mar11
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Can you as a manager or ownerleave the business and know that there will be a high performance that will occur whether you are there or not? If you don't have this confidence, you have a problem. And that problem...
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Contrary to the press feeding-frenzy concerning offshoring or outsourcing and its affect upon U.S. manufacturing, it's not as bad as some are making it out to be. Don't get me wrong when I say this; it is going to be...
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The U.K. by all measurements has had a tremendous entrepreneurial boom over the last 7 years. It now has over 4.3 million small businesses operating, up by half a million from seven years ago. In an interesting report the Department...
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Mar10
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One of the great challenges of leaders that care is to find ways to promote teamwork, to keep their good employees and to grow the business financially. To make sure that happens there are a number of things that good...
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One of the underlying foundations of customer service is communication. Without communication, like any relationship, there is build-up to the point of explosion. Blogs, along with a number of strengths, is one of the great open lines of communication available...
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Mar 9
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Steve Pavlina wrote what I thought was a fun thought to attempt in loosening up the workplace. I know that in the pressure of everyday work life, there is a real need to let lose once in a while and...
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Those of us who invest and follow the business and management world are all aware of the legendary investing prowess of Warren Buffett. But one of the things you don't hear much about is his managing ability. If you have...
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Having a business plan is a terrific tool for you to have if you use it for the right purpose. There is a part of it needed that defines everything that the business is. And there is another part if...
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Mar 8
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Can you answer the question of why someone should do business with you? You may be shocked to know how many people can’t do that. This is one of the reasons why their marketing is weak and sales flat....
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I know that there are times when we hear of some marketing tricks of the trade that seem repetitious, but be careful in your business if you’re not implementing some of these techniques. You’d be surprised at how many...
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Mar 7
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I remember when I was in sales it was one of the basic foundations of sales to expect there to be objections to your offerings. As a matter of fact if you’re not getting objections, you’re probably not really...
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Kirby Puckett Announcing his retirement from baseball because of an injury. Kirby Puckett1960-2006 At this conference he said: "tomorrow's never promised." By any measurement you can use, Kirby Puckett was a great inspirational leader. Of course the fact that...
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Recently we talked about how to grow a healthy business and life; we needed to learn how to grow things simultaneously. Sequential growth won’t allow us to reach our goals or live a healthy lifestyle along with it. a...
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Mar 6
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Many managers and business owners believe that a continuous influx of large amounts of money is the answer to business or department problems. The same thing happens with employees as the thought is that getting more employees will solve...
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Last post we talked about success in general and how to live life simultaneously; growing everything together. a Now let’s narrow that into business and management. First of all we all must be aware that life doesn’t really happen...
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I remember one of my mentors talking to me about how to properly look at growing a business, management and financial goals. What was revealed to me I have held for many years and not let go. a He...
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Mar 5
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Last post we talked about the danger of the number one when it comes to the individual, but more importantly to business. One being the ultimate gamble when it comes to product, services and key employees. a The way...
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We here a lot of talk in the media about what is called a “living wage.” What that is of course no one can say. It’s really a socialist’s last gasp at trying to centrally control the economy and...
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According to a study by IBM Business Consulting Services, a great majority of the top corporate CEOs in the world plan on making radical changes within their companies over the next couple of years. a Two thirds of the...
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I guess I still get baffled from time to time and caught off guard when I continually come across a story about the obvious importance of management being about people. a In reference to project management, there is obviously...
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Those of us who grew up on the Jetsons cartoon series, had dreams that by time we grew up that we would be living in that dream world. a While we aren’t running around in hover-cars yet, there are...
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Mar 4
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In a seemingly benign statement in his widely read annual shareholder letter, Warren Buffett, 75, announced that Berkshire Hathaway’s board of directors had designated a successor from among three “reasonably young and fully capable" in-house managers. a The usually...
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Mar 3
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There was a recent survey which discovered that two-thirds of dog owners would work longer hours and even a third would take a pay cut if they were allowed their dog to be brought to the office. Now in...
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Mar 1
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I hear enough about this little secret from my colleagues, on a consistent enough basis, that I know that business owners are hurting themselves by thinking only about getting short-term windfalls. a The thing to keep in mind as...
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There is a push by software companies to sell the concept that all companies need real-time tools in place for immediate data analysis. a Now this may sound right when you first hear it, but think it through carefully....
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