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Are Your Meetings MINM or JAM

When people come to your meetings, do they say "this is a meeting I never miss" ( MINM) or do they say "this is just another meeting." (JAM) Unproductive meetings gobble up an estimated 20% of corporate payrolls, throwing away $420 billion a year. Am...

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During midlife career change, do you jump or hold on

Over the years, I have identified two kinds of midlife career changers: Jumpers and Clingers. Jumpers thrive on energy, enthusiasm and improbable luck. The last three times they leaped, a net appeared. They see no reason why the next jump should be a...

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Tie In With Non-Profits

When the World Trade Center in New York was attacked,many business people didn't know quite how to react. Sadly, we had never seen a disaster on this level.How should we respond? Should we close our doors inmourning? Or should we put our heads d...

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Handling Redundancy

Why did you leave your last job?It’s a question that, following redundancy, many job applicants stumble around hopelessly with as they attempt to convince the interviewer that they wanted to leave when in fact they know that redundancy is more comp...

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Thinkers are Achievers

Thinkers are Achieversby Davis GossIt has been truly said, and history confirms, that the growth of theUnited States is due more to independent creative thinkers than toscholars and statesmen. We seldom consciously think about it, but we allshare tha...

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Behavioral Interview Techniques

Below are some behavioral interview techniques that you'll find useful:1. Be prepared for the interview by analyzing and making an educated guess as to which skills are most desired by the employer. You can study the job description of the posit...

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Renovation vs Innovation

Renovation vs Innovation: Confuse These At Your Peril!First, some basic definitions:1) in-no-va-tion n. the introduction of new things or methods.2) ren-o-va-tion v.t. to bring back to an earlier condition by extensive repair.Creating a meeting outli...

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Investor Crap Games

Investor Crap GamesByWilliam CateAsk not how much money you'll make from a speculative investment. Instead, ask how likely you are to lose your risk capital. Most investors will find better odds wagering their money in Las Vegas, Macao or Monte ...

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The Instant Entrepreneur

The Instant EntrepreneurBy William CatePublished July 1998[http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/] [http://home.earthlink.net/~beowulfinvestments/globalvillageinvestmentclubwelcome/]If you create a startup national company, you'll spend ...

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How Your Credit Report Affects You

I never thought much about my credit before. It wasn't until I was in the process of buying my first home was my credit really called into question. When I first spoke with my mortgage lender was first real wake up call I had. He then proceeded ...

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