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Square One Personality Impacts Job Fit

Recently, one of my friends (let's call her Martha), the president of a very successful distribution business, lamented the firing of one of her key associates (Phyllis). Phyllis had been hired as a customer service rep in a new, telephone-based...

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What Are Your Priorities

"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want outof life is this: decide what you want." -Ben Stein At the end of every Winter as warm weather and sunshine approachI find myself keenly aware of where I'd like to be spending mytime...

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10 Things Managers/Supervisors Should Know When Dealing With Staff

When dealing with staff, whether it's in a cafe, gas bar, clothing store, etc, it can be frustrating sometimes. But the staff is only as good as the management is! Worth repeating, often a management person forgets this and expects something fr...

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Visions Of Sugarplums

Visions Of Sugarplums by Bob OsgoodbyNot a day goes by that I don't hear about someone lamenting about their decision to leave corporate America and work at home. Maybe they were laid off, opted for early retirement, or just decided that commuti...

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Small Business Q & A Starting Your Business By The Book

I've gotten several questions recently about the legalities of starting a business. So, this week I thought I would address a few of the more common legal issues most new businesses face. But first, let's get the mandatory legal disclaimer ...

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Women Are You Selling Yourself Short Pricing for a Healthy Business

A few years ago, Vlasic Pickles teamed up with Walmart to sell a gallon of pickles for the unheard of price of $2.97. They sold over 240,000 gallons of pickles a week. Vlasic loved the sales numbers, only to discover that profits were shrinking by 25...

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How Do You Stay Focused, Part II The Role of the Leader

Last time we talked about staying focused - getting those distractions out of the way that keep us from accomplishing what we want to. We agreed that life is full of distractions-pleasures and obligations-that can pull us off task. We studied the pai...

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A Better Life...Only a DECISION Away!

One single, "mental move" has the power to create incredible success...There is a single mental move you can make which, in a millisecond, will solve enormous problems for you. It has the potential to improve almost any personal or business situation...

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Why Researching Your Market Can Pay Big Dividends

Over the years I have seen a lot of companies waste a lot of money on market research. In many cases they commissioned the research simply because they had allocated a budget for it. In some cases they didn't even know why they were doing the re...

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10 COMPELLING REASONS NOT TO DOWNSIZE

Almost daily, newspapers, business magazines, radio and television carry reports of companies, large and small, that are downsizing. Their attention is chiefly focused on the impact to the employees, as they are the ones most acutely experiencing the...

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