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I don’t promise people anything more than basic common sense when it comes to this book. And some people think that’s pretty unspectacular. But common sense is oh so important when it comes to moving forward in your career.
With all that goes on in our lives it becomes very easy to lose touch with the [...]

I talk a good game here but there is a very important concept that I want to get across before we go any further. Nothing that I’ve communicated works unless there is a healthy balance between your personal and professional lives.
The term healthy may be defined differently from person to person. A sixty hour work [...]

What do you think employees at a business expect in terms of compensation? What do you expect? If you were suddenly granted a 25% raise would your level of motivation increase? Probably for a while. But then I bet that you would settle back into your old dissatisfaction if you were in fact dissatisfied prior [...]

While Hurricane Katrina and it’s after effects are fresh in people’s minds I thought it would be a good idea to share a lesson about business and disaster. I’m sure that thousands of businesses have had their operations ceased as a result of this killer storm. For many businesses that can mean major upheaval and, [...]

There’s an old parable about two male sheep standing on hill looking down at a herd of female sheep. The male sheep are discussing the possibility of getting friendly with the females. One of the sheep states the desire to run down to get together with one of the sheep. The other sheep, who is [...]

We all want to get something out of each moment of our working lives. We may want a co-worker to finish a task in a certain amount of time. We may want the opportunity to speak on a certain topic, or represent ourselves with respect to an idea or initiative. In almost every situation we’re [...]

Every so often a product or service comes into the market and it really defies convention by having great success in the face of insurmountable odds. Consider the story of Grey Goose vodka.
In 1998 Sidney Frank introduced this new vodka into the market with the goal of unseating Absolut as the world’s best selling brand. [...]

Raise your hand if you want to be successful in business. Come on now, raise it high.
I bet you raised your hand. Who wouldn’t? Why do we go out the door everyday to ply our trades? We want to achieve our own definition of success in business and in life.
No matter what your definition of [...]

Every new entrepreneur has many tasks that they must master in order to have a shot at successfully running their own business. They must be a visionary. They must be a salesperson. They must be a motivator. They must be a decision maker. They must be all these things and more.
When I first investigated what [...]

With the beginning of 2005 upon us my thoughts turn to compensation. And why not? Compensation is the reason that we work, isn’t it? Would you get out of bed and head to your job or business tomorrow morning if you knew there would be no financial reward associated with your efforts? Of course not. [...]