I recently had to travel internationally for a client. While I travel extensively in North America to work this was a new experience, not to mention that I left the U.S. on the day of the Brussels bombing. It was a tense time travel. I thought I might share a few thoughts about the experience. […]
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Will Post, Founder & CEO, Hound & Gatos Pet Foods According to the Small Business Administration, over 90 percent of all businesses are considered small, which is having less than 500 employees. While there is a lot of information readily available to explain to would-be entrepreneurs about how to go through the steps to open one of these
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Gabriel Bristol, President & CEO, Intelicare Direct It is often said “the only constant in life is change,” and in business this takes on several meanings, especially relating to strategy. For example, when sales are up it is wise to develop a strategy for when they might fluctuate. The same is true in staffing models and in
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Stuart Cross, Author, First & Fast For the past 30 years or more, business leaders have been exhorted to move faster and create more agile organizations that are better able to succeed in increasingly dynamic and unpredictable markets. But what are the behaviors, processes and strategies that are critical to lead your organization at pace without
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Chip R. Bell She was over-the-top friendly. Her eye hugs made you feel like you were in the presence of a forever friend. As she rang up my purchase at the checkout counter of the super-sized department store, she commented on my cowboy boots. “You’re either from Texas or you got a heap of cowboy
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James Sudakow, Principal, CH Consulting, Inc. In the business world these days, leaders at all levels have to play numerous roles to drive short and long term success and viability of their companies. Among one of the most important of these roles pertains to people. As leaders, we need to find ways to create forums where we
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Harry Hutson & Martha Johnson, Authors, Navigating an Organizational Crisis: When Leadership Matters Most Leaders are confronted with a daily barrage of demands and decisions. It’s hard to step back and consider the possibility of disasters. Some wonder if such thinking is morbid and fatalistic. But under it all, leaders hold on to myths that keep them from being
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Andrew Faas, Author, The Bully’s Trap: Bullying in the Workplace Throughout my career as a manager and executive, creating positive high-performing cultures has been core to my success and, by extension, the employees I was responsible for and the organizations I represented. During and since the release of my book, The Bully’s Trap – Bullying in
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Ruth Ross, Speaker, Author, Engagement Evangelist Most times, when we hear the word engagement we immediately travel to that exciting moment when two people come together and pledge love, dedication and the remainder of their lives together. But engagement is more than the magical moment that occurs between two people. Engagement is the act of pledging
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Stephanie Chung, Executive Coach, Sales Mentor and Business Advisor Glossophobia is the fear of public speaking. According to Glossophobia.com, as many as 75 percent of people have the fear of public speaking. This number can be quite frightening considering we have many business executives around the world expected to lead entire companies but may hold back due
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