Al Goodman, Instructor, Brandman University School of Extended Education In baseball and soccer we get immediate feedback on our performance. You quickly see the number of runs scored or goals made in a game. Unfortunately, it isn’t the same for most of us in our professional lives. While you’re in the game, your coach is observing […]
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Dr Marc Stigter & Sir Cary Cooper, Authors, Solving the Strategy Delusion: Mobilizing People and Realizing Distinctive Strategies Let’s not beat about the bush. Most strategic efforts aren’t being realised successfully. Most leaders aren’t consumed with organisational strategy but are instead overwhelmed with managing day-to-day operational challenges. Most strategies aren’t distinctive and created from the Outside-In
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Patrick Thean, CEO, Rhythm Systems Annual planning is one of the most important things any CEO and executive team will participate in as another year comes to a close. A good annual plan not only sets the stage for the year ahead, it can also help all of your teams become more focused and aligned to
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Alex Raymond, CEO, Kapta It’s time to change the way we set goals. We all create them for our companies and ourselves, hoping to reach them. Roadmap may be an overused word these days, but that’s exactly what goals are – lamps on the path to success. A company without them is a company that stagnates.
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Christiana Hart For most adults, the magic of snow days disappeared right around the time the realities of working life sank in. Snow days now mean higher heating bills, exhausting shoveling, and less-than-pleasant commutes. But for eCommerce professionals, a fresh snowfall could bring a welcome windfall. In light of Winter Storm Damon, here are four reasons
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Susan Ershler, Author, Conquering the Seven Summits of Sales: From Everest to Every Business In 2002, while relaxing at Everest Base Camp, I fell into conversation with Dan, a fellow climber about to make his fifth attempt to reach the summit alone. Dan was determined to be completely self-sufficient, carrying all of his own gear
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Brittany Walters-Bearden, Co-founder, At Large PR Whether you’re facing a media interview, writing your professional bio, or drafting a press release, messaging is important. By following a few simple steps, you can improve your messaging and, in the process, your image and sales. Before you start, think about who your core audience is. Don’t say “the media”.
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MJ Gottlieb, Author, How to Ruin a Business Without Really Trying Most start-ups need to secure a small initial investment (seed capital) in order to have the resources in place to get their companies off the ground. Many get their seed capital in the form of ‘friends and family money’ which I think is always a
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Sharon M. Weinstein, Chief Wellness Officer, SMW Group LLC “I arise in the morning torn between the desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” E.B.White How is your day going so far? Are you improving the world, or are you enjoying it?
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Mr. Richard Milam, founder, EnableSoft, Inc. It’s a sad but true fact that it can be difficult for employees to focus on work over the holiday season, even while more and more of them take less time off. A 2013 survey by CareerBuilder revealed that about half of all employees planned on doing some of their
