May
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While Hurricane Katrina is a horrible tragedy, it's not just
affecting the Big Easy. Hurricane Katrina will impact every
single American that commutes
to work, takes a
vacation, or shops online. With gas prices at an all time
high before Hurricane Katrina left her mark on our nation, most
Americans were hoping that gas prices would settle down once
summer passed. But gas prices have jumped as much as 80 cents a
gallon across the country once Hurricane Katrina destroyed the
Gulf Coast and ...Read the rest of this entry »
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May
15
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Title: Planning for Product Release Author: Barrett Niehus Web
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Planning for Product Release
By Barrett Niehus http://www.freetrainer.com
As the product manager for an investment software organization,
I am always amazed at the amount ...Read the rest of this entry »
May
14
There is always an excuse for not providing employees with
training opportunities. Very few people articulate these excuses
to either their customers or their staff, but the net effect is
still the same.
When the economy was good and employees few, the excuse was,
"Why worry about customer service training? Demand is so high
that if we tick-off a few customers, so what - there are more
lined up at the door. Average employee tenure is so brief, why
should we train them so they can go work ...Read the rest of this entry »
May
13
Tactical Hints for Succession Planning
The sooner the succession planning process is started the
better, and you will have more options. Another advantage:
options, such as buying life insurance to fund the stock
ownership transfer, tend to be less expensive when the owner is
45 versus 65. A child may have the right to inherit the
business, but the right to manage the business must be earned.
Urge your children to work at least two years outside the family
business so they can learn different ...Read the rest of this entry »
May
12
Succession Planning Obstacles in Family Businesses
Just like a physical obstacle course, succession planning for
family businesses is like an obstacle course. You have to find
the obstacles, then overcome them... fly over them, dig under
them, outflank them to move around them. And it is often the
ones that you didn't see that cause you the biggest problems!
Every family and family business situation is different, so
there is no one "master map" because there are no fixed or
defined ...Read the rest of this entry »
May
11
Business leaders tasked with building international teams as
part of their global expansion program should learn how it's
done on the soccer field. Where once national squads considered
only domestic talent, many teams are increasingly becoming
multinational. Even the captains are foreign. Here is an
'outsider's' view on soccer and international leadership.
Zudig the Grand Master, is preparing his students for a year's
internship on planet Earth to learn about our ways. Today's
lesson is about ...Read the rest of this entry »
May
11
nike tn It can be proven to everything the Nike Air Max sneakers runs on the big Air Shock absorption device on the back heel. Thus there is no question that the Nike Air Max TN 12 contains the Air Shock absorption Unit. As a way to observe the a decade with the wedding anniversary with the Nike Air Max TN, Nike introduced the Nike Air Max TN 12 Adult men sneakers to the general public. The Nike Air Max TN 12 sneakers features a number of colour combinations in a special trixel camo style. ...
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May
10
"As the competition on the Internet grows to an enormous rate,
companies in order to successfully expand and brand their
operations, have resorted to Network Marketing and its'
unclaimed derivative, Stealth Marketing.
'Building' a squad of similar content sites to attract and to
effectually attain a great portion of a targeted and specific
market, entails the call for 'reinforcements'.
By registering and actively maintaining a number of web sites
that work in common to reach and grow the ...Read the rest of this entry »
May
9
Many people are born leaders, yet the ability to lead is
actually an art and an amazing collection of skills which can be
learned and sharpened. The following top ten daily habits will
help you and/or your clients grow as a leader personally,
professionally, and spiritually.
1. Spend 30 minutes each morning looking for "cracks" in the
major areas of your life.
Your depth of character is key to determining your success as a
leader. It is easy for us to say that we are "in integrity," but
your ...Read the rest of this entry »
May
8
Developing training on specific processes or procedures in your
company? The following points will help you design a fun and
effective program.
1. Keep it 'lean and mean.' You want your training to be just
long enough to teach the participants what they need to know, no
longer or shorter than that. Figure out exactly what that
information is and build your training course around that.
2. Choose the best format to deliver the training. Can a simple
1-hour lecture do the job? Or do you need to ...Read the rest of this entry »