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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your company in need of family therapy?
- How Companies Are Like FamiliesLike a family, a company is a group of people who have an ongoing relationship with one another. Companies have several things in common with families:1. Families have distinct ways of communicating and degrees of togetherness. For example:? Communication may be overt or covert.? Relationships tend to be enmeshed (too close; overly involve...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 6 simple steps to dealing with difficult managers
- The challenge of managing difficult managers can be rather daunting, especially when you inherit them! If they are your own born and bred, then hopefully they would have evolved into great managers!Experience shows that difficult managers are difficult because they are angry and frustrated about something or somebody (even themselves - especially where they are, or have become, a square pe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Forget the sandwich technique
- Do you remember being told to use the "sandwich" technique when you needed to reprimand someone? Let me give you an example:"Fred, I'm really pleased with how you've been progressing since you joined us and you're doing a great job. However you're not getting your reports in on time and we're missing deadlines. I'd like you to tighten up a bit on this. Anyway,thanks for all you've done so f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Communicate to the four main personality types
- You probably know this already, but there are generally held to be four main personality types, which I call: Extrovert, Amiable, Analytical and Pragmatic . Let's take a moment to consider each of them in the workplace. Extrovert: someone who probably has a messy desk; who leaves projects 75% completed then gets distracted by new, 'more exciting' projects; someone who communicates ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Delegate or die!
- You Can't Do It All - Learning To DelegateThere is not a single management skill more critical to your personal and professional success as an entrepreneur than learning to delegate. But delegating successfully is much more than simply handing out assignments. It is more an exercise in understanding and accepting our own strengths and limitations.In this fast paced world, we must cho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seeking help
- Where does the time go? Billable time. As a consultant, your practice may be doing reasonably well; you're charging $100-150 an hour. As an independent consultant, you're probably also doing everything from grinding the coffee to editing the umpteenth draft of your brochure.To understand where you spend your time, list and categorize all your activities into clerical, professional and other...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Spirits in the corporate boardroom.......oh, sure......
- There is a growing movement in the spiritual and holistic fields to bring a more metaphysical and human potential approach to the business community. Holism has been intergrating into both the health and mental health professions for many years now. The men's , women's and environmental movements are a part of that holistic shift in awareness. However, business seems locked into an older/...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Managing crisis; when you?re too good at it
- When you are acclaimed for excellence during times of crisis you may not feel so good in a non-crisis environment. You may not shine so bright, perform so well, be quite so acclaimed. If crisis is how you satisfy your personal need to be needed, to feel accomplished, to be respected, to be heard, to be noticed, blah blah blah, then you will naturally seek out, create, attract, be drawn into situat...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 14 ways to de-stress employee vacations
- Employees truly deserve paid vacations. Theystruggle through stressful jobs most of the year,and productivity goes down if they don't get abreak. From a corporate perspective, investment ingood vacation programs reduces workplace stressabsenteeism, health care costs, and accidents.Many employees, however, come back from vacationwith the half-joking ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - An entrepreneur is
- An entrepreneur is an innovator. She sees a need in the marketplace and creates something new to fulfill that need or improves upon an existing mechanism that already fulfills that need.An entrepreneur is a risk taker. She dives head-first into uncharted waters to create a marketplace where none previously existed. There is no set formula to follow when creating something new. No textbook c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The lonely hat: a marketing parable
- Jones was a typical entrepreneur who worked long hours and wore many hats.The problem was that all the hats screamed for attention. Jones solved the problem by wearing the hat that screamed the loudest.Unfortunately, this was only a temporary solution since all the hats kept screaming until they were worn.There was, however, one hat that never screamed. It never complained, wh...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 16 vital traits shared by all successful entrepreneurs
- The first step in deciding whether to start a business is to ask yourself this important question: "Do I have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?" A variety of experts have documented research that indicates that successful small business entrepreneurs, whether male or female, have some common characteristics. How do you measure up? It will be up to you -- not someone else telling you Â...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Double your income automatically
- It is a common known fact that it is far cheaper to keep an existing customer then it is to acquire a new customer. With this fact in mind you need to do everything possible to keep your existing customers happy and find complimentary products to offer your existing customers.If you are a Mortgage professional why not offer your clients mortgage life insurance as well? Many of today's home ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 3 essential elements of operating a successful business
- Have you ever imagined what it would be like to live your dream? A good place to start would be to recognize that there are three elements, and only three elements, that separate success from failure. If you exercise one of the elements, you might just be successful. Two and you will probably succeed. Three, and you can practically guarantee your success.What are they? They are deceptively ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Six degrees of separation
- Through just five or six intermediaries, you could be linked to millions of others. It is the notion behind what has been dubbed the small world effect.It has happed to most of us, and it's virtually guaranteed to happen at again ? especially if you attend a social gathering. Whenever you have people eager to talk with one another, the chances are that some will find that they have f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Key to starting your own clothing company
- Starting your own private label clothing company is not as difficult as you may think. I assure you that the founding members of Volcom, Paul Frank, Hurley and Von Dutch, are not mad geniuses of fashion. You can duplicate their rise to brand stardom provided that you have the following:1. A decent logo2. Creative concepts and graphics - Design Talent3. A unique, blank apparel ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Four steps to entrepreneurship
- As more and more people start or consider starting their own business, it is important that they understand the core steps that are required to launch successful ventures. These steps include spotting, assessing, selecting and executing upon opportunities.Spotting OpportunitiesThe first step to entrepreneurship is identifying opportunities. The entrepreneur must be able to spot an un...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hurricane katrina, death, and a different type of entrepreneurship
- I've seen terrible images today on the television and internet-bodies of the elderly and infants floating in attics, buildings collapsing, seals washing up in the middle of highways. All I can say is that our thoughts go out to those in New Orleans, Gulfport and surrounding areas in this sad time. We will keep the people who have been hurt or passed away and those who were close to them in our pra...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Work on, not in your business
- Are you busy? Everyone's busy! Ask anyone they'll tell you how busy they are. But how many people are accomplishing real results?In your small business, it's easy to get buried in the myriad activities that demand your attention each day. Consequently, a valuable rule of thumb to follow: Work only on income-producing tasks from 9-5. To accomplish this objective, it's important for entrepren...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Its good to know your banker
- Recently my bank opened a new branch that is a few miles away from my house. I used to visit the local branch that was located in the grocery store and enjoyed seeing the ladies on a weekly basis who were the tellers.Since the store branch closed, I'm forced to travel a few miles more down the road to the new beautiful building that also offers drive through service. I've been getting used ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Have you been thinking about owning your own business? or becoming an entrepreneur? part 1
- Almost every day, I talk with people who want to start their own home-based businesses. I receive an interesting reaction when I ask people, "What are you looking for in a home-based business?" The most common response I get is, "Umm, well . . . I don't know." Keep in mind that these people have requested information about starting a home-based business. They have taken time and effort to go onlin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Entrepreneurs - your well being should come before profits
- I believe the spiritual aspect of life, especially to entrepreneurs, is very important. While business may be the focal point for an entrepreneur's life, it's your outlook on life that shapes what kind of person you are.Having a strong sense of self can benefit your business in many ways. The down periods and business 'tragedies' are not so bad for the entrepreneur that is spiritually centr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Franchise business and franchise businesses
- Franchise business is being part of a successfully proven business that has a name or trademark that is well known and profitable. Franchise businesses are strategically tried and marketable with options to expand by offering products and services that appeal to the consumer. Having to make the decision on which franchise business to buy can be challenging. Franchise business consultants can offer...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Youve found your guru, now what?
- In my last article, "Follow That Guru", I told you about the one (1) simple technique I used when starting my home business, "A Name".Now everyone wants to know what to do next. OK, here it goes.You've found your Guru, and you know what kind of home business you want to start. Your next step is to get a website.Now, there is a lot involved in launching a we...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increasing business bigtime with a successful referral system
- What I've discovered from most of my small business clients is that most would prefer to build their business through referrals rather than through direct mail, advertising in newspapers, radio, TV. However, most leave the referrals to a somewhat chaotic, unplanned approach. When they have a repeatable system of going after referrals their business growth suddenly explodes.Let's look at som...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Secret revealed in the business code
- ? Beginners often rush into business without any planning.? Unless you do your homework, there could be many avoidable pitfalls.? You will minimise these pitfalls with careful preparation and planning.? Some people have very little in the way of formal education, and yet they still succeed in business.? Opportunity can be found around every corner if you look for it....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Interview with best-selling entrepreneurial authors barbara winters and nick williams
- Ray Bradbury's quote, "You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down" may sound extreme but, as anyone building a business knows, it has a lot of truth in it.As a newly self-employed journalist / writer and life coach, I found Barbara Winter's book, "Making a Living Without a Job" invaluable so when I got a chance to interview her and Ni...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Entrepreneurs - 9 top mistakes to avoid
- 1. Isolating Yourself When setting up a business, you can get so overwhelmed with the administration that you don't focus on building up your network. Networks can provide a way to catapult your business forward through referrals, joint ventures, or providing industry knowledge. Networking does not need to be through formal events but can come in many forms. Even using websites to becom...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Solving the million dollar mystery: 4 steps to create a turn-key business
- You're a smart, hardworking entrepreneur, and you're moving fast. You are highly educated in your field and your business is growing and getting busier each day. But somehow, you find yourself stuck. You're doing more tasks that take you away from your core business, you are working more and earning less. You need help. Wouldn't it be great if there was someone, anyone out there who could help you...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Book yourself solid: the simple selling process
- As a service provider you may not want to think of yourself as a salesperson. You are in the business of helping others and you may not feel comfortable with the sales process. However, you need to let clients know that your service is available. Here are some ways to do so:Shift Your PerspectiveStart by building relationships with your potential clients based on trust. Remember that...