“I’ll do it myself!”
How many times have you heard this from a child? While I believe independence is a great quality, I wonder if at times in business and life our independence hinders us. Consider this real life example; a woman has severe …
What does the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition and you have in common?
No, I am not thinking of that! In the mid 1960’s, Sports Illustrated was trying to think of ways to increase readership during the winter months. This was because the winter months were normally a slow time for sports stories. The …
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A man goes to the Psychiatrist, feeling very upset and depressed.
The Doctor asks: “What’s the matter?”The man says: “Doctor, I don’t know what to do. Every time my wife comes home from shopping, she attacks me verbally.”The Doctor says: “I have a real good cure for that. When your wife …
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Outsmarting a woman?
A man calls home to his wife and says, “Honey, I have been asked to fly to Canada with my boss and several of his friends for a fishing trip. We’ll be gone for the long weekend. This is a …
How happy were you with the Super Bowl commercial blitz ?
As you saw the Super Bowl commercial blitz has extended way beyond the Super Bowl game. The companies who paid the marketers used every trick in the book to stand out before, during and after the game. Their goal was …
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The Power Went Out
Earlier this week the power went out in my office. This is getting to the point where I expect it to happen. Another thing I expect is that the power supplier in our area never explains why the power went …
What about the ‘Generation Y’ buyers?
Yes these are those people born between 1985 and 2010. Some of you may be saying I don’t sell to those types. Well maybe not today. Although if you plan on staying in business or plan on selling your business …
NFL lockout – imagine, the unrest!
Could there be no season, or worse could there be replacement players used. Yes, as this past weekend was the Super Bowl, I thought I’d give you my perspective on the potential of a NFL lockout. What does that have …
How do the executives in the study by Deloitte with Forbes Insights assess their overall talent management program?
This was very revealing; 20% of the executives feel that they are world-class, 43% believed they are world-class in some areas, 26% felt they were adequate but needed to improve, 7% were getting by but needed significant improvements, and 4% …
Where do executives expect to see talent shortages over the next year?
According to the study conducted by Deloitte with Forbes Insights, some of the shortages should be eye-openers for anyone in small business today. The results were; 52% in the Sales area, 47% in Customer Service, and 46% in Marketing. If …
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