11,381 articles related to "business and finance"

Managing Creativity and Innovation part 1 of 2

Leaders, consultants and managers must be competent in at least thirteen domains to even begin effectively managing creativity and innovation. Part 1 of Managing Creativity and Innovation covers the first seven of these domains.a) The difference betw...

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Problems or Opportunities

As best I can tell here’s how it breaks down.Some people see problems as opportunities. Understanding that getting through each opportunity puts them closer to the next one. Kind of going through life with a stair step mentality. Excited to get to ...

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Discover How You Can Start Making Your Small Business Dream Come True

As a teenager I worked for my father's small business. At18 I worked for a small video rental business owned by twopartners; there were 4 employees. At 23 I worked for anauto body shop, the owner was from Greece; there were 8employees. At 25 I b...

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What is in a Title

Nowadays I hear a few saying “what is in a title”, “titles are not important”, “you should not place importance to your title” etc. This drumbeat leads you to think that you are selfish and doomed if you attach yourself to titles. Ironica...

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What To Do When Successful Training Fails

Why Successful Training FailedElizabeth M., Human Resources Director for a mid-sized furniture manufacturer, earnestly shared with me her hopes for developing a skilled cadre of supervisory personnel who would effectively lead their work groups by po...

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Small Business Q&A Entrepreneurs Just Get Better With Age

Q: I'm thinking about starting a business after I retire nextmonth. I'll be 65. Am I too old to start a business? Milton A.A: Milton, congratulations on your pending retirement. I find itadmirable that after many years of hard work you are...

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Create a Compelling Vision for Your Business

I ask you a very important question: Do you have a vision—a Technicolor snapshot in your mind of what your ideal life looks like? If not, create one. Not a goal; goals come later. Visions are more powerful than goals because visions have an emotion...

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The Primary Purpose of Business

Consider the following quote from author and Fortune 500business consultant, Lance Secretan:"The primary purpose of an organization is not to makea profit. It is to help human beings grow, expresstheir creativity, contribute their life-source and mak...

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THE ART OF PROFIT PREVENTION

I have always noticed achievers who stand above the crowd. I can’t help but notice when people work together to achieve the extraordinary. Today, I’d like to call special attention to a special breed of executive or manager. Their expertise has n...

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A NEW LOVE STORY.

A Story of Lost SuitorsOnce upon our time a young carefree American population became consumed by the lust and desire to gain more and more money. An itch slowly turned into an insatiable appetite to attract the opposite sexy sectors.The stock picker...

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