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First 100 Days: A Practitioners Approach

February 24, 2010 by Editor Bloggertone with 293 views

It is clear from my previous post that there are a relatively consistent set of actions that leaders have followed when transitioning into new roles and while they might not all be used in every situation, they can provide us with a template for taking on a new role. Look, Listen, Learn: Talking to the management team was the... [read more]

5 KEYS to a Successful New Business Year

January 4, 2010 by Niall Devitt with 814 views

This has been a REALLY tough year for many businesses and business people. “I can’t wait till this year is over” is something a great many of us feel right now. It is entirely normal and indeed healthy to expect that with a new year comes new opportunities and indeed new hope. Perhaps now it is only right for us to pat ourselves on the... [read more]

Reviewing Your Goals

December 6, 2009 by Debra Murphy with 178 views

This is the second post in a series that discusses your year end marketing review to help you get ready for the new year. Your goals can deal with many different elements of your business. You can have goals to drive more business from information products, generate better quality inbound leads, increase the awareness of your brand,... [read more]

Cats with Shiny Objects

October 8, 2009 by Rebel Brown with 288 views

Mighty Mouse taught us that focus is key to competitive success.Vision and change is also key to business growth.  We must seek out and embrace new ideas, new ways of being, new markets and new opportunities.We must evolve and change to thrive. So, how do we blend vision and focus? The key is to identify and focus on those truly... [read more]

How to Get Your Business to Grow Up and Run Itself

June 28, 2009 by Chuck Blakeman with 200 views

Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, understood that to have his business grow up and run itself, he would need to pay attention to all of the Seven Elements of a Business – so he did. Kids need to grow up and stand on their own two feet without leaning on you – that is maturity. Your company should do the same thing. We assume we... [read more]

How to Inform, Inspire and Engage Employees in Today’s World

May 20, 2009 by Holly Green with 157 views

Have you ever noticed that no matter how much some things change, others remain the same? The modern workplace has changed almost beyond recognition, yet, many companies still manage their employees as if we were in the 80’s. Twenty-five years ago, managers basically gave employees tasks to complete, providing only as much detail as... [read more]

Patience

March 31, 2008 by Jeff Cornwall with 164 views

Monroe Carell, former CEO of Central Parking, talked to our students this morning about his journey of taking the eight parking lots his father owned and turning it into the largest parking company in the world. It was interesting to hear him talk to our students about the importance of patience, especially given the impatience of GenY... [read more]

Engaging Readers: Transformation from website to social media (MMP#43)

February 4, 2008 by David Zinger with 136 views

Employee Engagement: Monday Morning Percolator #43 Sometimes as writers we wonder if anyone is reading what we write. You sure are! Thank you. I decided in September of 2007 to change this website from a generic static website to a more dynamic integrated web site publishing platform. We have moved from a world where the blog was an... [read more]

Do You Need To Go To College to be a Sucessful Entrepreneur?

November 26, 2007 by Barry Moltz with 72 views

I pondered this question in my upcoming book, Bounce!. There are alot of famous success college drop outs like Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Richard Branson and Steve Jobs. Lesser known ones I learned about at a site called, College-Startup.com (I love their tag line- Get Rich in Your Dorm Room). Interesting and suprising to... [read more]

ZENgagement: What is new is old (Self-Reliance)

November 24, 2007 by David Zinger with 69 views

Is employee engagement really a new topic?   Here is a wonderful snippet of poetry from Ralph Waldo Emerson written in 1841, 166 years ago, on self-reliance: What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between... [read more]

Common Sense Leaders Are Bucket Fillers, Not Bucket Drainers

November 16, 2007 by Bud Bilanich with 228 views

In my book, 4 Secrets of High Performing Organizations, I suggest that high performing organizations and the people who lead them have four things in common: Successful businesses and the people who lead them develop and communicate a clarity or purpose and direction. Successful businesses and the people who lead them engage the full... [read more]

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