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Only The Weak Ones Quit!
Is that true? There is a story of a CEO of a multi-national company who decided to withdraw a product from the market when it had consistently failed for nine months and eaten up millions of pounds in advertising, promotions etc. Was he weak? He could have maintained the myth of success and stayed in the market and gradually withdrawn, costing him and his company many more millions. Instead, he chose to face the fact that they had made a bad decision backing the product in the first place. He admitted his mistake publicly and withdrew the product before it cost him and his shareholders m

why “daddy just sits in the den and won’t play with me anymore…”

Choice #2 – You have power to choose your reaction to difficulty. It was business, not personal, and even if it was personal, so what, get some support, get some direction, get some help to tackle this bump in the road and get on with life.

Steve’s wife finally pushed him to get his resume posted online…this is easy! What he didn’t know was the internet is only about 4% of the ma

Speaking the Language of Career Advancement
You’ve worked hard to get to where you are and your technical skills are top-notch. You are fluent in your area of expertise and can converse at length on the latest developments in your field. But do you speak the language of career advancement? Many of my clients come to me with stories of being passed over for a promotion and are amazed that the company has chosen someone with less technical competence. What’s going on?In today’s competitive environment, companies can no longer afford to promote individuals solely on their technical merits. Work projects are increasingly com

Steve’s a pretty regular guy – wife, 4 kids in their blended family, 12+ years of engineering experience, a degree, mortgage, car payments, some debt… and feeling depressed because he waited to look till the end. Last time he transitioned was 5 years ago for more money and he liked some of the people and it was simple…this time he’s heard some in his professional association have been looking for almost a year...and they weren’t lightweights. No wonder he’s sweating.

Steve’s wife can’t figure out why he’s so moody and angry…she doesn’t understand that Steve has feelings of rejection from a company he had been loyal to for 5 years. He had poured heart and soul into his projects. Even though he didn’t always agree with his manager’s direction, on a project he shepherded, he had been recognized for achievement. Gosh, only 2 years in and already a rising “star”.

In hindsight, Steve saw he had subtly butted heads on how the team was treated by management and that he made suggestions that “his bosses’ way” was backward. Things began to slip. It was more real when he didn’t get a merit raise. He didn’t fathom the basic tenet that consistent values with the management are fundamental to longevity. You see, Steve made an “easy” choice to compromise his work ethics and principles because he thought he was on the upside of lots of growth (money).

Choice #1 – Choose based on values – not only on personalities in the organization.

Now that his desk was cleared out, a few weeks to wind down was in order before he could mount the energy to start looking. After all, he deserved a break, didn’t he? It gave him time to think over what went wrong…to concentrate, to brood over the calamity that landed on him because others hadn’t done their jobs. It simply wasn’t fair…Jesse, their 6 year old, couldn’t understand why “daddy just sits in the den and won’t play with me anymore…”

Steve’s wife finally pushed him to get his resume posted online…this is easy! What he didn’t know was the internet is only about 4% of the mar

Environmentally Friendly Pressure Washing Standards
The Business of Pressure Washing, Steam Cleaning and Power Washing has certainly changed over the last two-decades. Environmental restrictions are driving away most of the non-compliant companies and leaving only a few to divvy up the lions share of the washing market.Those companies, which are continually delivering the best price, quality and service to the business consumer will succeed. Those companies which wash fleet vehicles without Nuke’ing the vehicles with Hydroflouric Acid in a two step process will do better in the market place because they will not dull the paint, ble

weating.

Choice #1 – Choose based on values – not only on personalities in the organization.

Steve’s wife finally pushed him to get his resume posted online…this is easy! What he didn’t know was the internet is only about 4% of the ma

Mission Statement or Mantra: Which Do You Have?
Do you have a mission statement? What do you do with it? It is painted in your lobby, saved as a screen saver on your computer, tattooed on your arm? There are lots of opinions about the value mission statements offer to a company’s success. In Denise O’Berry’s posting “Do I Need a Mission Statement for My Small Business?” she says:“The Sun Online Agency was commissioned to conduct a survey studying Fortune 1000 companies looking for trends over a 1 and 5 year period. The study was conducted through extensive online research along with a number of company interviews. Although

ed heads on how the team was treated by management and that he made suggestions that “his bosses’ way” was backward. Things began to slip. It was more real when he didn’t get a merit raise. He didn’t fathom the basic tenet that consistent values with the management are fundamental to longevity. You see, Steve made an “easy” choice to compromise his work ethics and principles because he thought he was on the upside of lots of growth (money).

Choice #1 – Choose based on values – not only on personalities in the organization.

Steve’s wife finally pushed him to get his resume posted online…this is easy! What he didn’t know was the internet is only about 4% of the ma

80% of All Advertising Is Wasted Due To This Common Mistake
You’re flipping through this publication as you wait for your latte, when suddenly you decide to stop and read an ad. What made you stop? I’ll bet it was an attention grabbing headline.It is a scientifically proven fact that 5 times as many people read headlines as read the body copy of an ad. So with the headline, an advertiser has spent about 80% of their advertising dollar. It doesn’t take a genius to realize then the headline is the most important part of any ad.Yet, most small business advertising is wasted for lack of an effective headline or, worse yet, no headline a

– Choose based on values – not only on personalities in the organization.

Steve’s wife finally pushed him to get his resume posted online…this is easy! What he didn’t know was the internet is only about 4% of the ma

Business Broker Network
A business broker network is basically a group that has a number of independent business brokers or brokerage firms. These firms could be based in different countries. Such network groups offer a much wider range of business opportunities to their clients. The network groups are able to offer more businesses for sale or purchase. So if you want to buy, sell or start a new business, you could give one such network group a try.There are several network groups in existence. Some of them specialize in creating business opportunities in certain geographical areas. But many of them are

why “daddy just sits in the den and won’t play with me anymore…”

Steve’s wife finally pushed him to get his resume posted online…this is easy! What he didn’t know was the internet is only about 4% of the market and that less than 10% of the companies who have posted have ever hired someone from the internet. He has complacently fallen into a deadly trap believing quantity will always yield quality positions!

Choice #3 – Choosing to get a career by coincidence will seldom (read seldom as never) yield a role with expansive growth potential and long term satisfaction. It is not easy; it takes expertise, competitive edges of timing, better exposure and more powerful communications about capacity to win a position of your choice.

Eventually, Steve let a recruiter encourage him to “get his foot in the door” in a company a few states over. It was his only “egg in his nest” and a few steps back to where he had been 8-9 years earlier…and he’d have to leave Sundays and come back home Fridays since relocation wasn’t even offered. But what choice does he have – it’s been 11 months since he was let go and savings have dwindled and he’s tired of being a stay-at-home dad.

Choice #4 – Choosing to take a job will only spiral down his career, his confidence, his perceived capability and his cash. Being talked into – that is recruited/sold – a cookie-cutter position versus taking a position that has been engineered around him. There should be no question.

Well, Steve has gotten accustomed to the commute and his efficiency apartment and really looks forward to seeing his kids next weekend. The job is just that – he’s surviving, but there’s no challenge…same-o every day. That recruiter called back to say he’s got another job like this on the East Coast – Steve hung up on him this time…about all the energy he could muster. Been feeling really exhausted.

Choice #5 – Choosing to ignore his body cues of exhaustion only leads Steve to depression and powerlessness and feeling trapped again. Choosing to have proper res

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