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Review: Roadmap To Revenue: How To Sell The Way Your Customers Want To Buy - - ngoldman
Author: Kristin Zhivago ISBN: 13:978-0-9749179-2-4 Publisher: Bristol & Shipley Press Kristin Zhivago's contention is that vendors of goods and services are searching in the wrong places to find answers as to why they are not succeeding in attracting potential buyers to purchase from... Submitted 15 days 5 hours ago.

Secrets of My Success: What a Difference a Day Makes! (con't) - Bruce Horst
In my last installment , I had just moved to Houston and I had a total of $9,000 a month worth of payments due to either credit cards or the IRS, not including the living expenses for me and my family of four. We found an apartment that was in a good location. I remember the first week living... Submitted 1 year 92 days ago.

Why Are We Having More and More Crises? - - Malcolm Hafner
It seems as if nearly every time you watch the news there are numerous reports of various crises all around the community and the globe. The fact of the matter is that you can not go a day without a report of a catastrophe. Things seem to be more and more negative all the time. Why? Causes of... Submitted 2 years 13 days ago.

Keys of a Successful Juggler - Deborah Hall-Branch
As a child I developed a great fascination for jugglers. Their magnificent ability to perform and concentrate all at the same time repeatedly drew my curiosity. Glancing back over this year's planner, I discovered my assistant had already begun to arrange my appointments. Between meeting... Submitted 2 years 331 days ago.

NCDOT Poised To Ruin One Of My Favorite Historical Waterfront Towns: Beaufort, NC - - elle kynzer
Now, I'm not usually upset about decisions made by the North Carolina DOT, and up until yesterday I was doing fine. However, if you follow my blog, you would know that I'm toying with the idea of spending my older years near the beaches. Of course, the beach erosion and the sea rising are... Submitted 107 days 20 hours ago.

Cross Industrial Parts Interchange -- A Proposal for Manufacturers in a Green Economy - John Gillispie
Introduction The 50% Doctrine: For any individual part that is used in one application that, once its useful life therein is exhausted, can then be transferred to another application and function appropriately therein, the resources necessary to produce said part are reduced by fifty... Submitted 1 year 87 days ago.

Extended Producer Responsibility -- The Manufacturer's Role - John Gillispie
Most individuals see recycling as their own responsibility, either through voluntary action, or, in some jurisdictions, in accordance with the law. But in either case most recycling programs are geared toward the consumer handling their own waste. And so it is for the producers. Manufacturers... Submitted 1 year 87 days ago.

Consumer Manipulation - Controlling the Behavior of Consumers - Manny Hawkins
Every business is driven by consumers. The behavior of the consumers decides how long a specific business will be on their industry. But today, instead of being dependent on the consumer's behavior, most companies are now manipulating the buying behavior of the consumers. Consumer... Submitted 1 year 89 days ago.

Competitive Intelligence For Startups - Chris Gattis
One of the key questions in the business planning process is determining what's happening in your market. Trying to determine who your real competition is and what their strengths and weaknesses are can be a real challenge. Where you stack-up against your competition will be a key to your success... Submitted 1 year 91 days ago.

Continual Process Improvement With ITIL v3 - - Ray Whittaker
Many people would tell you that the IT Infrastructure Library version 3 ( ITIL v3 ) could be the best thing to happen to their corporation. It would be easy to think that ITIL may be the magic pill that will cure most of the management problems and put all initiatives on track. But it is also... Submitted 1 year 105 days ago.

Goals, Magic and Common Sense - - Brenda Kerton
Very recently a report on whether SMART goals are dumb came to my inbox ( Are Smart Goals Dumb ). This report takes direct aim at the SMART goals that so many managers and organizations lean on. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound. This way of thinking... Submitted 1 year 115 days ago.

Do a Reality Review - - Brenda Kerton
External pressures like recessions, new competition or new regulations force you to look at your products or services and the processes used to deliver them. You move into improvement and change mode because there is no choice. But when things are going well, the external world isn't knocking... Submitted 1 year 247 days ago.

Why Today Is the Right Time for Succession Planning by Business Owners - - David Wolfskehl
If you are the owner of or partner in a small to mid-sized business and you have been deferring succession planning, you need to adjust your thinking. If you are a partner in a professional services firm and you are allowing your clients to defer succession planning, you need to take action to... Submitted 1 year 351 days ago.

Keeping All Stakeholders in Sync during a Crisis - - Malcolm Hafner
There are plenty of opportunities for crisis to occur in the world today. Possibilities range from your local community to global events that affect everyone. Everyone has heard of shooting in your home town that instilled shock and horror on the community. Unfortunately, no one is shielded from... Submitted 2 years 83 days ago.

How to Break Down Functional Thinking Within Your Organization - - Victor Holman
We've all been in situations where a division or functional group within an organization points fingers at other divisions when a process failure occurs. Or part of a team that had little idea of how their function fits into other functions within the organization. This article discusses an issue... Submitted 2 years 183 days ago.

How to Gain Employee Acceptance and Get Them Into a High Performance Mindset - - Victor Holman
Have you ever been involved in a performance initiative where employees asked "why are we doing this?" Or they were apprehensive and you received strong push back. Or even worse, they flat out refused to cooperate altogether? To say this is a common occurrence in enterprise performance management... Submitted 2 years 183 days ago.

Position Yourself Strategically: Have a Clear Vision, Values and Mission - - Marilyn Manning
All successful entrepreneurs have a vision for their businesses. When you have a clear vision for your organization or business, you can work backward, identifying what you need to ensure success. Identifying Your Vision, Values, and Mission Vision . For many, the visioning process is... Submitted 2 years 259 days ago.

In Defense of Wal Mart - Philip Masiello
As a student of business, it is very disheartening to read CEO's and business men discuss how the single biggest threat to their growth is Wal-Mart. Every piece of communication from retailers and wholesalers in every publication blames the woes of the world on Wal-Mart. There is no doubt that... Submitted 3 years 138 days ago.

Is Strategic Planning Recssion Proof? - James McCarthy
Strategic Planning is a road map to lead an organization or a single entrepreneur from where they are now, to where they would like to be in the future. Fair enough – but is it recession proof? The answer is emphatically yes! Strategic Planning is the one business tool, which if done right, can... Submitted 3 years 160 days ago.

Healthcare Strategic Innovation: A New Accelerated Approach - Scott Hodson
Hospitals and Health Systems typically engage in an annual process of developing or updating a Strategic Plan. This article suggests a new approach that is far from any "traditional" approach to strategic planningmuch more robust and participative - resulting in actionable plans that have the... Submitted 3 years 177 days ago.

In Search of Utopia: Democracy and Corporate Governance - - Rory Ridley-Duff
It was 5 March 2003 and I could feel the warm rays of the spring sun on my back. Six months into a study of corporate governance, I was standing on the steps of Fagor, a Mondragon co-operative, talking with Tim, Mikel, Harry and John 1 . Mikel, 30 years a teacher at Mondragon's management school... Submitted 3 years 318 days ago.

Privatisation & the Distinctive Libyan Experience - Waniss A. Otman
In theory, the privatisation process as an economic option or tool for governments to reform poorly performing and inefficient State Owned Enterprises (SOEs). The main driving force for privatisation is the promise of greater economic efficiency when a SOE (State Owned Enterprise ) is sold or... Submitted 4 years 43 days ago.

Top 10 Steps To Making "SMART" Goals a Reality - Victoria Cook
It is my belief that a person cannot reach his/her full potential without setting and working towards goals (Notice, I did not say attaining or achieving goals!). Some of the greatest thinkers and achievers in history, such as Emerson, Thoreau, DaVinci, Napolean Hill, and Dale Carnegie all stress... Submitted 4 years 213 days ago.

ISO 9001: The Three Components of the Implementation Process - John Orthaber
The three components to implementing an ISO 9001 quality management system are: 1) documentation, 2) information management, and 3) operational improvements. Documentation Submitted 4 years 345 days ago.

Are You a Commodity or an Expert? - - David Wolfskehl
How do you answer the question for your firm: “Are you a commodity or an expert?” Most CPA firms are commodities. Building a micro-niche boutique within your firm and capitalizing on the expertise of your partners and staff can change your answer. Now answer the same question about... Submitted 346 days 1 hour ago.