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19 January 2012 ~ 2 Comments

People Profit Connection Review

People Profit Connection Book

A while ago, Brent Darnell posted a copy of the latest edition of his book, “The People-Profit Connection 3rd Edition” online asking downloaders to review it as payment. It’s taken me a while, but I’ve read through the book and here is my review. I’ve met Brent Darnell a few times and I’ve seen him [...]

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10 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

The Complicated Relationship Between Efficient and Effective

After reading a post by Bernie Siben, I got to thinking. Efficiency sometimes gets a bad rap. Efficient means achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense. You can do something wrong very efficiently. Or you can do something right, but do it very inefficiently. I think the concept is somewhat misunderstood. Consider this [...]

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30 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

How Marketers Can Elude the Cops

This post may seem a little off topic, but keep with me. I’ve been driving now for 18 years. Not once have I been pulled over for speeding. Is that because I don’t speed? No, I speed all the time. Is it because I’m lucky? Probably not. Do I simply outrun the fuzz in my [...]

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21 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Honesty Guidelines for Marketers

  Honesty is a tricky thing. It is. I just walked through the “expert traveler” line at the airport. Have I travelled? Yes. Am I an expert traveler that met all the requirements on the sign? No. So, was I being dishonest by walking in that line? In the classical sense, yes. But everybody has [...]

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12 October 2009 ~ 0 Comments

How Should You Delegate

   As you start to manage people, you must change the way you work. Unfortunately, the title of manager rarely comes bundled with any sort of training or direction on what managers do and how they do it. And as a result, those who are responsible for managing people often find themselves frustrated with their [...]

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20 February 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Texting During Meetings: Corporate No No?

Conducting e-mail business during a meeting is a nasty habit that corporate America has readily embraced with open arms and exhausted thumbs. I admit that I check my Blackberry frequently during meetings. Especially the routine or monotone board meetings that just beg for a little distraction. Sometimes I arrive early to a meeting and, as [...]

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20 February 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Site News

Update: Site should be looking good (or at least ok) by now. I was having a problem with Internet Explorer adding code to my site. Wierd. But I do suggest you do all your website surfing on a better more secure browser like Firefox, Safari, or Opera. http://www.getfirefox.com http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ http://www.opera.com/download/

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