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Now’s the Time for Success

If your organization is like most, the added pressures of employee vacation schedules can compound stretched-to-the-limit holiday work requirements. With some employees out of the office on vacation, some trying to cover the work of those who are on leave, and others trying to get caught up when they return, there’s a direct impact on the focus and efficiency of your organization. Because of this natural cycle that hits many companies every year, it’s critical that you regroup now with your...

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Just One Thing

Being a manager or leader is a 24/7 proposition. There's very little if any down time. Yet to be an effective manager and leader, you need to be on the look-out constantly for opportunities to improve and enhance your own performance and that of your team. How is any mere mortal supposed to do all of this? Be smart. Be strategic. Be realistic. Identify just one thing at a time to enhance. Just as Curly, in the movie City Slickers indicated, the secret to life is THE one thing each of us...

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Get in the Driver’s Seat

Are you in the driver's seat of your business? Think back. Did you really understand what your company's balance sheet, profit & loss statement, and cash flow report were revealing to you the last time you looked at them? If your answer to that question was "What's a balance sheet, and those other things you mentioned?" you are in danger of losing control of your organization. (If you answered, “Yes. Totally.” You are driving your business like a pro—read another article.) Running your...

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Guest Post: Ron Karr

We have a special guest on the blog today Ron Karr. Ron is the author of the CEO Bestselling Book Lead, Sell or Get Out of the Way and is an in-demand speaker and consultant on building high performance sales cultures. For more information, go to https://www.ronkarr.com   Supercharge Your Success in Life the Justin Bieber Way By Ron Karr Justin Bieber is by far the biggest teen sensation today and for that matter one of the biggest stars of all. At the ripe old age of 17, you may be...

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Train Your Shrinking Labor Pool

Train Your Shrinking Labor Pool

According to the US Labor Department “by 2008 the growth of the U.S. Workforce is projected to drop to near zero and remain at that level for the next 25 years. This is the consequence of a vast exodus of 79 million U.S. baby boomers who will retire from the workforce between 2010 and 2015. Hiring new employees will become more problematic as wages increase for the fewer people with the right skills."* Pretty sobering isn't it? However, for anyone paying attention to the news for the past...

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