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The days of mass business are continuing to erode under the weight of the connected economy. Mass media is being replaced by selectable and individual media. Mass products are now custom and on-demand. Mass marketing is continually being blacklisted and labeled as spam. This is because we have choice and
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It's amazing how many people miss opportunities when there are always plenty sitting on the table between people. Deal making is something that deal makers practice intuitively many times. I love the art of the deal and bringing clarity to an otherwise ambiguous or unnoticed way to benefit
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Talking to clients and living out my own existence has helped me tune in to how reality works over the years. My suspicion is that many people walk around with a paradigm in their minds about success that is linear in nature, whether they articulate this or not. Work, work,
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As the New Year of 2013 is under way, your productivity and habits might benefit from a refresh to increase your levels of success at work. An executive coaching session can help you get a fresh start to the new year. Spend one hour online with me in real-time collaborating
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The New Year is under way and it is natural to think of change and improving our lives and businesses. To get to change, I like to focus on behaviors and how people act. This means turning off the sound when it comes to people and looking at their actions.
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One of the great shifts and detriments of our new information age is that access has been increased in unprecedented ways. If you want something, you don't have to go through gatekeepers such as those with tenure or a lockbox to information. You can learn what you want
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Before a strategy can be explored, a clear articulation of the problem has to happen. It can be hard to put your finger on what the problem is. A lot of times, we have a more visceral experience of what is wrong rather than a concrete way to identify the
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"Dear George: Remember- No Man is a Failure who has Friends" - Clarence the Angel, from It's A Wonderful Life My family and I enjoyed the down time of the holiday and took in some great movies. The kids got to watch the classic of Jimmy
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With the past year behind us, there is a fresh slate of possibilities with the incoming New Year. It's natural and refreshing to reflect on the last year and imagine the possibilities of what is ahead. It's a great time of putting focus on the areas
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I just got a hold of a cool, light Samsung Google Chromebook. The operating system is Google's and the concept is centered around Google Apps without any focus on a desktop experience. It is cloud computing purely via an elegant terminal similar to an 11" MacBook Air.
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Last year I enjoyed reading Doris Kearn Goodwin's book on Lincoln, Team Of Rivals: The Political Genius Of Abraham Lincoln. Last night I got to see the movie, Lincoln, based on the book, and the brilliance and leadership of our greatest president is still running through my mind.
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Sometimes reviewing analytics on inbound marketing campaigns and content can provide a lot of insights into people. Recently, when we saw some of our content opened 34 times by a client, we thought of a few reasons which could explain the large open rate: 1. The content was so compelling