Ever see the last scene from The Bourne Supremacy? Here it is (start the clip at 1:25 in).
In addition to the great soundtrack cut from Moby, you see Bourne walking off into the crowds of Manhattan.
Do you notice HOW he walks? [click to continue…]
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One of my favorite quotes from Mark Twain — beautifully captured by Gavin Aung Than from Melbourne. Go check out his site — he’s doing some great inspirational cartoons.
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It’s not your clients. It’s not the recession. It’s not the marketplace. It’s you.
I’ve seen a dramatic, broad increase in lateness, cancellations, and just plain not showing up.
It’s unprofessional. It’s clearly states [click to continue…]
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Eliminate the middleman. If you’ve ever reviewed a process, one of the first rules of management is to eliminate the superfluous and streamline.
I’ve never seen a successful organization ADD layers of management or processes and succeed. The more people, approvals, and regulations all add time and money to any endeavor.
So the rationale for success in the 21st century is to be more agile, efficient, effective, nimble and inexpensive. Follow this simple progression — Memos to Email to Messaging or Film Camera to Digital Camera to iPhone. Faster, cheaper, more effective.
Take a look around — it’s happening all over: [click to continue…]
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Do you want to take better notes and be able to remember the important tasks you usually forget?
This graphic can help point you in the right direction. Just try one tip and you’ll see better notes, better recognition, and better performance. You will remember the things you usually forget.
NOTE: Here’s the template I use (listed under Format). [click to continue…]
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My second podcast focuses on STRESS. We’ve all had it at one time or another and it’s pretty devastating to our momentum, energy, and life.
With my co-host, Margo Meeker, we’ll discuss the many types of stress you might encounter on the job and deliver techniques we use with our clients to help you deal and eliminate your stress.
We mentioned the following resources in the show:
So without further ado . . . here’s our podcast (go to the top of this post)!
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The other day, a close friend and colleague of mine said she attended a killer workshop on social media.
She said the presenter gave her a boatload of new ideas and energy for her to expand her current business campaign using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. From her energy, I got the feeling the presenter not only hit a home run, but he also brought in the other three players (he really knows his stuff)!
So what did I do after we spoke? I immediately went to LinkedIn and tried to link with the presenter. Guess what happens? [click to continue…]
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Own a business? Do you have money collection issues?
Manage a team in corporate? Are you missing deadlines?
You probably are a PUSHOVER. Let me explain. [click to continue…]
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During my 20 year tenure working in corporate management, many times I found myself as a product manager. As Wikipedia states, a product manager investigates, selects, and develops products for an organization. That’s what I did.
As a product manager, you have a number of constituencies to sell to — it’s not only the end user 0r customer, but also the account executive or salesperson. They add the ‘voice’ to your product and either make it grow or die.
After many months on the job, I saw a subtle, yet clear reality began to emerge. There were three distinct groups of people who were my ‘audience’ – people who instantly got it, people who were on their way to getting it, and people who were obstacles. Let me explain: [click to continue…]
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I’m frequently asked by organizations in my business consulting area what are the best books their employees should read and refer to.
Honestly, there are a lot of good books out there. And unfortunately, there are millions of stinkers out there too.
Today, everyone thinks they can write a book. But most of them suck (hey, it’s my opinion).
Here are the three which have withstood the test of time and to this day influence millions of executives and employees throughout the world: [click to continue…]
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