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Going Against The Flow
I read an interesting book the other day about a scientist. There was a discussion about a family who continually fought the odds and won. The quote I liked most in the book was this: “If a Romney...
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Are You The Best At What You Do?
I know a man who works as a realtor in an office with over 35 realtors. His office is one of several offices in a town of about 65,000 people. As you can imagine, realtors are dropping like flies now...
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Do You Have The Ability To Be Alone?
I still remember the interview I had the first time I was up for CEO. I was in my late twenties and arrogant enough to think I could really do the job. We had talked some.I had sold myself. We had...
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Some Things You Just Don’t Forget
I remember the day we hired Eric. He was young and though he had had some good experience, he hadn’t had much of it. But he was bright and he came highly recommended so I got him an interview. The...
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The Right Stuff
I have been working with a company recently that is looking for a key middle manager. To say that the response to the ads was tremendous would be an understatement. They’ve received hundreds of...
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I Could Do That
In this time of economic trouble, many people are losing their jobs. As they go out into a sometimes hostile marketplace looking for a new job, they find that there are few positions in their field....
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Who Do You Trust?
I had an interesting conversation with a friend the other day. He runs a good sized company and is very successful. He’s also new in his position and is having the growing pains that come with taking...
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Would You Bet Your Business On This Person?
I often wonder what people were thinking when they hired some of their employees. You’ve had the experience. You go into a store, and try to buy something, and the salesperson is rude, bored,...
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If You Already Know It All, Don’t Read This
I’m going to go against the grain here, a little bit, and say most businesses fail because their leaders and managers already know everything. I know. I know. You’ve heard from everyone else, that...
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Burnout
When I was in high school, burnout was something you did in your dad’s big old oldsmobile with the 455 rocket engine that left two big black marks for hundreds of feet down the road. Today it’s used...
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