In a gesture of remembrance, 'doing a good deed' for someone you don't know is something we can do to honor those that were lost and the families that lost them.READ»
We recently took at deep breath, looked at our beleaguered employees, and we decided to make a new hire. We were shocked to see the number of moms who applied to our ad. Not to offer their services for employment, mind you--but those of their children. Here are the dos and don'ts for parents trying to help their kids find work. READ»
In a downturn, your company doesn't have to outrun the economy. You just need to outrun your competitors. That's why earning their trust is even more important in tough economic times; here are four solid steps to get started.READ»
Everyone wants a good deal. A few months ago, most people had never heard of Groupon, but now there are so many daily deal addicts, our wallets are bulging with coupons. As the market is maturing, niche sites are launching and deals are now targeted to better address specific needs and interests.READ»
On January 11th, I had the profound honor of being one of a small group of professionals invited to hear Deepak Chopra speak about his latest book "The Soul of Leadership" at the offices of Morgan Stanley in Times Square.READ»
How Thor Muller and the gang at Get Satisfaction have helped thousands of companies and millions of consumers transform the fundamental notions of customer service.READ»
9/11...9 years later. This week's blog was inspired from a post on Polipsych by Judith Barr.
It's the anniversary of a painful, horrifying, tragedy.
We've responded in a number of ways...
We've been shocked. We've grieved. We've ...READ»
The following article was written by A. Michelle Blakeley. She is the Founder and CEO of Simplicity, Inc., a progressive small business development firm. She manages her clients’ business expectations and prevents information ...READ»
As I was walking the unseasonably hot 90-degree streets in New York the other day, rushing between my meetings, I was struck by a thought. I spend a lot of time hearing about how bad the economy is and wondering why, if the depth of ...READ»
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Margie Warrell. I always loved Dr. Seuss, and I always understood that he knew what he was talking about when he wrote, "I meant what I said, ...READ»
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, talks about Salesforce's latest moves to build into the new Internet platform with a partnership with Google that'll be announced on Monday. He talks some smack about existing enterprise vendors ...READ»
Marsha Firestone, President and Founder of the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), takes time this week in her blog to reflect on a Wall Street Journal article about reducing the stress we feel as entrepreneurs. Marsha writes that ...READ»
It’s time to focus on streamlining and personalizing the customer experience, making interactions about things the customer is interested in, needs and will use. Here are five technologies companies should be leveraging or actively investigating to create a more personalized customer experience.READ»
New Years brings with it an almost meditative state in a desire to reflect and ponder life's journey. This year's turbulence has many questioning their spiritual path and considering new goals that would add to a greater sense of ...READ»
Listening to the lyrics in The Doors song, “Light My Fire”, I think they might just have the answer to helping business through these challenging times. “Try to set the night on fire/The time to hesitate is through/No time to ...READ»
Don’t listen to your customers:I have been heard to shout loudly that you must listen to your customers. However, like all of us, I have a dark side. My dark side is very aware that you should not always listen to your ...READ»
I recently read with great interest the “ILPA Private Equity Principles” which is an excellent guide to best practices developed by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (www.ilpa.org). One of the first key ...READ»
When there’s a lot at stake, expectations run high. It’s too easy to hurt or kill a relationship with a Private Equity client by just confusing your facts, or not having the latest and greatest information at your fingertips. ...READ»