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08.08.08

VJ Misra — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:40:15 -0400

Olympics are right around the corner – August 08, 2008. You can almost feel multinational companies vying to be in the mainstream ad revenue. Olympic Games are to the world what Super Bowl is to United States. With NBC streaming live content in the United States, Madison Avenue advertising executives are sitting at the edge of their seats, trying to create last minute campaigns. Or are they?

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Make Every Day Father’s Day – Go Hang Out with Your Kids!

Michael Kramer — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:15:52 -0400

For many of us busy dads, balancing business and family is a daily challenge. That’s why Father’s Day is a good reminder to set aside more time to hang out with our kids. Not only do we need the break, but quality time with your children can go a long way.

Someone shared an article with me that showed that children with involved, loving fathers are significantly more likely to do well in school, have healthy self-esteem and avoid high-risk behaviors such as drug use, truancy, and criminal activity compared to children who have uninvolved fathers.

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The Future of Green... Everything (Cross-Post)

Brian Reich — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:19:23 -0400

(I posted this earlier today on my Fast Company Experts blog and
was encouraged to cross-post it here. I hope you will read it and
contact me if you are interested in collaborating on this important
topic)

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TQ Challenge to Human Resource Management

Mufaddal Mirza — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:15:39 -0400

Treating Human Beings as Human Resource may be the root cause of all Management Problems. The solution is developed by Total Quality Life Maintenance Assocaites at Institute of Business Manangement as TQLM system.

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Managers for crises

Luis G. Jaramillo — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:22:25 -0400

Better management should be the primary objective of organizations in the 21st century. Without a substantial improvement in the organizations that govern us, this probably will be the last century of our cosmic uniqueness. The problems facing organizations today demand a five star manager at every level.

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3-Steps to Take Control of Your Business

Michael Kramer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:33:15 -0400

The following three simple steps are your key to getting very organized and taking control of your business.

Step #1: Break-down your business into departments.

Departments serve one function: They categorize related processes so they can be managed efficiently and effectively. Every organization, regardless of size or stage of development, needs to categorize roles into departments. It is a prerequisite to creating a scaleable operating structure and delegating your responsibilities, responsibly.

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If You Feel Like a Prisoner in Your Business, Here's Your "Get Out of Jail Free Card

Michael Kramer — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:06:17 -0400

You won't believe the conversation I had with a successful business owner.

The owner has made millions of dollars. He lives in a beautiful home in one of the richest neighborhoods, and do you know what he told me?

He told me he wants to quit! He wants to get out of his business.

He feels his company has robbed him of his life. He feels like a stranger to his family and he's tired of the constant hassles with customers, vendors and employees.

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Management Infrastructure (Belive it or Not) is the Key to Your Success!

Michael Kramer — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:03:37 -0400

Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to breakthrough from one level of success to the next? Your business grows to a point and then stops dead in its tracks. It’s beyond frustrating.

Your first thought is to beef-up your company’s marketing efforts. You hire outside consultants. You build a new website. You invest in expensive brochures. You spend a fortune of money and still you can’t breakthrough.

Your expensive consultants shrug their shoulders and move on to their next victim. Meanwhile, you pay their bills and wonder what went wrong.

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How are you effectively dealing with a tyrannic, autocratic leader in your organization?

Merckh Fernandez — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:13:26 -0500

In every organization, it is often inevitable to produce an autocratic leader (manager) who tends to orchestrate everything the way he wants things done. When things go out of their way it's not just him who gets to suffer the mess and the negative consequences. Thus, making you frustrated and unmotivated.

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Management

Sherri Smith — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:58:23 -0500

Management focuses on the structural and organizational. It's a proactive approach that defines and implements procedures and technologies to deal with changes in the business environment and to help businesses profit.