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My Favorite Bookmarks - Nicholas Hall

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Leadership Means Helping Others

I was raised to be down-to-earth and always be willing to lend a helping hand without regard for what I was going to get out of it - the 'Good Samaritan' type of person. I have never liked successful people who were standoffish ...READ»

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What Leaders Can Learn from "This" Woman

Allow me to describe the early beginnings of a particular woman: She was born to unwed, teenage parents in the 1950s At birth, with her father away in the military, her mom moved away leaving her to live with her ...READ»

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Consumers are Weary of the Okey-Doke

In reading Max Kalehoff's OnlineSpin about how online transparency might affect brand building, I got on my soapbox a bit and wanted to share it with my FC readers. Here's what I had to say: "I don’t think it’s a ...READ»

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Racism is Alive and Well and Its Home is in Retail

Oprah Winfrey not being allowed into an Hermes boutique in Paris is by no means the worst thing that has happened to a black person. But it is typical. They didn't recognize the most powerful person in television so they treated ...READ»

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The Oprah Winfrey (and GM) Show

It was the ''product placement to end all product placements,'' the Washington Post declared. It epitomized "a marketing era that morphs advertising, public relations, event marketing and product placement into one confusing jumble ...READ»

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The Oprah Effect in Search

Why Oprah Winfrey owns youREAD»

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Everybody Look Under Your Seats--It's the Official Oprah iPhone App!

At long last, Oprah fanatics (Foprahtics? Needs work.) can spend two bucks on an iPhone app that will provide Oprah-related entertainment even while away from a television or computer. The weirdest part: it's kind of...impressive.READ»

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Women - The Ultimate Entrepreneurs

More than one-third of entrepreneurs in the United States are women, and the growth in the number of woman-owned firms is more than double the rate of all U.S. firms. Stay-at-home moms are multi-tasking more than ever. In between childcare, cooking and cleaning, they are cranking out inventions that are making them millions. In America, women start 424 new enterprises every day that’s more than twice as many as men. READ»

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Cable's Reach, Revenue, Ratings Threaten Network TV's Supremacy

With ratings and revenue on the rise, basic cable is taking aim at network TV's supremacy.READ»

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Talk Is Cheap

When first impressions lead to second thoughtsREAD»

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Christina Norman Set to Infuse OWN With Oprah's Essence

Norman, CEO of the Oprah Winfrey Network, is tasked with creating an entire TV network around Oprah Winfrey's call to "live your best life." Her challenge is to suffuse the new self-help channel with Oprah's essence.READ»

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"Oprah Effect" Boosts Starbucks' Call to Service

The new commander in chief's not-so-secret weapon proved her power yet again yesterday when Oprah sparked President Obama’s call to volunteerism by backing Starbucks’s new “I’m in” campaign.  The initiative promises a free ...READ»

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Live Life Deliberately: Design A Vision!

People who live their visions always seem to have time to do the things they want to do – we often call them “go getters!” They’re focused, make decisions easily and smile often. And they’re flexible – they don’t get “stuck” in their vision and miss better opportunities. As Joseph Campbell said, “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”READ»

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Heroes <amp></amp> Role Models

The women on our list look up to a broad array of business stars on their business journeys -- Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, even Walt Disney. But overwhelmingly, they find inspiration much closer to home. P.K. Scheerle of American ...READ»

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The Leading Edge - Instilling Confidence (Part 2)

A track record, my kingdom for a track record. In my last blog I spoke about leaders needing to engender trust, because when people trust they feel safe, lean towards you and are more willing to listen to you. When people don't ...READ»

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Why Bloggers May Be the Next Reality Stars

I am convinced that like the evolution of celebrity on television, the evolution of celebrity online is headed in the same direction.  The celebrities of broadcast television have for years been primarily culled from actors and ...READ»

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Consultants to Women: Show Us Your Money

How does investment advice for women differ from investment advice for men?READ»

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And Now A Word From Our Sponsors

Its funny how everything old is one day new again. Akin to the Johnny Carson days of old, television talk show hosts are communicating sponsors product information directly to their audience. As audiences continue to be battered and ...READ»

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What Leaders Can Learn From Celebrities

Our society is one wherein our social, fashion, beauty, even political, views are often dictated by celebrities. Why is this? Why would everyday folks take up positions that are espoused by favorite celebrities? What qualifies these ...READ»

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Work/Life: The Mind of the Working Person, Part One: Perish the Thought

According to the new book “150 Best Jobs For Your Skills” by Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin, the highest-paid jobs these days are the ones which require, above all, thought-processing skills. Now, I always assumed we were ...READ»