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Corporate Zombies
Are you a corporate zombie? Did you go to college, get a job and work 9 to 5 just because that is what you thought that is what you were supposed to do? Do you like where you are or are you trying to find a way out of the corporate America?

Lesson #3: Enjoy The Process
“It's not that I want money,” says Buffett. “It's the fun of making money and watching it grow.”

Investor\'s Insight: How Buffett Created an Empire
“I get to do what I like to do every single day of the year,” says Buffett. “I tap dance to work, and when I get there, I think I’m supposed to lie on my back and paint the ceiling. It’s tremendous fun.”

Finding Success in a Bottle: How Heinz Revolutionized an Industry
Heinz was called everything from the “Pickle King” to “tomato-obsessed,” but perhaps it was precisely this passion for produce that allowed Heinz to create one of the most successful US-based food companies in the world. How did this young boy who was destined to be a brick layer turn the tides around and become one of the most well-known names in corporate America?

Lesson #2: Add a Little Spice to Your PR
Heinz was not just a genius when it came to building a brand. He also knew how to get that brand out there. After all, what good was a brilliant slogan if nobody was ever going to find out about it? That is where Heinz came in and added a little razzle dazzle to his promotions.

From Russia to Radio: The Early Years of Radio Czar David Sarnoff
Born into a small Jewish village in Russia, David Sarnoff would migrate to America and quickly climb the ranks of corporate America to become one of the world’s most innovative and successful businessmen. As head of the Radio Corporate of America, Sarnoff ushered in a new era of technology and entrepreneurial prowess.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit
Fred Karl, designer of the Viking range and owner of that company said, "I was a weird kid—I began designing towns when I was 12." We all know that "weird" can be good, if we don't judge others through our lens ... Being weird increases creativity if we allow it to flourish. Fred Karl, founder of Viking Range, let his weirdness flourish abundantly.

How to Escape Corporate America
Pamela Skillings is the founder of Skillful Communications, a career and communications consulting firm in New York. Previously, Pamela spent more than twelve years as a marketing executive for companies including MasterCard International, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup. She recently published a book calledEscape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams.

America’s Got Talent?

If you have been watching NBC on Monday nights recently you may have seen the show “America’s Got Talent”. It doesn’t specify what kind of talent America’s got – just that we have it. Tonight we had examples of talent from midget break dancers, a Frank Sinatra wanna-be, and a group of eleven year old dancing girls. I guess they define “talent” quite loosely on this show. Which brings me to the following question: just how do you define talent? Personally, I have been known to strum the banjo, but does that kind of talent prepare anyone to ascend the management ladder in today’s corporate America? I think not.

Feedback Say it Somehow

It’s January and I can’t help remembering it as a time of angst when I worked in Corporate America. This was the time that people were spending hours writing up their accomplishments for the previous year. Managers it seemed only remembered what happened in the last month or two. Evaluations were done on a year’s worth of work. If you wanted your manager to remember the many good things you did earlier in the year, he/she needed to be reminded!

Leadership Styles - 3 Key Lessons From the Hard Man Who Found His Heart
I am constantly on the look out for interesting and informative stories and illustrations of leadership styles that support successful strategies for managing change - and especially ones that are people centred as well as process focused. In the course of recent research I came across the very interesting story of the man of nails who found his heart...

Network Marketing Tips: How To Get Your Spouse On The Same Page
Here is a network marketing tip that most people don't even talk about. If you want to know the secret of getting your spouse to like this industry again, this is for you.

Transitioning From an Employee Mindset to a Business Owner Mindset

"Most of my 30 years as an employee in the corporate job culture was spent helping business owners run and build their businesses. In corporate America, you work hard and do your best for your entire career. You commute, work long hours, ignore your family, acquire excess stress, work to ensure that you keep your job AND that you save for the future of your family and your retirement. All of a sudden you find yourself asking - what am I doing here? And how can I build a better life financially for myself and my family?"

Does a Lack of Self-Confidence Affect a Franchisee’s Success?
To own your own business or franchise, you need to have self-confidence. It affects how your job is done and how well your bottom-line does. Figure out the reason for your lack of self-confidence to target how exactly you can fix it.

Beer is Good & People are Crazy Not Starting a Work From Home Business

If you ask me I think all people are crazy for one reason or another. I am the craziest with a work from home online business, doing internet marketing, people tell me I am crazy all the time. I just say "thank you" and actually relish the fact that I am not normal. I am never content. Now don't get me wrong, I live a life of gratitude and am blessed with good health, the greatest wife, family and friends. I am talking personal growth, it is never ending.

Giving Employees a Test Run Before Hiring

Be gone with staid interviewing questions, behavioral “what ifs” and real-life simulations. Just put the candidate to work and see for yourself firsthand whether he/she is actually what he/she claims to be. Not that all other techniques should be done away with entirely, but at least with a pre-hire trial approach, decisions don’t need to be solely dependent on a set of variables that are tenuous at best.

Fire Your Boss Fast With a Online Home Business Opportunity

Do you go to work frustrated everyday? Do you barely have money to pay your bills? Are you tired of getting up so early that you can't have breakfast with your family? Well I'm here to tell you it doesn't have to be that way. And in this economy it's only going to get worse. With the current economic state of our country right now having a job is the worst possible thing! Many people are turning to online home business opportunities...

The Groovy Mermaid Finds Treasure In Legitimate Work From Home Opportunity
While more and more people find themselves with time on their hands, they are taking a more innovative approach to the unemployment problem, and are deciding to work from home. This can be quite a nerve-racking endeavor, and along with all the other unknowns in the entrepreneur arena, there is also the added anxiety over finding a legitimate work from home opportunity.

Finely Unemployed, The True Mark Of Success for an Entrpreneur
Unemployed is the true mark of success for an Entrepreneur. When working for some one else is no longer the only option and the freedom of time and money is the new way, yes being unemployed is a good thing. Becoming an Entrepreneur is a big step and it starts with a decision not to follow the norm . To take charge of ones life and be solely responsible for the out come.

The Stuff That Creates Growth In Your Franchise Biz
I recently read that there are approximately 13.7 million people unemployed as of April 2009. 3.7 million of those have been jobless for half a year or better (27 weeks or more). It is no wonder why so many have begun to turn to franchising or small business ownership as an alternative. We all have grown weary in the workplace of the lack of security and even-handedness in the career market.

7 Reasons to Start a Home Based Business
We have all thought about it. Firing our boss, working for ourselves. Why and how do we start a home based business. The answers are right in front of you.

Patriotic Proprietors
Military service provided the discipline, skills and experience for these entrepreneurs to start successful businesses.

10.5 Biggest Mistake to Avoid in Business
Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders want to put your business on the fast track. Avoid these BIG mistakes to accelerate your business success.

What’s Wrong With Michigan Workers Compensation? Worker Who Defended Customer Left with $300,000 Medical Bill By McDonald’s
An employee working for McDonald's tried to help a customer, who was being badly beaten in the restaurant, was shot three times and had to undergo three surgeries which cost more than $300,000. The insurance company for McDonald's refused to pay the hospital bill. What's wrong here?

Big Business Tactics for Your Small Business

If you are a small business or even a good sized business that wants to get bigger, you must first develop the systems and structure, or the foundational components that will allow your business to support a larger organization. For that to happen, you must find ways to work on your business, not just work in it. This is an old saying. The question is just exactly does that mean? This article talks about things you must do in order to help your business prepare for becoming a large business.

Sales Training Should Cost You Nothing, Nada, Zip
Are you researching the cost of sales training? What would you say if I told you that your efforts are in vain because sales training should cost you nothing? Interested? Read on about this different perspective.

Top Five Mistakes Leaders Make in These Troubled Times
Wise guidance from a business consultant and leadership expert who offers alternative action to the top five mistakes leaders made during difficult times.

Corporations & Consultants: Together We Are Creating a Culture of Conscious Capitalism

Like a Rainforest that is rich with life, the evolving green economy is full of hope and promise for renewed economic growth and prosperity. However, like a Rainforest, this new economy needs nourishment and space to grow. Finding one’s way through the dense foliage of the Rainforest can be achieved with the spirited gusto of a pioneer; or as many smart explores will employ, with the skillful guidance of an experienced scout. Consulting organizations are creating change among some of the world’s largest corporations and governments. With business knowledge and market intelligence gathered from dashboards that span multiple sectors, technologies and insight on leading corporate organizational strategies, consultants are helping large enterprises make sense of the evolving green economy.

Home Based Business Spotlight--Vehicle Tracking Solutions
Taking point in the GPS vehicle tracking industry, Vehicle Tracking Solutions is one business to keep an eye on, and here are just a few reasons why.

The Power of Words

In a world so full of "me first" attitudes, it is no wonder we see so much turmoil and dysfunction in the world around us. The financial fiasco being played out on the national stage is evidence that something is seriously wrong. Day after day, words of disaster come at us from all directions; words that instill fear, panic and negativity. News of foreclosures, more bank failures, bail outs totaling billions of dollars...it is no wonder the confidence level of people in our country is the lowest it has been in 28 years. That has to change and it can if we commit ourselves to changing what "we think about" and "what we say" to ourselves and others!

Home Business Symbiosis--Franchises That Help Other Businesses
Business service franchisees offer something that few other kinds of business do: a way to work with other businesses toward mutual gain.

Take Steps To Financial Freedom With A Work From Home Franchise
Everyone wants to break free, be his own boss, and earn a wage without any artificial cap, but few know how to accomplish all that. The best way for many is simply to start a home based business franchise.

Franchising Advantages in a Bad Economy
This article discusses the half full half empty aspect of opening a franchise business in a weak economy.

A Boy's First Business

If there is or was a favorite “first business” in America for the past one hundred years, it is probably delivering daily newspapers as a newsboy. Now, that business has shifted from eager youngsters on bicycles to less enthused adults in pickup trucks. I think that’s too bad. Every young person should have the benefit of learning what is involved in the business basics of buying, selling and working with customers. Even people whose work area is a cubicle in corporate America would be better off having these skills at their disposal. In reality, each of us is a chief marketing officer and a self-sales manager.

Save a Tree Create Profitable Products with a Punch that are Downloadable

I don’t know about you, but if you have school age children, they’re getting quite an education on saving the planet and you can’t turn the TV on without seeing that Corporate America has jumped on the Green bandwagon as well. I tell my friends that I’m living in a “dark house” because my son is constantly shutting off lights to prevent global warming; in the meantime, my eyes are being strained!

Moms Working at Home - A New Kind of Business Woman
Women today want it all. They want to be successful in their work lives as well as their home lives. Some women who no longer want to have to choose family over career, or visa versa, have chosen to become moms working at home, the kind of woman who can have it all and then some.

Have You Defined Integrity within Your Business Values or Business Ethics Statement?
Integrity is a much often quoted word within the values statements for many businesses. How do you define this word may separate you from your competitors

Is Buying a Franchise a Wise Career Choice?

It’s a common tendency nowadays among people seeking to escape the 9 to 5 trap of corporate America to consider going into business for themselves. After all, the idea of becoming your own boss and running your own business however you please is very appealing. What makes franchising such a popular choice is that it combines the benefits of independency and security of a preexisting brand name and business plan, into one neat little package.

Sales and Marketing - Align, Define and Make Money
Too many sales and marketing departments in corporate America are misaligned (even though the two departments share the same corporate office). Here are 6 key areas of misalignment to fix quickly before you lose more clients and money.

A Successful Sales Model: The Key to Franchisee Success

With many individuals transitioning from corporate America to entrepreneurial ventures, it is no surprise that new franchised businesses are springing up everywhere. Many franchise owners are attracted to entrepreneurship because they like what the franchise business concept represents. However, while they come to their role as a believer of the concept they buy into they do not necessarily have the skills they need to sell themselves and their services — the skills that are needed to keep the business alive.

Shrink Your Reading Pile Down with a 5-10 Minute Reading Folder
I am always clipping out (or tearing out) articles from various professional and personal magazines that I will read "some day." I have been doing this for years (say, way back to those high-school days believe it or not…) I used to get so frustrated because I never found the time to get to the articles and they just kept piling up on my floor or desk. Then someone helped me!

What Questions are Your Prospects Wanting You to Answer
The intellectual property that I own is in dealing with Fortune 500 Companies as clients and helping my solo-preneur prospect and clients identify and implement the system that has taken me years to develop and fine-tune. I didn’t seek this knowledge out strategically; it happened organically and as it should.

Pay Attention: Sales 101
Sales Attention Deficit Disorder (SADD) is a growing problem among professional salespeople. Although we pride ourselves on the ability to multi-task, we often multi-task ourselves right out of relationships and sales. Here are useful tips on decreasing SADD and increasing revenues.

The Three Rules for Hiring A Players

It is very hard for people to admit that they are not good judges of character. In fact, just about everyone I know thinks he or she is a superb judges of people. But is this true? Are people generally good at assessing the qualities and evaluating the talents of others? The good news is that the research on this question consistently points to the same answer. The bad news is the answer is a resounding no — people are not particularly good judges of character.

The Evolutionary Language of Business Coaching
Following 16 successful years as a sales executive in Corporate America, I transitioned into a new role as a Life and Business Coach. At the end of my second year of training, I realized I had learned a whole new way to communicate and relate with other people.

Is Your Creativity Supported or Stifled at Work?
Creative expression should be honored and valued in the workplace.

Using a Coach
Professional coaches aren’t just a perk for executives or athletes. Anyone with a strong personal commitment to achieving results can benefit from working with a coach.

Are You Ready to Start a Franchise?
Joining the franchise industry requires much thought and research for both the franchisor and the franchisee. A competent franchise consultant from a reputed consultation website can make their job easier.

Profitable Supply Chain?
How would you market the concept of the Profitable Supply Chain to CFO's? Do you have insights, or hopefully a structured approach/methodology? Yishai, Consultant Israel

How To Use PowerPoint During Sales Presentations
Using PowerPoint slides during a sales presentation can have a big impact on your customers. Using it the wrong way can have an even bigger negative impact.

Employee Engagement: How to Keep From Boring Your Employees
Have you ever wondered how your organization can keep its employees from feeling stale? Have you ever felt stale? In this article we explore ways to help keep employees feeling fresh and involved within their organization.

Two Marketing Tips for Entrepreneurs
In this article, we share two tips that helped our own direct marketing consulting business go from being only a dream to becoming a reality. The article focuses on two areas: 1. how to create the initial business idea, and 2. how to successfully market the new business.

Why the Franchise Industry Continues to Thrive
The Franchise business is thriving at present and will continue to boom in future. This area of business helps newcomers to gain from the experience of seasoned players. Furthermore, the field has higher rate of success and there’s enough franchise opportunities to please anyone looking forward to buy a franchise.

Generation Y and Social Media
Social media is taking corporate America by storm. Executives from large and small businesses alike must educate themselves and follow this trend or it is likely they will slowly become more and more obsolete. Being a technology-savvy and change-ready firm is a must in today's world.

Is Sales Really a Numbers Game?
The other day, I got a call from Brian, who was a first time visitor to my website. He told me during our conversation, "I see other people at work playing the old numbers game. You know, they make as many calls as they can, hoping that a few will turn into sales.

“CHANGE! – Need I Say Anymore!”

As we navigate the 21st century, the workplace landscape will be littered with ambiguity, revolutionary change and opportunity. Many businesses will perish because they find themselves unable to constantly adapt to the environment within which they exist. Others will do well because they are ready to take advantage of opportunities as they present themselves. The same will hold true for you the individual. Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time. What we want is for things to remain the same...But change and get better.

Even the US is Losing it Intellectual Capital

The land to which people immigrated for its educational and employment opportunities is losing an increasing number of potential citizens. In 1991, 1.82 million people immigrated to the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics. By 2000, that figure had dropped to 849,807. Although it was back up some to 1.06 million in 2002, it had dropped again to 705,827 by the end of the 2003 fiscal year.

Everyone Needs a Soapbox!
I was kicked out of corporate America. Literally. I was let go three times in two years! It was difficult at the time, but now I see - the struggle had a purpose. Because of that trial, I found my true calling: helping business owners find their voice, get on that soapbox, and attract in their ideal clients like moths to light.

Find Franchise Success with Connecting...Not Selling
Many franchise owners buy their business because they like the concept. So, food lovers may buy into the Foster's Grille franchise system while carpet installers may buy into the Carpet Network franchise system. And while these owners absolutely believe in their concept, they may still have difficulty selling it.

What I Learned From A Glitch – And A Rabbit

How did I learn how vital it is to be conscious about your marketing? By working with entrepreneurs! In fact, it's the core strategy behind what I teach, and it’s why I named my business Conscious Marketing. But here's where my head got in the way of my heart: I had an extensive marketing background. I played hardball with some of the top advertising agencies. I thought I had it going on! I didn't think I needed any help from a coach or a mentor, because I already had all the answers. I was wrong.

Where Has All The Talent Gone?
Even with the best of the best, some companies go down in greed and mismanagement. As they all compete for ‘human resources’ they fight the fiercest battle in the high-tech fields. And a win doesn’t mean you’ll hang onto your prize. Loyalty to the boss faded fast thanks to downsizing and companies dumping their retirement plans. Workers feel responsible for their own future today.

Entrepreneurship – The Road Less Traveled
I believe that life is a journey, and just like any journey, it has some bumps in the road along the way. For me, those “bumps” came in the form of three layoffs in two years. I thought, “This is my life. I need to create a way for it to support me and bring me freedom and joy.” So… I started on that journey of entrepreneurship.

Trapped On The Treadmill - Work-Life Balance

Smart companies are recognizing employee needs for work-life balance and are providing an environment that encourages that balance. Yet, limiting this to quick fixes like flexible working hours, or part time hours for working mothers is not dealing with the real reasons why people are feeling disillusioned with their working life. It has more to do with long hours, constant overtime, bullying bosses, and the continual cutbacks that keep many on a frayed tightrope.

WORKAHOLISM – THE SCOURGE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
It is very easy to fall prey to the glamour of Corporate America and become a workaholic. It is up to each individual to achieve the right balance between work-life and personal-life. Not achieving this balance can result in burnout.

WORKAHOLISM – THE SCOURGE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
It is very easy to fall prey to the glamour of Corporate America and become a workaholic. It is up to each individual to achieve the right balance between work-life and personal-life. Not achieving this balance can result in burnout.

CONDUCTING A SUCCESSFUL JOB SEARCH

The average turnover in corporate America is now about two and a half years. Apparently, the only way to stay ahead of the career game anymore is to make frequent progressive jumps. Staying in one position for ten years no longer demonstrates staying power or loyalty to the organization. In today’s economy, it comes across to most employers as a lack of ambition. These progressive jumps are typically labeled strategic career moves.

SURVIVING IN CORPORATE AMERICA

The United States currently has approximately five million registered businesses. If we compile a list of companies with two hundred (200) or more employees, that number narrows down to a little over forty thousand (40,000). There are approximately ninety thousand (90,000) businesses with one hundred (100) or more employees. According to Wikpedia, “Corporate America” is actually an informal phrase describing the business world of the United States.

Women And Power
Last week Forbes release d its list of the Top 100 most powerful women in the worl d. The list inclu de d women in government positions, corporate lea ders, mostly corporate America, celebrities an d even authors.

Women – The Innovative Entrepreneurs
In America, women start 424 new enterprises every day that’s more than twice as many as men. These mothers of invention have nurtured their creative ideas outside the corporate box.

SMM 3 \| The Secret To Fighting Mediocrity In Your Sales Team
Let's talk a little bit today about some of the corporate buzz words that you probably hear flying around in corporate America today. Most of the people that listen to the show are sales managers and/or general managers of large and small organizations. The corporate buzz words have been going around for a quite some time.

Taking the Reins of Your Family Finances
Every day in America, the Chief Financial Officers of corporate America make decisions that can help increase revenues, decrease expenses and directly affect the lives of employees who depend on their jobs to feed their families and fuel their lifestyles.

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