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The VC Version of Kick the Can
I got an email this morning from an entrepreneur that I know that has been trying to raise an early round from a "seed VC investor" for the past few months. He's put together (and closed) a decent angel round and left it open for this seed investor.
Home Stagers, It’s Not All About Price
Expert home stager, Staging Diva, discusses why there’s more to marketing a staging business than offering cheap rates.
Sales Management Training Tips: How to Coach the Self Doubter
Meet Joe. Joe is a successful district sales manager who could work in any industry and for any company. In fact, there are many Joe’s in all companies. Each month Joe is put to the test with different sales reps he must coach to success. Joe has decided to start the year by building development plans with each of his reps. He is a strong believer that his role is to help them develop their skills and to ensure that the district achieve it’s sales numbers. With the economic downturn the marketplace is becoming increasingly more competitive. The company has had good growth over the last 5 years but there is an overall sense that the sales force is composed of many gatherers and there is a need for more hunters.

Getting Your Calls Returned
There are actually five keys to leaving a voice mail message and getting it returned...

Your Questions Determine Your Success
Allocate resources so your most important projects get your best efforts. Do the most important things when you are awake, rested, focused and eager. Arrange you budget so there is enough money, enough time, and enough "space". First things deserve the very best of your key resources!
I (Dis)Honestly Love You
One aspect that suffers greatly during midlife crisis is your primary relationship. Knowing what's happening (and how to cope) is critical.
Grocery Store Aggravation
Seems like the best customer service stories come out of lousy experiences. So here's what happened to me today, followed by a burst of reason out of my 8-year-old.
The Power of No Power
Before you think I’m launching into a Zen dissertation on the power of the universe, I’m talking about NO POWER from a purely functional and technical level...
Exploring the Sharing of Three Words
“I am sorry.” There are so many lessons to be learned about how to say these simple and very powerful words.

Wisdom Is Knowing What We Don't Know
Comprehension, as most people understand it, is not a strength but rather a weakness. People often presuppose wrongly that everyone has the same comprehension as they do. Arrogance insists that our vision of the "facts" is the right one. Humility demands that we be aware of how much of our own personal interpretation goes into our vision of reality. We begin to have real comprehension once we realize that our perspective may not be the only valid one.

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SERVICES SELLING I DIDNT RAISE YOU TO BE A SALESMAN
By Mike Schultz and John Doerr Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be salesboys Don't let 'em sell siding or drive them big trucks Have 'em be consultants and accountants and such. Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be salesboys 'Cause they'll never stay home or they're on their cell phone Even with family around. With all due apologies to Willie Nelson, I am sure this was the sentiment of most of our parents. Yes, be a lawyer or accountant or even (heaven forbid) a consultant, but please don't ever come home and declare, “Mom, I found my calling. I am going to be a salesperson!”

High Performance Sales Leadership
In sales, whether to lead or not to lead that is the question (all apologies to Shakespeare here). Or to put it another way, whether to lead or to manage in order to drive the required business results. There is no simple right answer to this apparently simple question.
Operator Error Is Why Most Businesses Fail
This is the column that probably gets me kicked out of the entrepreneurial chapter of the Priory of Scion. I look silly in those long robes anyway, so here goes. A thousand apologies to my entrepreneurial brothers and sisters, but. I think the more important question is: do businesses fail or does the entrepreneur in charge of them fail? I have to be honest and tell you that I think most business failures must be laid at the feet of the person in charge.
M.I. aka Hip-Hop Messiah, Uncut, a Ladybrille Exclusive
It is past midnight in Nigeria and roughly about 3:00pm in California when I get the call from Jude Abaga aka M.I. [pronounced ‘em eye’]. He has been out and about all day plus he tells me “dealing with Lagos traffic jams” aka “go slows” so he renegotiates our interview time. When his call comes through, he is full of apologies his voice taking on a humble tone, quite contrary to the one I am used to from my sound system i.e. bold, strong and unapologetic for his mad talent, intelligence and refreshing MC skills.
A Public Apology makes for good PR
Public apologies can serve as good PR, or they could backfire
Five steps to making a Powerful Apology
Have you ever said you're sorry and noticed that the other person didn't stop being mad at you? Have your apologies fallen on deaf ears? You may have had good intentions, but there was something missing. Follow these steps and experience the power of being vulnerable, honest and an effective communicator. Follow-through and your leadership capacity will greatly expand.
Some Pros & Cons of Posting Your Pricing
To post pricing or not to post pricing, that is the question. With all apologies to Shakespeare for that terrible rip off of Hamlet's big angst-ridden speech, here are some of the arguments for and against posting pricing on our websites.
Free Market Capitalism Is The Worst Economic System
Sir Winston Churchill famously quipped: "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." With apologies to Mr. Churchill, I would suggest a modernization of that quote based on today's political/economic environment in the United States. You hear a lot about the "failure of capitalism," and how bad it is compared with the socialist Utopia long sought by progressives; but in reality, free-market capitalism far outpaces any other economic system.

THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND DIFFICULT
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry!” You may or may not be old enough to remember that line from the movie; “LOVE STORY,” which believe it or not came out all the way back in 1970. I suppose the rationale for what was meant here was that love is unconditional and therefore does not require apologies. Combining love with apologizing seemed like a good lead into what I wanted to write about this month. Life presents us with all kinds of challenges and at times there are a number of things all of us find difficult. Two of those in particular that many find difficult are; saying we’re sorry and telling someone we love them!
AN APOLOGY: THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL OF LEADERSHIP
We never trained lessons of ‘apology" in business school. We trained for all other models and case studies but we never trained them for very powerful lesson of ‘apology'. I strongly recommend to executives to learnt this lesson very powerfully. Who is perfect? No one is perfect. Executives of managers who feel that they need to apologies in the matter then they must confess and convey it in right manner to the right authority. It is also to be performed with emotional attachment. It cannot be just showing off activity.
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