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Leading Up by Example
In my work with leaders across the country, I frequently run into a perplexing question. When working with management layers in the middle, I will frequently hear, “Bob this is great stuff on building trust. I am anxious to build the kind of environment you describe. I have only one problem, my ogre boss does not go for the soft stuff, so I am stuck.” My advice is twofold. First, there is nothing soft about building trust. It is a hard-edged measure that has more power than any other business variable to impact performance. The skills needed to build trust are not “touchy feely,” they are pragmatic, concrete behavioral actions that can be taught and learned. Second, you are not “stuck” even if your boss is a dyed-in-the-wool curmudgeon with negative Emotional Intelligence; it does not prevent you from leading by example.
Building Trust When Your Boss Sucks At It
Building an environment of high trust is a lot of work. It can be even more difficult if the bosses above you in the organization have no clue as to how to build trust. This article deals with the common phenomenon of a clueless boss.
Why Your Sales Approach Should Aim Small, Miss Small
How would you define your sales approach? More importantly, how effective is it? Are you missing a lot of sales targets or just a few?
Simply Speaking Increase Sales By Remembering Qualified Sales Leads Are a Two-Way Street
Do you belong to a formal networking group? Not getting enough referrals? Possibly the answer is that you are traveling a way one street.
Fear of Marketing - How to Prepare for Marketing & Sales Without Feeling Like a Used Car Salesman
Do you have a fear of selling and marketing? Does it make you feel like a low-life used car salesman? This article will help you get the right ‘marketing mindset’ so you can focus on value for your customer and be a solutions provider.

Celebrity Branding You: Tweeting … and Why it’s Not Just for the Birds
You’ve probably heard the buzz-terms “social media” and “social networking” more times than you care to count; although if you’re like most people, you still haven’t figured out what it means or how you can use it to increase your celebrity status, and, most importantly, your profits.
7 Reasons Bully Managers Last
A leadership student asked me why bully managers are able to remain in power. Their destructive impact is well known, yet many of them are allowed to abuse people for years. It seems logical there should be some force to either change the behaviors or remove them from power. Often this is not the case. This article describes 7 reasons why bully managers last and gives some antidotes to the problem.
The Apprentice - The Fired Duo
Be warned – this posting reveals who has been ‘fired’ from the seventh episode and the rest of the post is only my observation and opinion based upon 60 minutes of edited TV, nothing more.

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Former VCs Discover Entrepreneurship is Hard Work, and VCs are Assholes
Funny article in the SJ Merc about VCs turned entrepreneurs newly discovering that a) startups are hard work, and b) many VCs are clueless assholes. Nothing like being whacked in the head by reality to learn things that the rest of the startup world knew a long time ago.
Experience vs. Education
I talk a lot about education because I think a good college education can really take you far in life. At the same time, however, some people are incredibly book smart but are clueless when they deal with the real world. Others are street smart but can’t handle anything other than what they’re accustomed to.
6 Step Formula to Creating Your Own Coaching Sales Copy
Creating copy for your website, blog and marketing materials does not need to be hard! Even a 12 year old can do it! These six steps can take you from "clueless" to a writing/copy machine. Don't wait - get started now!
How to Avoid Twitter Cluelessness
Over at the American Express Open Forum blog, I explain how to not look clueless on Twitter. The first five ways are:

Topics a corporate blog should include
So you’re thinking about starting a corporate blog, but remain clueless on what to write about. Company blogs are rapidly growing. A driving incentive is that blogging provides an ideal platform to show brand character and an opportunity to regularly interact with the outside world.
Sales Tips for Trade Shows and Major Accounts
The exhibitor and visitor attendance is more good news relative to confidence, spending and outlook in the business sector. The bad news is that the exhibitors were clueless as to how to get people to stop at their booths and engage.
The Clueless CEO
How can such an intelligent and capable executive be so clueless in today's demanding business environment? How can a company be so blind to pending challenges? The answer to these questions and a peek at the not so distant future is why many chief executives are doomed to fail over the next five years.

Building Trust When Your Boss Sucks At It
Building an environment of high trust is a lot of work. It can be even more difficult if the bosses above you in the organization have no clue as to how to build trust. This article deals with the common phenomenon of a clueless boss.
#1 Strategy to Achieve Financial Success in Biz
If you’re struggling financially with your small business, there may be one crucial reason why. Most entrepreneurs are clueless what and how important it is or how quick it is to fix. Read to see if it is you and what to do about it.
Follow These 10 Money Making Rules to Prosperity in the New Economy
Most small business owners are clueless about profitable advertising and effective marketing, suggests Mike Farrell with aspenIbiz. Read this short post as it reveals the 10 Moneymaking Rules you must learn and follow to Prosperity in the New Economy.

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