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Open For Business: Wendy’s Takes Off
In early 1969, Thomas was sitting in the steam room of the Columbus Athletic Club with his friend Len Immke, sharing with him his restaurant ideas. After finding the Club’s dining room closed, Immke commented on how difficult it was to find a good lunch downtown and suggested that Thomas open his own restaurant in one of Immke’s buildings. On November 15, 1969, Thomas did just that and opened the first Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers in Columbus, Ohio to a packed grand opening.

Lesson #4: Challenge Conventions and Break the Mould
In 1989, along with the outspoken Japanese politician Ishihara Shintaro, Morita co-authored a book about Japan’s economic rise called, “The Japan That Can Say No.” In it, Morita criticized American business for what he saw as the “hollowing out” of the country’s economy. Specifically, he thought their focus on mergers and acquisitions, and relocating operations overseas, was taking away from the creation of real manufacturing power.

Lesson #2: The Best Leadership is by Example
“If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example,” says Kamprad. “I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.”
Talent Development - the New Competitive Advantage
Running a business today is at best a challenge, and corporate executives and entrepreneurs are inundated with challenges, opportunities and competition. It is hard to know where to focus your time, your talent and your energy. The answer vary well may lie in your people. Now more than ever, having the right team in place is critical to your success.

ARE YOU READY TO BE A BUSINESS OWNER?
As never before in the history of our country there are tens of thousands of mid to upper level corporate executives whose world has crashed around them. They have been “downsized” out of their company…in some cases after years of loyal service. These former corporate executives find it almost impossible to find a job commensurate with what they had. Those employment opportunities are just not available.
Are Affirmations Worth Doing?
Would you like to create greater career success, and persuade, influence and convince others easily? The secret of baby-easy affirmations at the right time create the reality.
Want Greater Longevity? Check it out
Update on the latest brain science revelations. If you remember one new thing today - let it be "The neurons that fire together, wire together."
You Really Want To Help The Poor? Get Rich!
Even though over 75% of all our taxes are paid by only 1% of our citizens, the tax revenue received for the express purpose of helping others greatly pales in comparison to the voluntary philanthropy of the wealthy 1%. And as stated earlier, these charitable funds are specifically targeted to a needy organization, hospital, or other cause, allowing the money given to actually be used by the recipients, instead of wasted in bureaucracy. Therefore, if you really care about helping the poor, get rich! Stop relying on your tax dollars to go the the people who need it most. Once you build your wealth, you can allocate your desired amounts to help those you wish to help. How do you get rich? Well, first you need to think differently....
Not Lazy, Dumb, Nor Nuts - Now What?
Did you have a Study-Buddy in school? Your brain needs one now to make the most of your career. Your brain changes for the better when you are part of a team. It's based on the latest scientific research.

Students And Executive Improve Their IQ With Meta-Learning
Some secrets revealed to ace your career, and make you indispensable to your organization.
Business Ethics and Values Are Not Here One Day and Gone the Next
Do you ever feel that ethical behaviors in business are here today and gone tomorrow? Read how you can truly be ethical and thereby stand out, not in, the crowded marketplace.
Transformation Opportunities are All Around Us
Business transformation is as natural as business growth - and just as inherent in any company's lifecycle. Transformation is all around us. Businesses transform themselves every day. Transformation is not just about big bangs and massive changes. Transformation happens so often that we often don't even recognize it as transformation.

To Share or Not to Share? What a Question!
As successful business owners and corporate executives, many of us struggle with finding a good balance between being fierce leaders and taking the glory and profit of our hard work versus sharing the profit and the responsibility of the risk. This is one of the hardest of dilemmas for business owners and for top executives, often restricting the potential for growth. Here are some suggestions that will hopefully assist you as you are making the big decision on whether to expand on your own project or to seek for cross-collaborative opportunities or business associations...

What Kind of Workplace Future?
In 1883, as soon as construction ended on the Brooklyn Bridge, the scams started. George C. Parker is credited with originating the idea of selling the Brooklyn Bridge, convincing people they could earn a fortune charging tolls for bridge access. Some erected traffic barriers even as Parker boasted he "sold the Brooklyn Bridge twice a week for years." Eventually he was sentenced to life in prison.

Sales Training Uncover the Treasure Trove with Your Sales Prospect
Finding the treasures in selling is easier than it likely was to find the treasures in King Tutankhamen’s tomb in Egypt. What are selling treasures? How do you find them? They’re found in the career, the prospect and yourself. Let’s go to the selling treasure trove.

Uncovering Soul In The Workplace
The San Francisco Chronicle recently reported "soul is in". In a headline calling it "the buzzword of the '90s" a front-page story reported that some 322 citations for the word appear in the current edition of Books in Print.
How to Talk to Prospects and Win Them
The thought of talking to prospects can make even the most seasoned entrepreneur nervous. It doesn't have to be this way. All you need to know are these seven steps to winning conversations with prospects.
The 4 Cornerstones of A Successful Home-Based Business
Success in home business is built on four important cornerstones. Learn what they are, commit to dedicating time and effort to each, and create a home-based business that gives you the happiness, health and wealth you’re looking for.
The Five Levers of Leadership
Leaders have tough jobs. Why? Because in most cases they bear 100 percent of the responsibility for the performance of their team yet receive little glory for their efforts. The best leaders work longer hours, endure more stress, and have greater responsibility than the people they manage.

Executive Business Coach
As the saying goes, it can get quite lonely at the top. Often times what we think is our ideal life and dream turns out to be something different altogether. Even CEOs of Fortune 500 companies can struggle at the top because they find themselves struggling by themselves. After all, the CEO can’t ask for help, or can they? Of course, the CEO can’t confide in his staff about his goals, his fears. But that’s where the services of an executive business coach come in.

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Add Corporate Blog Marketing to your SEO Toolkit
Want to increase your company’s presence online quickly and stand out as an industry leader? Start a corporate blog campaign with your company. When maintained properly, a corporate blog allows CEOs and other business executives the opportunity to connect on a personal level with prospects, increase sales and reach out to endless media representatives.
Sales a Strategic Boardroom Issue
Long the corporate stepchild, sales has largely been ignored by academics and many executives. However in increasingly competitive markets and increasingly sophisticated buyers a top notch sales force is no longer a nice to have but a must have. Farsighted executives are taking an increasingly critical look at their sales forces and asking searching questions about the ROI they are receiving from this significant investment.

How Can an Executive Attain Peak Performance?
Using a classic article on corporate athletes, I offer some advice on how executives can consistently attain peak performance.
ARE YOU READY TO BE A BUSINESS OWNER?
As never before in the history of our country there are tens of thousands of mid to upper level corporate executives whose world has crashed around them. They have been “downsized” out of their company…in some cases after years of loyal service. These former corporate executives find it almost impossible to find a job commensurate with what they had. Those employment opportunities are just not available.
Are you Tired of the Challenges of Corporate Business?
Many Top Executives are sick and tired of all the meetings, the politics, the pressure and stress, the lack of job security. What is going wrong with Corporate Business and what you can do about it to replace your existing income and buy back your time freedom. Learn why so many top executives are throwing in the towel on Corporate Business and becoming their own CEO.
Why C-Level Executives Are Flocking To The Internet To Start Their Own Home Based Businesses.
The days of 2 hour martini lunches, unlimited expense accounts and free travel with the corporate jet have been over for some time now. With CEO's, CFO's, CIO's and every "C" Level position, there comes huge hours to be put in and while these executives make extensive amounts of money, here is what they lack...Time.. Now more than ever High level executives are looking for a way out of their time prisons and are looking to the home based business industry as their ticket.
Advice For Corporate Executives In the Frying Pan
It's become a reality TV show of corporate executives shooting themselves in the foot. Perhaps the most footworthy was the former BP CEO's famous remark that he wanted his life back. So here are some tips that corporate executives in the frying pan should keep in mind.

To Share or Not to Share? What a Question!
As successful business owners and corporate executives, many of us struggle with finding a good balance between being fierce leaders and taking the glory and profit of our hard work versus sharing the profit and the responsibility of the risk. This is one of the hardest of dilemmas for business owners and for top executives, often restricting the potential for growth. Here are some suggestions that will hopefully assist you as you are making the big decision on whether to expand on your own project or to seek for cross-collaborative opportunities or business associations...

The Social Entrepreneur as CEO/Business Leader
Towards the end of my corporate career almost 20 years ago there was much talk about how human resources executives would soon be the new breed of CEO’s. This hasn’t eventuated! Accountants, lawyers, and engineers still dominate CEO ranks. In many cases this means logic overrides intuition, in personal and organisational decision making, rather than the ability and willingness to find the relationship harmony point between logic and intuition. Could a change be in the air? Human resources executives will probably still not become the new breed of CEO, however my sense is that Social Entrepreneurs will.
Laid off work? Can\'t find a job? Hire yourself! Buy a small business!
Many times executives in corporations have the necessary talent and DNA that it takes to take a small business and make it 2, 4 or even 10 times the current size. You could be better served as a business owner rather than a high paid employee for corporate America. With the economy currently September of 2011 at 9.2 % many times in this number are high paid high level executives. Instead of looking for a new job that could take years.... Take control of your future and hire yourself! Buy a business.

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