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Employee Turnover in the IT Industry
Even as companies institute hiring freezes or are downsizing, they would do well to remember that it is more cost effective in the long run to hold on to employees with key skills.
Does Stress Have to be the Cost of Success?
Job stress has become a common and costly problem in the American workplace, leaving few workers untouched. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health finds that stress-related ailments cost companies $200 billion a year in increased absenteeism, tardiness and loss of worker talent. Job tension is tied directly to a lack of productivity and loss of competitive edge. Between 70% and 90% of employee hospital visits are linked to stress. Most business owners and managers recognize this enormous burden against profitability, yet the challenge continues to grow. Why?

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Buying a franchise? Avoid these costly mistakes
Buying a franchise? Avoid these costly mistakes. It takes a lot of money to build a business, and you certainly don't want to waste any. Check this list of 7 costly mistakes to avoid...
PROBLEM SOLVING
It isn’t that they can’t solve the problem. It is that they can’t see the problem. The Scandal of Father Brown (1935). People differ not only in how much they worry, but also in what they worry. Quite often the way we see the problem is the problem. It would be helpful to start with self, your motivation, and what you were looking for.

The False Economy of “In-House”
The False Economy of "In-House" - Small businesses need to watch every dollar. Unfortunately, some expenditures seem reasonable but are, in reality, quite costly. These are called "false economies" and they can drive down your revenue even while you think you are saving money! In this article, learn about one classic false economy and discover how you can eliminate the problem and save money in your business with a solution that seems more expensive!

Why Isn't My Salesperson Selling?
Hiring salespeople is a time consuming and costly exercise, so it’s important to get it right and keep it right. Unfortunately, not all salespeople are equal and managing poor performers is a common (and stressful) problem for many businesses, no matter what their size.

Elements of a Sales Letter and What Makes a Good Headline?
The first step to write a good sales letter is to describe the problem: When people first reach your sales letter, you need to put them in the right frame of mind. Talk about their problem -- what you think has brought them to your page or email. Tell a story that empathizes with them, telling your personal story. Make the problem bigger, so that they feel like they need a solution. Every sales letter has a problem, that of paying for your product. You want to make their problem big enough, so that it's more worth their while to pay for your product than to suffer whatever problem brought them to you.
Polysyllabic Fog
If your organization has problems with people not following instructions, you need to read this article. It points out a habitual problem that can be costly to organizations in terms of lost productivity, waste, and even employee accidents.

10 CEO's and the Impact They Have on their Sales Forces
I don't mean to paint a picture that depicts CEO's as the problem, but in some companies, they are the problem. In 9 of the 10 examples I described above they were the problem but unlike this article, it happens in only about 50% of the cases, not 90%. So if you are a CEO or know one, what should you do when getting help for your sales organization?
Why Problem Solving Doesn't Work in the New Era
When you focus on a problem you can actually get...more of the problem! As we enter into a new era of how to create successful businesses its time to upgrade our skill sets. Discover how you can shift out of a problem by using a new strategy.
You Have to Get the Cows Out of the Creek First
The importance of recognizing that there is a problem to be dealt with and the three most important steps to take to solve the problem, resolve the issues behind the problem and avoid any recurrence of the problem
Problem Solving: Step One
The first step to solving any problem is asking yourself this question: Am I trying to solve a problem or am I trying to change something that I have no power to change? In my world a problem is something that I can solve with the resources that are at my disposal using skills I own within a reasonable length of time. Something I can’t change is a condition, not a problem. We’ve all hear “conditions of employment.” haven't we?
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