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The Squirrel Effect
Like that squirrel, people often hide what they consider important to their personal survival in the corporate world. It’s called information. Hoarding bits and pieces, they act as if information alone is a work-life sustaining nutrient. The more information nuggets they have, the safer or more powerful they think they’ll be. And while those nuggets might help someone survive in a corporate culture where information is a bartered commodity, long term it won’t help them thrive. Here’s why.

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Survival Tactics
The giraffe is the largest mammal that gives birth while standing up. I don't speak "giraffe," but I can imagine what the baby giraffe must think when he bounces on the ground from that great height. He just left warm, cushioned quarters in which all his needs, comforts and security were provided. Now he finds himself bouncing off (comparatively speaking) hard, cold, unwelcoming ground.
The Squirrel Effect
Like that squirrel, people often hide what they consider important to their personal survival in the corporate world. It’s called information. Hoarding bits and pieces, they act as if information alone is a work-life sustaining nutrient. The more information nuggets they have, the safer or more powerful they think they’ll be. And while those nuggets might help someone survive in a corporate culture where information is a bartered commodity, long term it won’t help them thrive. Here’s why.
Courage in the face of fear
Great leaders often must stand their ground under fire. So how do you know when you are standing your ground for the right reasons and not just stubbornly waging an ego battle?
Time Management: Watch Out For The ‘Squirrels’ in Your Day!
What on earth can squirrels possibly have to do with time management and getting stuff done? Well, a ‘squirrel’ is anything that suddenly takes your attention away from what you’re working on. If you’ve seen Pixar’s animated movie ‘Up,’ you’ll know ...
When Did You Last Put Your Ear To The Ground?
Adept trackers, Native Americans used to put their ears to the ground to hear horses' hoofs miles away. The ground carried the sound. Later, the train tracks did the same thing if you put your ear to the track, you could hear the train coming from miles away. When Did You Last Put Your Ear To The Ground? Explore these simple ways to "tighten" your marketing tactics from face-to-face to voice mail. Start measuring how you connect with your prospects and make it matter.
Top 11 Ground Rules for Conducting a Strategic Planning Session
Conducting a good strategic planning session is critical to the success of a solid strategic plan; one that includes specific and measurable goals and objectives, providing a clear direction for the organization. To ensure that the actual planning retreat is as productive as it can be, ground rules should be established and discussed prior to commencement. This article provides a list of 11 ground rules I believe are imperative in managing a successful planning retreat.
The Outdoor Billboard Business - Common Landlord Mistakes to Avoid
In the outdoor billboard business, there is a certain amount of trust that goes into a billboard ground lease. The landowner doesn't really know you that well, and the amount you are offering is not that huge. In addition, there is the unwritten assumption that you will not do anything to displease them. Since most billboard ground leases have some form of termination provision, and will definitely require negotiating a renewal in the future, you would think that most billboard owners would take a little more effort to protect their interests. Sadly, however, many don't.
Stuck In a Rut? - Action is The Key That Will Set You Free!
Do you feel like you are trapped inside your own personal Ground Hog day movie? In the movie Ground Hog Day, Bill Murray plays a TV reporter that is forced to relive the same day (Ground Hog day) over and over and over again. No matter what happens, every time that he goes to sleep he wakes up and it's Ground Hog day again.

Article # 19 Can’t Get Your Business Off The Ground?
Then you need to know the 5 ways to market your business and get your business off the ground. Pay-per-click, content marketing, social media marketing, video & podcasts, and building your list are the 5 best ways to market and get your business off the ground.
The Snowman Story. Is it too soon to measure massive action?
I often ask them to try to think of their business like building a snow man. Everyone knows that when beginning to put the base of the snowman together you need to start with a very small snowball. It may take a few tries to get a good solid snowball – but if the snow is wet enough you can begin to roll it on the ground to collect more snow. And as it grows bigger and bigger – and it begins to peel all the wet snow off the ground, you may look around and notice that the base is not quite as big as you want it – but the only place left that you have not rolled your snowball is on the hill. You know the one.. the one we love to come down but hate to go up
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