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How to Prevent Your Employees from Becoming Collateral Damage in the Labor-Management Battle
While members of Congress talk about improving the workplace for employees, the actions of many indicate that they are far more interested in serving the interests of either management or unions than they are in securing better conditions for workers. Unless this attitude changes quickly, employees are likely to become collateral damage in the on-going tug of war between labor and management. Organizations that make their workers a high priority and treat them well on a daily basis won’t have to worry about what legislation is passed. It’s management’s choice – for a limited time only.
Ten Questions with David Sifry
Here is an interview with David Sifry, the founder and CEO of Technorati. In this interview he explains what Technorati does as well as the practices of good blogging. Here are his Favorites Ironically, he doesn't post to his blog too often! But, there are several interesting charts there.
The Not-To-Do List: 9 Habits to Stop Now
“Not-to-do” lists are often more effective than to-do lists for upgrading performance. The reason is simple: what you don’t do determines what you can do. Here are nine stressful and common habits that entrepreneurs and office workers should strive to eliminate. The bullets are followed by more detailed descriptions. Focus on one or two at a time, just as you would with high-priority to-do items. I’ve worded them in no-to-do action form:
The Art of Email: 5 Simple Tricks To Managing Your Inbox
Do you feel overwhelmed with your e-mail inbox? Is it managing you? Professionals waste up to a month each year reading and writing e-mails. Yikes! And as you know -- e-mail will suck up as much time as you allow it to. We are hit with more and more information these days than ever before. AND it is humanly impossible to absorb! Here are 5 strategies to help you take control of your inbox time, and be more productive in your business than ever before!
Get Organised And Fit In Your Five A Day
Want to get organised and healthy? This article will show you how to have a fruitful day!
Don’t Suggest Another Web Service … Give us a Reason to Change!
You have to love today's social media. Ok you don't have to love it because there is so darned much of it and it has empowered people. Problem is some people just shouldn't be empowered. Heck some should have their computers unplugged and their smartphones confiscated. But sites and blogs have done an excellent source of how-to (how-to install, how-to use, how-to fix, how-to replace, how-to get action) information. You have to love today's social media. Ok you don't have to love it because there is so darned much of it and it has empowered people. Problem is some people just shouldn't be empowered. Heck some should have their computers unplugged and their smartphones confiscated.

Personal Branding - How To Do It In 5 Easy Steps
If you think of yourself as not being very different from other salespeople, please read this to learn 5 easy steps you can use to develop your personal brand.

Building Relationships That Work With Stress
Six keys to relationships that reduce stress all round
Bigger or Better?
There are pros and cons in trying to grow your company to a larger size.
Dreadful Customer Dervice
In sales little things mean everything. Here's an example of how the crew on a charter fishing boat screwed up the little things which added up to a dreadful customer service experience.
An Attitude of Gratitude for Your Business
An attitude of gratitude in your business world means being grateful for what you are doing, for the vision of doing it, for the people who are doing it with you, and for the people who are buying your products or services.
Sales Training – ‘Gunk’ Threat to Salespeople
As with cars, salespeople (even some of the best), are affected by ‘gunk.’ Gunk generally refers to all that nasty stuff that over time collects in car parts if you don’t change your car oil regularly. What you do over time affects your everyday marketing and sales results, and even top salespeople may want to ‘degunk’ their processes from time to time.
How to Successfully Interview for Staff
Interviewing candidates for employment can be a formal and time-consuming process. However, if you follow the proper steps, you’ll be able to easily weed out people that are unqualified or not right for the position due to time commitment, experience, and knowledge. Learn the tips and tricks for finding the best employees for your business and increase revenue tremendously.

Innovation in the Sales Environment
In an environment where customer demands predominate, because competition is both relentless and increasingly international, the world of selling must accommodate a radically changed world of buying. If you cannot differentiate yourself by what you sell, and are unwilling to differentiate by how you sell, you will, by default, have to differentiate by how much you sell it for. Hence sales forces are seeking new and innovative ways of selling products that are increasingly commoditised.
10 Steps to Getting More Referrals
At my workshop, web cast or tele-class I have people tell me their business comes from word-of-mouth marketing. Wouldn’t it be great to have even more referrals coming your way? Just think of never having to make an outbound cold call, or work endlessly at designing your next winning marketing piece. More often than not, we merely need to create a communication plan of action to simply generate endless referrals.

Managing Your Money: The Adventure
I know this article is long, but I feel it is worth the time to read it. The process is so simple, and it can work for everyone with immediate results and a lot of joy.

How to Successfully Interview for Staff
Tips to Finding the Best Candidates for Your Business

How To Organise Your Financial Future
Some time ago I spent a planning day with a new client to determine exactly what she wanted to achieve in her business over the next 12 months, where she is now and the exact steps she needed to take to reach her goals. On questioning Sophie about her income and expenditure, she told me 'my accountant handles that'. She had no idea what was happening with her finances, only that there seemed to be enough money when she needed it. This was not an empowering answer! Sophie's head was in the clouds or should I say buried in the sand. You cannot allow someone else to 'look after your financial affairs'. No one else is going to look after your money better than you do.
The Conflict Transformation of a Leader
How well do you handle conflict? Do you avoid it? Do you act immediately? Do you let it resolve itself? Is conflict destructive? Let's read further to determine the answers to these questions.
Sustainable Service: Personal Energy Optimization at Work and in Life
Job satisfaction and personal wellbeing are directly related to the amount of vitality one has. There are simple things we can do to keep our energy levels up in the midst of a demanding job. This article defines personal energy optimization and provides concrete tips for employees and employers alike.
What New Managers Should Know About Managing Their Time
Do wish there were 27 hours in every day instead of 24? This article will give you some tips to help you manage your time.
4.2.2 Training provision for women
The identification of women's training needs has often been flawed because "women are rarely treated as knowing what they need" (ibid: 30). The available evidence tends to show that poor women in most developing countries are usually most interested in skills training that meets their own immediate 'practical gender needs' as opposed to longer term, "strategic gender needs" that directly tackle the basic underlying causes of female subordination (see Moser, 1989).

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How To Get Great Testimonials
As customers become more cautious and more skeptical, so does the need for great testimonials become more critical. Most of us have a few testimonials, but almost no one has a process for systematically going after them as a strategic priority. Social proof is one of the most powerful selling tools available and Street-Smart Marketers make it a priority to obtain it and provide it to prospects.
The Not-To-Do List: 9 Habits to Stop Now
“Not-to-do” lists are often more effective than to-do lists for upgrading performance. The reason is simple: what you don’t do determines what you can do. Here are nine stressful and common habits that entrepreneurs and office workers should strive to eliminate. The bullets are followed by more detailed descriptions. Focus on one or two at a time, just as you would with high-priority to-do items. I’ve worded them in no-to-do action form:
MONEY, HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
If at this particular time in your life the accumulation of wealth is high on your priority list and you are spending the better part of your waking hours pursuing the almighty dollar, then perhaps you will be interested in a study that recently came out of the University of London. The University has created the financial equivalent for life's pains and pleasures. It has made some surprising and fascinating finding!
Time Management
The most valuable resource we have, is time and sales people more than anyone know how challenging it can be to cram everything that needs to be done into their available time. According to Stephen R. Covey, author of ‘First Things First’ we should focus on our high priority tasks, those that provide the biggest levers towards achieving our goals. That’s why, being clear on what you want to accomplish in every facet of your life will determine the importance and therefore the priority of everything you need to do.

How to Manage Work/Life Stress
Work life balance is a high priority for everyone but it has become a jargon term that doesn't express what people really want. Now the huge job losses following the financial crisis have meant the idea of work life balance is even less meaningful. People are working even longer hours and prolonged excessive stress. There is, however, a better way.

Improving Business Performance by Creating High Performance Teams
As a manager, executive or business owner your top priority today is exceeding company goals. You can't do it yourself, so the best way to exceed your goals is to have what we call "High Performance Teams" working for you.
Targeting – The Most Critical Tool for Growth during Tough Economic Times
Targeting is the process of selecting high potential customer accounts to receive intense sales focus. Goal setting translates that high potential into achievable numeric objectives, i.e. revenue and margin growth. Each Territory Manager should select a predetermined number of Target Growth Accounts (TGAs). Creating focus on this group of selected accounts doesn't mean a Territory Manager should ignore other accounts; he/she is always expected to service their entire territory. When making decisions regarding their time, however, they should always consider these selected Target Growth Accounts a priority.
Go to MoSCoW and improve your marketing Copy
All requirements are important, but they are prioritized to deliver the greatest and most immediate business benefits early. Developers will initially try to deliver all the M, S and C requirements but the S and C requirements will be the first to go if the delivery timescale looks threatened. The plain English meaning of the MoSCoW words has value in getting customers to understand what they are doing during prioritization in a way that other ways of attaching priority, like high, medium and low, do not.
TIPS FOR BUILDING INSTANT RAPPORT
Rapport is the vital ingredient for your success in any endeavor. Unfortunately, most people don’t make rapport building a high priority. Fortunately, there are ten simple steps that will help you gain instant rapport in any situation and connect with any audience.

What are the Benefits Of Hiring an Accountability Coach?
Many entrepreneurs have a difficult time managing their time efficiently, unknowingly sabotaging their own success. They often spend months, even years, struggling to discern between the low-priority and high-impact tasks, and where their efforts drive the biggest results. Unfortunately, this type of unawareness can lead to a failed business. How do you prevent self-sabotage of your business? Hire an accountability coach!
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