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Ideas for Political Survival
There is an old saying “Too soon old – too late smart.” During my long career in a large organization, I somehow managed to do some pretty bonehead things politically. I will never be someone who is politically brilliant because I am far too outspoken. But I have learned some things and want to pass on an idea to others.

The Rule of 3 for Business Survival
Just like the 3 rules of personal survival, there are 3 simple rules a business can follow to ensure its long-term success. These rules will not only help ensure your business survival but will help it grow in the near future as well.

Is Your Company Committed to Their Long Standing Traditions?

Are you a second or even third generation business owner? The generations before you made the sacrifices and did whatever was necessary to build the fundamentals of the business you are running today. Have the traditions, ideals, and values your business was built on survived the passing of the baton? Many companies have discarded these fundamentals as a cost cutting measure or because they seem antiquated. These traditions were the basis for the growth and survival of the “family business” yet they wind up on the committee “cutting room floor”. Nothing is more apparent than changes made to the core values of employee and customer satisfaction.

Articulate Your Success Through A Compelling Vision

Evolution is part of nature. Nothing stays the same, yet rather than take advantage of the potential within, the majority of people fight to keep situations/relationships the same regardless of dissatisfaction. More than likely they are subconsciously using familiar habits and strategies to transform expecting new results. It’s ludicrous to expect different results using the same patterns! These actions are more of survival rather than proactive self-leadership in generating opportunities.

Surviving the recession

There is no doubt that the recession is hitting everyone and as a result there are not many businesses that have not been affected so far. This is the time for the "Survival of the Fittest" and if you want to survive the recession you need to take action. Most businesses are stuck with the idea that the only way to increase profits is to increase prices and some think that the only other way is to increase their customer numbers. Both of these two actions will increase your business profits if they are done in the right way, however, they are by no means the only ways in which to grow your business. In fact I have listed that there are actually 7 Ways to Grow Your Business. When I have spoken to most business owners they usually say "We can't possibly increase our prices!" "We will lose our customers!".

Five Leadership How-Tos for Recession Survival

We're in the midst of the worst economic crisis in decades, and many people in leadership positions haven't seen anything like it before. As an executive coach, I know that leaders often make decisions out of fear of what could happen instead of crafting a plan to ensure that everyone stays on track through the bad times. Surviving a recession can feel a bit like sailing without sails, so here are a few tips to help you stop, think and weather the crisis.

Toxic Business: Africaâ€™s Scavenger Entrepreneurs
Itâ€™s a common site in most African cities â€“ waste dumping sites where hundreds of scavengers search daily for pieces of scrap metal, plastics and other waste materials to sell for a profit. These scavenger entrepreneurs though are risking their lives in search of money for survival. In these dumps, there are toxic wastes that can be fatal.

Leadership Tips

Success in any organization often depends on leadership ability to adjust quickly to a changing environment both internally and externally. Trends, regulations, competition and yes the economy may force organizational change. This change has a direct impact on employees often creating a decrease in morale which can lead to complacency and apathy. To circumvent these consequences leaders must justify, communicate and explain the long term benefits to the company and the employees. Sometimes it may simply mean survival. But, even survival can be positive when it relates to maintain security for the employee.

Four Ways to Dazzle Your Customers
Creating a dazzling, memorable service experience will keep customers coming back and will turn them into raving fans. Here are four simple ways to turn your organization in a Dazzler-Producing Machine...

Is a Competitive Edge Good Enough?
Words describe strategic intent and I have a real problem applying 'soft' or 'incremental' words to the critical business function of sustainable differentiation and survival.

How to Build Your Business
Is your business one that will go into the satistics as a failure? Do not let that happen.

Five Thoughts That Help Us To Survive Survival

In life, we are all survivors, whether or not we think of ourselves that way. When you reflect over your past and recall all of your negative experiences or traumatic events, you may wonder how you survived, but you did. So, how do people survive survival? Below is a list of those items that I believe help us transition through difficult phases in our lives, and that we can use repeatedly to survive survival.

The Art of Driving Your Competition Crazy
“The purpose of competition is not to beat someone down, but to bring out the best in every player.” Walter Wheeler

Follow-Up or Fall on Your Face

Guerrilla marketing preaches to the skies the importance of customer follow-up and prospect follow-up if you have even the vaguest notion of succeeding in business. Why do most businesses lose customers? Poor service? Nope. Poor quality? Nope. Well, then why? Apathy after the sale. Most businesses lose customers by ignoring them to death. A numbing 68% of all business lost in America is lost due to apathy after the sale.

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.

Change is Good
Sometimes we love change and sometimes we hate it. Regardless, it always takes a little bit of courage to leave something familiar and try something new. Why is change difficult for most of us? Because change necessitates that we move out of our comfort zones.

Hey, What if the Founder Gets Hit By a Bus? Nada
One of the questions investors in early-stage companies -- both private and public -- often ask is this: What if the founder gets hit by a bus? It is, of course, an investor's way of saying, "How much of this company's continuing success requires this man/women at the helm?"

Education: The Key to Empowering Your Human Resources
Most entrepreneurs realize the role continuing education has served in their personal and professional growth. This growth accounts, in turn, for personal and professional success. Hence learning has become an important component of survival in the new economy. Education can be made affordable for almost every budget. Consider hiring a speaker to conduct a seminar on the premises.

Developers Changing The Old Business Models
The recession has forced many merchant developers to rethink their strategy, as firms found out the hard way that a more diversified business model stands a better chance of survival.

Sanity Survival-PATIENCE, NOW!!!!!!
Impatient people are prone to obesity, according to a study at the University of Munich in Germany and the University of Michigan at Dearborn. Impatient types are also shown to have a high risk for hypertension later in life. Follow these four tips to explore your impatience and overcome it!

Your Reputation...One Day at a Time

It used to be that a small team of people were responsible for the organization's reputation management efforts/activities. OMG those days are gone and they're never coming back. Today reputation management is a 24x7 job that is the responsibility of everyone on the team. Sure management sets the tone/direction but someone (even outside the organization who doesn't know squat) can bruise/tarnish the organization's reputation with inuendos, half-truths or lies. If you think the current wave of cyberbullies is a passing fad, think again. Those types of people are here to stay. All you can do is focus on doing your best.

What are you really good at?
It's a simple idea: find what you are good at, and spend your hard-earned marketing money on finding customers who want just what you do best.

The Importance Of Time Management When Running A Home Business

Running a home business is not an easy task because it involves simultaneous time management on professional as well as personal fronts. Also, home business owners cannot afford to waste time like salaried employees sometimes do. This is because home business owners are fully aware of the fact that if they do not manage their time properly, they will not be able to earn enough money. In simple words, home business time management is vital because the time you spend on your business is usually directly linked with the amount of money you will make.

Sales Training is not a luxury – it’s essential
Keeping you and your sales team ‘match fit’ and actively engaged in the market place selling effectively is paramount to your survival and success in today’s market. Yet too many businesses, large and small, do not train their sales teams in the vital skills needed in the much more consultative, value add, less product focused market of today.

How the millionaires are getting richer in this economy.
Everyone has been hit hard by the economy. Some predicted this would happen, and they are in better positions than most people. Wouldn't you like to be one of those people who were in the know?

Multiple Streams of Income – The Marketer’s Dream
According to a recent survey, over 80% of the population is committing a serious lifestyle error. They are banking their entire livelihood on a single income. If that one income stream is disrupted, they will face a serious financial situation.

Is Continuous Improvement More Important Than Results?
Could a focus on continuous improvement prove more useful than concentrating just on the results we seek?

How to Win in the Recession
Tips for winning in retail during the downturn

Smart Women and The Way Things Are
This article is about how having a positive perception on life can truly make the difference between success and survival. Your life unfolds according to how you feel about the future. It offers 3 easy to follow tips that you can use right away to change or enhance your views.

'Why it pays to reward your customers'
Over the last 10 years, I have learned many lessons managing my own companies and consulting to my clients and by far the single most vital lesson is ensuring that customers stay happy. In this article I share my thoughts about this essential topic.

Nothing Lasts Forever
When we embrace change, we embrace our potential. We eagerly step into exciting new opportunities and challenges, stretch to learn new things, try new approaches and expand our horizons. With each change we get better, and better again.

PR Leading The Way To Better Reputation
Every business, no matter how large or small, ultimately depends on its reputation for survival and success. You should be asking what PR means for your company. What should you be doing to manage and enhance your reputation amongst your key audiences?

Why PR is a necessity for your organisation
Every business, no matter how large or small, ultimately depends on its reputation for survival and success.

Fat burns faster if you light a fire under it – how to keep your metabolism ‘firing’ to burn fat more effectively.

Ever been told that your metabolism is ‘fixed’? That you were either born with a fast or slow metabolism and that you’re stuck with whichever one you got? Or that your metabolism slows with age? Do you really understand what your metabolism is? Think of it this way – your metabolism is your body’s engine, and the foods you eat are: * used for energy to fuel your engine, or * stored as fat, or * eliminated as waste.

‘6 things you MUST-DO to ensure your family survives a job loss’

Nobody takes pleasure in suddenly becoming unemployed. Just the ‘prospect’ alone can be very overwhelming and stressful. Often the worry or anxiety comes from feeling you have no control over the situation. This is partially true, you may not be able to control what your employer does but you can control to some extent how it will affect you and your family. The reality is, no one’s job is really secure but a layoff doesn’t have to be the end of the world. The key to survival is to be prepared, especially with regards to your finances. Here are some things you can do in advance of being laid off:

Online Business Success: Does Your Business Need An Upgrade?
Do you know how to upgrade your business for increased business attraction? Read this article and learn seven quick and easy ways to get started now.

Good Times, Bad Times
Good times and bad times are like day and night. They alternate and affirm the passage of time.

What are YOUR chances of Rags to Riches
You’ve been lied to. You’ve been misled and if you’re like millions of people, you are just starting to realize that! Don't make the same mistakes that millions of people seeking "get rich quick" are making every year.

Is it Time to Rebuild Society?
"When society requires to be rebuilt, there is no use in attempting to rebuild it on the old plan. No great improvements in the lot of mankind are possible, until a great change takes place in the fundamental constitution of their modes of thought." John Stuart Mill

Perception remains that Jobs IS Apple
Whatever you want to say about Apple, it’s a brand that is considered one of the best. In the latest brandchannel’s brandjunkies 2009 report, Apple won accolades in several areas. However, it’s also a company that is viewed as having its future tied to CEO Steve Jobs—and that’s an image that needs to be changed.

4 Steps to Guarantee Business Survival
Could a proven Success Framework be all that's needed for your survival in today's economic conditions?

Customer Intimacy

Customer Intimacy is going beyond simply building a stronger relationship with your client base to seeking ways to build solid win-win relationships. It means finding COMPLETE solutions not partial ones, for your ideal clients. It means not reacting to every whim of the customer but becoming an indispensable partner. It means moving from a simple transactional mentality to an investor in the customer's success.

Dwindling Cash Flow is a Big Problem
Business owners today are tapping into whatever available cash reserves they have. This is not always the best thing to do but they might not have an option. Survival is the primary reason entrepreneurs are using their cash reserves. It is vital to stay afloat and be able to come through our current economic situation that is affecting many.

Decisions based on emotion = BAD for business

In recent years, there has been a rise in discussion and research around what makes a good leader good. From those discussions, a new field of study and measurement has arisen,. It is called Emotional intelligence, or EQ. (Don't ask me why it isn't EI, but it's not.) In simple terms, EQ is the ability to know and control your emotions, and the ability to recognize and empathize with the emotions of others. For the expertrs in this field, please, don't get your feathers ruffled. Defining EQ is not the point. The point is, emotion does NOT belong in business, and often leads to really bad decisions. Emotion seems to play the biggest role in family owned business where family members are either co-owners or employees. This article talks about how to handle these situations, whether you are on the verge of wading into one, or already there.

Home Business Expert: How To Advertise Innovative & Fresh Ideas
These days an ever increasing number of moms are deciding to work from home because the Internet is allowing them the opportunity to benefit from the many opportunities that are out there.

Is Paranoia an Acquired Taste?

In "Don't Bring It to Work" the underlying idea is that when stress hits the hot button we all revert to behavior patterns we learned as kids in our original organization, the family for protection and survival. That is what seems to be showing up around our country in this time of sadness and confusion. The knee-jerk reactions are so similar to ones that we can all remember when disagreements broke out in elementary and middle school playgrounds. We were given detentions, told to behave, but rarely sat down to really look at what started the upset in the first place.

An Entrepreneur – Have I Got what it Takes?
I believe that business is equal parts of inspiration, hard work and luck. There is a famous saying “ I find that the harder I work, the luckier I get!”

Before You Consider Redundancies
This is an article considering a few alternative options that organisations may wish to take before going down the redundancy route.

Unemployed? Plan Your Career Now
Our economy is a mess, and we are in uncharted territory. Most everyone is feeling the pinch, especially if they now find themselves unemployed or wonder if they are the next one to lose their job. Unfortunately, most people put more planning into their next vacation than they do their career or more realistically their “careers.”

Survival of the Fittest on the Sales Force

When one salesperson complains that they lost a piece of business to another of your salespeople you have a problem on your hands. One client says his salespeople refer to one particular salesperson as "the pirate" because they think she steals their prospects. When territories are properly defined, this happens less often but even then the problem can creep up? What's behind it? Why does it happen?

Don’t Just Survive…Thrive!: Tips for Financial Success in Tough Economic Times
Believe it or not, it is possible not only to survive, but to thrive in tougher economic markets. And guess what...if you learn how to profit even in “down” markets, than think how well you will flourish when things inevitably get better again. Learn from the pros and the families that have withstood generations of ups and downs in the economy.

How to make an employee redundant
How to make an employee redundant - a quick and simple guide for employers on how to handle the situation.

Chapter 2 from The Secret of Communication - What Is The Secret?
Introducing the Seven Simple Steps to Solid Success!

Internet Marketing – 7 Main Ways To Achieve Trust Online & Increase Your Sales
Your success in internet marketing depends on you being able to offer a product or service that has benefits to the customer. However, simply having this may not be enough if you want to have that extra advantage over your competitors in internet marketing.

Define Your Image with Your Personal Brand

Learn how to stand out and eliminate your competition. So, you’ve heard of branding and you know that defining a brand is essential for a company’s survival and for it to consistently produce new and successful products. Many notable brands have become household names such as Band-Aid, Xerox and Kleenex. However, what about personal branding? What is a personal brand, how do you create it and why is it important for you to have? In the simplest terms, your personal brand is you. It displays your personality and conveys what you stand for. In turn, it helps you to distinguish yourself from others and eliminate your competition.

Why Women Entrepreneurs Differ from Men

“Many people perceive a style difference as the other person’s personal failing.” Deborah Tannen Have you noticed? Women and Men aren’t just dissimilar below the neck. They often act and express themselves differently as well. That is due to changes in an entirely different area than below the belt. It is their brain, which is located above the neckline. In general, she says “slow” and he says “go.”

Internet Marketing – 10 Very Effective Marketing Tips To Boost Your Sales
If you are keen to grow your internet marketing business and significantly increase your sales; you will need to use the 10 tips outlined below.

How to Survive the Tough Times
Look… Let’s be honest. There’s no “one size fits all” solution to survival during challenging times. But there are some strategies that will help no matter what situation you and your business are in.

Marketing explained
Marketing is essential for the survival and growth of your business.

The Role of Customer Service in Business Success
Business success is dependent of many factors; namely a realistic business idea, an outstanding business plan, a superior marketing strategy and great customer service. Although you may tend to put customer service in the same category as marketing, it has its own purpose in making a business successful. Find out the difference and how that difference can impact your business.

Increase Your Income By Leveraging Your Value
How can you easily increase your income and make more money, by applying leverage?

Daily Meetings Result in Daily Deals
Whatever it is that you value should be done daily and if it's not important then don't do it. How you start you day is going to determine how your day turns out.

Your customers, their Amygdala and Sabre-Tooth Tigers
The emotional buying decisions....how do your customers make up their mind and how to make your customers life easy...

Will You Survive the NEW Competition Four Ways to Win Customers Every Time

There I said it — the dreaded “C” word. Most people fall into one of three reactions when they think about facing competition: 10% of them go weak in the knees and would rather pretend it didn’t exist, 10% relish competition like it was an ice cream sundae, take a spoon and run with it, and the remaining 80% well… they’re in the middle unsure which way to go. They wait for something to happen —something outside of themselves to cause them to stand up and win or lie down and let the prize pass them by. Where do you fall when it comes to competition?

Positivity and High Performance - Characteristics of High-Performing Business Teams
Enlightened leaders over the past two years became aware of the need for resilience, and restructuring their organizations for a period of survival and stabilization.

RETHINKING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FUTURE

The future lies in creating and inventing tomorrow. This can mean inventing new and exciting markets, products, services and methods…and an organizational culture capable and driven to take advantage of opportunities as they appear. These new organizations must become acutely sensitive as to who they are, what they are all about, what their culture is and then work hard to adapt to a new flow of ideas.

Poverty Measurements and Relevance of Micro-credit
Some recent studies on poverty have attempted to put forth terms and classifications of the very poor in a way that will allow the reader to imagine the extreme helplessness, and a state of extreme destitute amongst the people under discussion.

Leadership Lessons from Earnest Shackleton, The Great Antarctic Explorer
Imagine a leadership test while stranded twelve hundred miles from civilization on Antarctic ice for nearly two years in temperatures so low you could hear water freeze. Earnest Shackleton not only led every one of his twenty-seven Endurance crew to survival, but led them to survive in good spirits.

CASH FLOW – What is That?
I am sure you have heard the term “Cash is King”. This is true. Those with cash have stronger buying and/or borrowing power than those without it. With today’s lagging economy, many businesses are experiencing negative cash flow. The business owner who has yet to get up close and personal with their cash flow issues will see their doors close sooner than later.

A Stimulus for a Better World: Give them Sustainability without Compromise
Sustainability sounded good when money was flowing in. But now that the economy is broken, business sustainability is taking a back seat to business survival. However, now more than ever, this is a time to advance your business case for sustainability as a top-line and bottom-line strategy for not just survival, but long-term growth and profitability.

Business Development or Business Survival
When the economy is strong businesses focus on business development. When the economy is weak those same businesses worry about survival. Why is that? In this article Iâ€™d like to share some ideas about what you can do to make sure your business is always growth focused rather than survival focused.

Your Business Can Survive this Economy
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