GlobalBX Entrepreneur Business Articles - August 2008Blogosphere or Blog with FearThink of it. A cheap, direct means of working one-on-one, one-to-many with customers, partners, prospects. The ideal means of educating…informing…persuading. That’s what management sees when you mention one of the “hottest” communications tools available…blogging. The Web 2.0 blogosphere is one of the fastest growing communities today. New blogs are launched every second…120,000 every day. Technorati, […] The New Communications Tool…Listening, HelpingMarketing and communications “experts” like to tell us how the Internet and Web 2.0 have opened up new opportunities for the industry to reach out to and influence people in new, exciting, more effective ways. 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A few months into the job, a woman air traffic controller sued her boss and co-workers in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for creating an offensive, intimidating and hostile work environment at the tune of $1 […] Truth or Consequences: How to Give Performance FeedbackIn the bestseller, Good to Great, Jim Collins discovered that, “the good-to-great companies continually refined the path to greatness with the brutal facts of reality.” And, in his recent autobiography, Jack Welch reports that he spent about half of his time on people: recruiting new talent, picking the right people for particular positions, grooming young […] The Naked Truth About Public SpeakingWhen I was in high school, given the choice between giving an oral report and a written one, I always choose the written report. In college, I did the same thing. My reason: fear. I was terrified of public speaking. When I graduated from college, my father gave me some advice. 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The job description needs to communicate clearly and concisely what responsibilities and tasks the job entails and to indicate, as well, the key qualifications of the job – the basic requirements (specific credentials or skills) – and, if possible, the attributes that underlie superior performance. Following […] What do You Mean My Organization Is a Stepping Stone?I remember the moment I swore that I would always value my employees. It was the late 90s, I was the head of sales and my boss was sitting across the table. “Sales people are a dime a dozen,” he said. “I could replace anyone working here tomorrow and not miss a beat.” That told […] What Corporate America Can Learn From Physicians: It’s All In How You Treat PeopleRecently, the literature in medical economics has caught up with conventional wisdom in terms of medical malpractice lawsuits. 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This economic climate, as far as businesses are concerned, is a sellers market. With the corporate downsizing, economic downturn and other factors, there are a lot of very knowledgeable buyers out there looking for […] |
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