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Some ideas on how to improve your chances for business success

Success in business requires a curious mind and a desire to discover the unknown. In a modern era of global markets and unprecedented change, leaders need to discover a new array of  resources to better prepare for the future. This often means being prepared to change old habits and to think outside the box.
Over the [...]

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Humble MBAs?

The demand was heavy for new MBA graduates this past summer, at least for those from top schools. By now these whiz kids have had time to settle into their highly paid jobs, and I wonder how they are doing. They must be making big waves in corporate America if newspaper reports accurately predicted where [...]

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Why every company needs a business plan.

Many owners of small to medium size companies do not have documented business plans and see little value in planning. Entrepreneurs with an idea are confident that it will work and want to move forward to start their own company.
All of these people have the feeling that a business plan is only written to raise [...]

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Honor the Absent: A Reflection Of Your Integrity

Stephen R. Covey in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People states,
“One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to
those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are
present. When you defend those who are absent, you retain the trust of those
present.” [...]

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What makes me stay motivated?

 
Most businesses demand that you be intrinsically very motivated. If you are not self driven or you require extrinsic motivators or someone to push you, you ultimately will not be successful.
 
If you look at the great leaders throughout history, all were and are very self motivated, very focused and very driven. They don’t need someone [...]

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and my wishes for a happy New Year with good health,
good luck and good fortune for you and your family..
Yeah, I’m a sentimental guy, and this is the season when memories of past
Christmases tend to crowd my mind. It’s a time when the words “I remember”
leap quickly from my lips to set the [...]

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I wish you a very Happy New Year.

 
On New Year’s Eve we always try to be with our near and dear ones. We are
particularly attentive to our parents, readily share our joy with friends
and wish happiness to our children. And, of course, we think about the
future.
And whatever personal plans we may conceive, each of us knows that they are
directly connected with the [...]

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