December 2007

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Learning From the Best: A Study of the Greatest Business

Though you may be getting into small business for the rewards of working for yourself, providing for your family, and being in control of your own destiny,there are lessons that can be learned from multi billion dollar companies, even if your aspirations are much lower.
These companies, by and large, started off no bigger than yours [...]

5 Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln


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“A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half-slave and half-free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved – I do not expect the house to fall – but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the [...]

Escaping from Evening Television Watching Brings a Businessman Many Rewards


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What do you do at the end of a long, trying work day? If you are like many people, watching television after dinner will be a way to relax and restore energy before another work day dawns.
Bill Kempen was having just such a peaceful evening of television watching when he suddenly realized that at 58 [...]

Is Creating A Fail Proof Business Possible?


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Over one third of all new business fail every year and most of them were doomed before they ever opened their doors. Before venturing into any business, of any type, you can help prevent the business from going belly-up from the start or determine you need a different type of business to deflect failure. The [...]

Motivate Entry Level Employees in 2008


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As the New Year begins, many supervisors look for ways to make 2008 more productive by motivating their entry level staff. After all, isn’t it easy to get employees to perform at their highest capabilities? Simply offer lucrative stock options, three-day work weeks and generous salaries. Oprah Winfrey actually gives employees new cars and [...]

Key Challenges And Pitfalls Of Transformational Leadership


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Perhaps two of the most challenging areas a Transformational Leader will come across, aside from personal skill development and the ongoing challenges that a leadership role will inevitably bring, will be building trust, and managing power.
The reason why these two areas are key, is because if ignored, they have a large influence on the success [...]