The devil used Eve to temp Adam with an apple oh so many years ago changing life as they knew it. We are tempted every day by others and by our own weak nature. I'm thinking about all of......
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Remember Cher in Moonstruck when Nicholas Cage tells her he loves her? She slaps him and says "Snap out of it!" Well, sometimes I need a slap in the face too - a reality check. And since I...
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On a conversational level, we take "lying" to mean speaking an untruth, overtly saying something that is not the case. Webster's first definition is, "to make an untrue statement...
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No. 27 From: RadioShack To: RadioShack employees Subject: Your former job In August 2006, RadioShack fires 400 staffers via e-mail. Affected employees receive a message that reads, "The work...
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A disappearing warehouse. A software glitch caused the warehouse to vanish, not from physical view, but from the watchful eyes of a well-known retailer's automated distribution system. Goods...
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With more than 2200 companies possibly engaged in backdating, scores of shareholder derivative suits are in the making. The scandal has resulted in high executive churn, with more than 30 senior...
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Christian & Timbers today released its 2006 CEO Stick Rate Report in the continuing glare of investigation that originated with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation in 2002. "Stick Rate" is...
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How do you react when an employee disagrees with your point of view? It can be tempting to assume that you've heard that argument before and to counter it before the employee has finished...
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I was at a small business trade show recently interviewing for some podcasts focused on highlighting small businesses and one of the people I interviewed was an artist trying to be in business for...
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Tip of the hat to Chief Executive Magazine This is a great diagnosis and prescription article about 12 diseases that CEO's can catch. I think a big one was missed, I call it 'This is Good...
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MBNA and Band of America have come together to create a new rock album. Tip of the hat to ValleyWag Seriously, does your business have a theme song, or a company song, maybe this will be the new trend...
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Some say that business is just one long series of projects to be managed effectively. If that is the case then it would make sense to learn how to manage projects effectively, even for small...
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Absenteeism rising! Unscheduled absenteeism at U.S. companies and organizations has climbed to its highest level since 1999, according to results of an annual nationwide survey of human resource...
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They aim to achieve this growth through new markets, innovative products/services, and strategic alliances-and shun short-term gains, cost-cutting measures, and the quick exit strategies of some...
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All is not acrimony between WalMart and every town and city across our land. Does this signify a change in WalMart's strategy, does their need to broaden their market appeal change their retailing...
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The below will sound a little bit hokey and a little too internet marketingish but they sent me the actual report and it has some pretty good information in it. You might want to get The Business...
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FORTUNE Small Business' October issue highlights five leaders from Winning Workplaces 2006 list of Best Bosses, it was announced today. The fourth annual list from Winning Workplaces includes 18...
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I like to believe I am good at providing performance feedback but I didn't learn it from my past managers, I rarely if ever got an honest to goodness sitdown discussion. In fact during one 5 year...
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I have been rereading some older business books I own and the most recent is a book by Laura Nash called Good Intentions Aside. This book came out in the early 1990's after a rash of corporate...
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Seems we all need reminders of the obvious. If you are feeling unfocused here is a list of indicators that might prove your feeling accurate. Many you will recognize right away, lack of focus can...
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In the world of today's microenterprise where many times there is only one person actually in the business delegation takes on a whole new meaning. Typically even a microenterprise has to perform...
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At a "town hall" meeting with employees of St. Louis-based Insituform, a $600 million firm that repairs sewer, water and other underground piping systems, someone asked CEO Tom Rooney,...
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