I just read an interesting article in Science News. (March 27th, 2010 issue)
Someone took the time run some statistics. They discovered that on the Titanic, women and children truly did board the life rafts first. There were exceptions, but generally, social order prevailed.
In contrast, when the Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo, being a woman or child actually decreased your chances at survival while being a male 16-30 years old increased your likelihood of ... >>full...
Business changed permanently because of this current recession. Permanently.
Businesses that adapt, will go forward, recover and grow. Those that don't will struggle as they try without success to get things back to the way they were.
What's changed permanently?
Credit
Lots of us woke up to having too much credit debt. It has been a bad time for many, many people. Millions lost homes. Millions lost jobs. Debts piled up. Interest on debt went through the roof for ... >>full...
If your company is a broad based business, like a retail store. You can't be 'passionate' about batteries unless that's all you sell. But you can, and should, be passionate about service. You and everyone at your business should be passionate about the appearance of the store. Those are givens. Passion isn't the word. Caring might be better. I sometimes am annoyed with too much passion when I'm trying to find something in a 200 ... >>full...
Because I like to encourage reading, business reading, and thinking, I'm going to send YOU a book. I always buy extra copies when I read something EXCELLENT so I have spares to GIVE AWAY.
Drop me a note and introduce yourself. I'll send books to the first 3 people who write me.
NO strings attached. So just ask. I'll mark the offer as closed after I give away the books.
[ Posted byA. Sharma, April 15, 2010 18:46 ] Hi, Just checked your blog. I am very fond of book. I like reading whenever i can manage time.
Is it closed?
Let me know - my email asharma@mail.unomaha.edu
[ Posted byA. Sharma, April 15, 2010 18:47 ] Hi, Just checked your blog. I am very fond of book. I like reading whenever i can manage time.
Is it closed?
Let me know - my email asharma@mail.unomaha.edu
A lot of businesses like to chatter about the importance of their people. This is little more than lip service to the minions.
First of all, the "HR" depart IS at the bottom of the corporate food chain no matter how many "C Level" meetings the HR [choose one: VP, Senior VP, Manager, Officer, Lord over all Associates] 'gets' to attend.
Face it. Does new product development start in HR? Does HR have input into ... >>full...
So I go online to OverNightPrints and use their tools and my images and layout skills to design the perfect business card. It's original, never been done.
After placing the order, I realize that I need cards for ChrisReich.Org too. But, since I've already placed the order, I can't combine the insanely expensive shipping charges. The shipping is expensive because I need next day air, not OverNightPrints ... >>full...
Shutting Down Thought or Ignoring 52% of Your Market
Most good ideas are picked apart, shot down or simply ignored the first several times those thoughts are put on the table. You can almost measure an idea's positive potential by the amount of resistance and rejection that idea gets upon introduction.
I spoke with the CFO of a struggling company this week about focusing their marketing and tuning their product offerings to the largest buying block in the U.S.: women.
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