- 100 Year Project
Imagine what you could accomplish if you were given 100 years to complete any project of your choosing. How would you approach your project management and your time management? What would your timeline look like? - A Source of Inspiration
Having trouble finding your own source of inspiration at work? Inspiration and motivation permeate the work environment, you just need to know where to look for it. - Achieve the Life You Desire
Here is a different perspective on achieving your dreams, holding on to them, and obtaining the life that you desire. This is a simple and practical exercise that takes only a few minutes of your time to complete, but worthy of reflection that could last a lifetime. - Aligned Management - Responsible for Personal Success
"In management, you have responsibility for the success of the individuals within your organization." While this may seem like an obvious statement, the definition of success is much more difficult. In most cases we define business success for the individual as accomplishing the assigned tasks and job related goals to measurements defined by the position or by the management. Many managers struggle with the concept of individual motivation and expect members of the organization to share the same desire to contribute toward the success of the team. - Are You Marketing or Selling?
Once upon a time there was a deaf salesman named Aesop. He tried to sell his wares to the blind brothers Grimm, but no matter how much he elaborated on the features of his wares, the brothers Grimm could not see the benefits. The brothers tried to explain to Aesop that they could not see the features that he described so eloquently, and that they would like to hold the wares so they could appreciate them from their own perspectives. Unfortunately, Aesop was busy talking and could not hear their requests, so the parties separated in mutual frustration and disappointment. How could the grim results of this fable be avoided? - Before Your Frequent Flyer Miles Expire
Many airlines are adjusting the policies for frequent flyer miles. The miles that you have been saving for a special trip or vacation may expire faster than you had planned. Rather than take chances, review your frequent flyer policy, your status and your options for spending earned miles. - Building Customer Loyalty
The following tips can apply to virtually any profession or industry. If you think that these are self-evident, then I challenge you to take a personal assessment. Print this page and keep the list on your desk for one week. Place a checkmark next to each item when you conduct an activity that fulfills one of these objectives. Can you check all of these items in one week? Are you actively practicing the commitment that you desire from your customers? - Carry-On Restrictions, Your Personal Checklist
Packing for airline travel requires advance planning and consideration. The following is a list of revised restrictions regarding what is permitted or banned from US flights by the Transportation Security Administration. Print the list and keep it in your luggage as quick and convenient reference when you prepare to travel or pack to return home. - Disciplined Leadership
You want to manage a disciplined team, focused on achieving results, beating the competition and demonstrating continuous improvement. You want to generate enthusiasm while making measured progress toward common goals. You want the entire team to succeed, to work together and be the best that they can be. You may be wondering how to begin. - Glacier Girl
The true story of The Lost Squadron, a band of pilots and crewmen who survived a harrowing landing on the ice in Greenland. Glacier Girl is the incredible story of a P-38, rescued from under 268 feet of ice, "the finest restoration of any warbird ever done". Glacier Girl prepares to complete a journey to England that started in 1947, and you can see history fly. - It's OK to Be Human
There are many important attributes to leadership. To be fully effective with the technical and tactical elements it is also necessary to be able to communicate and connect effectively with those around you. Integrity and understanding should be combined with compassion. - Life Career
The perceived value of separation between work and personal life is the objective to maintain a balance, as if these aspects of our being can be compartmentalized with private and segregated emotional barriers. Despite our best efforts, there are demands in both the personal and public aspects of our lives that require sacrifice, generate reward, and impact our emotional responses in all aspects of our lives. - Make Sales Efforts More Effective
We have all noticed individuals who excel at sales, customer service or leadership. What is the secret formula, the common denominator, something that these people all have in common that places them at a higher level of achievement? - Make the Competition Irrelevant
Is there an easy way to make the competition irrelevant? In an age with so much access to information, bombarded by advertisements and commercials, is it possible to keep the attention of your potential customers? What is the secret to help customers make an easy decision to buy? There is a secret formula that works for e-commerce, retail, bids and proposals. It is a simple formula that has worked since the days of bartering beads, beans and burrows. - Motivation with Direction
How do you communicate when sales are below forecast, you are over budget, or you are not on plan? What impact does this have on moral and motivation for the organization? Are demoralized and intimidated employees more likely to rise to the challenge and improve performance than inspired contributors with clear direction and leadership? - Reverse Logistics in Supply Chain Management
The evolution of reverse logistics for manufactured products is developing in direct proportion to the rapid advancements in technology and the subsequent price erosion of products as new and improved products enter the supply chain at a faster pace. With such thin margins and so much competition, mismanagement of the supply chain can be devastating. Those organizations with the infrastructure to capture and compare the composite value of components with real time intelligent analysis and disposition based on changes in refurbishment cost, resale value, spare parts, repair and overall demand will not only become more profitable, but such flexibility and scalability will allow them to outmaneuver and eliminate the competition. - Rewarding Teamwork
- Secrets to Powerful Negotiations
We negotiate every day. There are negotiations in sales, customer service, interviewing for a position, and relationships between vendors and suppliers. Make a checklist of these five items and apply it to your next negotiations. You can immediately become more powerful and effective in your negotiations. - September 11 Remembered
Most people have vivid personal memories of what they were doing at the exact moment that this tragedy occurred. Many of us can remember how we held our friends and family a little closer in the days and weeks that followed. There was a greater unspoken appreciation for the life and love that can be taken so unexpectedly. There was a greater understanding of how coworkers and neighbors can be shelter in times of trouble. - Seven Principles for Business
Document the definitions for your business, organization, or your role in the organization. - Similarity of the Work Place and the Sports Arena
What is your role in this business? Are you like a spectator in a sports arena? Are you a cheerleader for your team? Are you one of the players in the game? Are you a coach? Are you the broadcaster of the game on TV or Radio? Are you the referee of the game? Before you think that I am nut, wait until you see where I am going with this. - Supply Chain Integration Solutions
Let's take a quick look and analyze your position in the Supply Chain. You are either the one driving the truck, the one pumping the gas, or the one paying the other two. - The Skills Gap
The Computer Technology Industry Association ("CompTIA") recently conducted a survey of 273 CompTIA members to determine the biggest challenges for the next 12 months. Filling vitally important functional positions in sales and technical customer service ranked as the most critical obstacles in the coming year. - Trusted Management Score Card
Share this article with coworkers in an email and enter your TOTAL SCORE in the Subject Line, ask for a reply to see how your score relates to others in your organization. Trust is a fundamental foundation for any relationship, business or personal. Without it, the relationship has defined limits and greater risk of gradual erosion or collapse. With Trust, the relationship is exponentially stronger than the sum of the individual contributors. - US International Travel Restrictions
If you are planning travel between US, Canada or Mexico by air or sea, be prepared to present your passport. The same rules apply for the Caribbean and Bermuda. If you are planning business travel, a ski trip, Spring Break, family vacation or warm weather excursion, be prepared to carry a federally recognized identification to enter the US, even if you are a US citizen. The same rules will apply to roads and land border crossings in 2008 - Waves of Communication
Are you in a position that interacts with customers or clients? Are you in a management or a leadership role? Would you like to improve your communication with someone else who is in a management or leadership role? Communication is the key to success in a professional capacity and in our personal relationships. Communication creates a bond between individuals, for better or worse, it can bring us closer together or identify gaps in understanding or appreciation. The most honest communication contains emotion and the ability to exchange ideas with passion. - Where to Find Loyal Customers
"What is a Loyal Customer Worth to You?" - Why We Work
Once you embrace your personal motivation, you can make plans and daily decisions that influence and support your motivation. It may be taking another look at your savings, how you use your energy or your time management. Fuel your personal power by recognizing how your daily efforts contribute to your personal motivation and your enthusiasm will be contagious. - Your Most Important Investment
Imagine a company spending one-third of the revenue on a capital investment or an interest payment and never addressing it with shareholders in their annual report. Measure, monitor, and invest appropriately in the biggest impact to your business.
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