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Jan, 28 2010

Survey Says…Uh-Oh!

By |2010-01-28T08:29:00+00:00January 28th, 2010|Categories: Miscellaneous|Comments Off on Survey Says…Uh-Oh!

A recent survey from the University of Toronto found that 50% of the (American) respondents routinely take work home with them.  And those people say their "homework" sometimes or frequently interferes with [...]

Jan, 18 2010

Reputations and Perceptions

By |2010-01-18T20:39:00+00:00January 18th, 2010|Categories: Miscellaneous|Comments Off on Reputations and Perceptions

It's great that more and more businesses are offering free wireless Internet.  You almost expect to the see the service in coffeehouses.  I have to admit that I laughed when [...]

Jan, 10 2010

Dance Company Makes Marketing Misstep

By |2010-01-10T18:30:00+00:00January 10th, 2010|Categories: Miscellaneous|Comments Off on Dance Company Makes Marketing Misstep

Recently I received a mailing from a nearby arts group.  I'm always interested in what groups are doing as well as how they market themselves.  The brochure was very fancy [...]

Dec, 29 2009

The Pride Trap…

By |2009-12-29T20:49:00+00:00December 29th, 2009|Categories: Miscellaneous|Comments Off on The Pride Trap…

Has pride hurt your career or your relationships?  Sometimes it can be easy to let the ego call the shots and determine your actions.But consider taking a different path.  Listen [...]

Dec, 22 2009

7 Secrets of the Nutcracker

By |2009-12-22T21:09:00+00:00December 22nd, 2009|Categories: Miscellaneous|Comments Off on 7 Secrets of the Nutcracker

Get the inside scoop before you see The Nutcracker.  Dazzle your friends with the trivia you'll learn.  There's also a lesson here in perseverance as a show that once was [...]

Dec, 8 2009

Magic Words for Retail

By |2009-12-08T22:03:00+00:00December 8th, 2009|Categories: Miscellaneous|Comments Off on Magic Words for Retail

In my TV news days, I did a lot of stories about holiday shopping. (One year my holiday meal consisted of a order of natchos shared in a smelly live [...]

Nov, 25 2009

Is Your Message Consistent?

By |2009-11-25T08:42:00+00:00November 25th, 2009|Categories: Miscellaneous|Comments Off on Is Your Message Consistent?

Imagine that you're enjoying a meal with a friend in a restaurant. ?Your friend is nice and charming to you. ?But when dealing with the server, he or she suddenly [...]

Nov, 17 2009

The Power of No….

By |2009-11-17T21:51:00+00:00November 17th, 2009|Categories: Miscellaneous|Comments Off on The Power of No….

Recently I was in a department store waiting to make my purchase. There was only one clerk working so I had a moment or two to watch him in action [...]

Nov, 8 2009

Judgement vs. Advice

By |2009-11-08T17:27:00+00:00November 8th, 2009|Categories: Miscellaneous|Comments Off on Judgement vs. Advice

Imagine that a friend asks you for advice. You probably give careful thought to his or her situation. This may mean giving them advice that they may not want to [...]

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