By Dana Borowka Scott Adams, the creator of the cartoon Dilbert, has lampooned strategic planning for years. “I’m putting you on the strategic planning team,” announces Dilbert’s boss. “It’s like work, but without the satisfaction of accomplishing anything.” There is a grain of truth in Dilbert, because strategic planning can fall short without the right […]
By Dana Borowka, MA Whoever coined the phrase, “What goes up, must come down” must have been an economist. Nothing does a better job of explaining the cyclical nature of our economy. The problem faced by business managers is that once we’ve identified which part of the cycle we’re in, it’s too late to do […]
By Rick Itzkowich When people ask me how I became the “Rick I – The LinkedIn Guy,” I take them back to 2007. When the recession hit, I was searching. Like most people who originally sign-up for LinkedIn, I wanted to generate new referrals. Connecting on LinkedIn was free so I signed up. But quite […]
By Dan Hamon Workshop is available for this topic: This program can be given live or remote in either Spanish or English. To listen to and see slides on an Open Line web conference on this topic with Dan Hamon as the guest speaker, please go here: Audio: https://zb0dc3.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/openline/041918/OpenLine041918.mp3 Slides: https://zb0dc3.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/openline/041918/OpenLine041918.pdf eter Drucker, the noted […]
By Dana Borowka, MA – Excerpt from the book, Cracking the Business Code During the next ten, twenty, and thirty years, finding qualified sales and customer service people is going to get more difficult, thanks to a shrinking workforce and a maturing population. Therefore, retention of your top people is more important than ever. Attracting […]
By Tom Drucker, MA – Excerpt from the book, Cracking the Business Code Planning Planning is a process — not an event. It’s supposed to be a dynamic document, and not something that is prepared once a year then lives in a file that nobody refers to. It should be revisited frequently and updated along […]
By Eden Gillott Bowe You’re a seasoned business traveler. There’s no traffic on your way to the airport because you know all the shortcuts. TSA waves you through with a smile. You even snag a spot for your luggage in the overhead compartment. All is wonderful in your world. Then you hear an altercation, which […]