Are You STILL Using Yellowpages to Promote Your Business?

When was the last time you used a phone book to search for company information?  If you are like many in America, it has been several years. If you are still using the Yellow Pages to promote your business, you need to redirect your efforts to marketing online.  Did you know that 97% of consumers…

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7 Things You Can Do to Make Your Employees Love You

With the hustle and bustle of your daily routine, it’s easy to forget that a lot of people contribute to making those results happen every day. More than ever, it’s important for your team to understand their role in providing those results. They need to feel like they’re contributing in a meaningful way each and…

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Let’s Get Vulnerable

  How Being Comfortable With Weaknesses Builds Functional Leadership Teams “What was your most embarrassing moment in life?” “What did you want to be when you grow up and why?” These seem like unlikely questions to hear at a leadership meeting. But they might be the just the type of questions you want to ask…

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Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars – Mavidea bookshelf

I’m a sucker for a fable. I attest this to the fact that my dad, a preacher with a strong streak of Southern in him, told stories all my life. Patrick Lencioni, author of Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars, weaves modern fables to distill his business principles for success. He has a series of books…

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Maybe LeBron James isn’t So Bad After All…

Of the NBA, the Media Circus, Role Models and Redemption In 2010, many sports fans became captivated at the media circus that became LeBron James’ free agency decision on which team he would play basketball the next year. As a sports fan myself, and someone who’s always been curious about the business side of sports,…

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