Vladimir Putin “We discussed this important issue yesterday over a beer...”
Barack OBAMA “You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt...”
Last week someone in a business discussion forum posted this question:
“Help! No One is Responding to My Offer”
The person posting, let’s call her Susan, went on to say that she loves her work and gets great results for her clients. She’s excited about a new service she’s promoting, yet no one was responding to her [...]
If you were to dissect the culture of a business, and you ask various people in an organization what the real roles of each department are, you’ll find the well-known dichotomy between “front office” and “back office” operations.
Front office staff are the people who deal with customers. They might be the customer service department, the [...]
By the time this article goes to print all of us will surely have had our fill of news reports about Conrad Black’s infamous lawsuit. We’ll likely be numb to the never ending allegations of fraudulent practices at Nortel. But, how many of us as human resource professionals will be asking, ‘What does this have to do with me?’
Hunger and fear are good for your business. Not abject hunger and despairing panic, mind you. That’s too much. But a little touch of hunger and fear is very useful.
I know there are many people out there who would prefer that not to be the case. And I’m one of them. I wish inspiration and [...]
Thanks to the advances in Technology, we see people using the Web for all kinds of reasons, primarily for getting entertained and informed. This obviously affects magazines and newspapers that depend on circulation numbers to survive. Recently it has been reported that many newspapers and magazines find it difficult to sustain their profits as the [...]
We have an important job. I’m not saying that because I know other financial services
professionals will be reading this article. I truly, deep down in my heart, believe it. We may be in a business dominated by numbers, rules and regulations, but when you get right down to
it, our business is dedicated to helping individuals and
families.
One of the questions I get most regularly from associates throughout our company is “how do I build a successful business and maintain a quality family life?” I don’t believe there is one perfect answer to that question because people’s circumstances and attitudes on this subject can vary substantially. I do think, however, there are [...]
