Talking of TED, I’ve recently watched these two fascinating and inspiring presentations from Dean Kamen – previewing a new prosthetic arm and Jeff Skoll – making movies that make change. Don’t miss them. Click below to view the presentation: Click below to view the presentation:
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Richard St. John gave a terrific presentation at TED discussing his top eight points of what leads to success. Here are his Secrets to success: Passion – Do it for love and not money. The money the comes anyway. Work – It takes hard work with much fun. Focus – Practice, practice, practice. Persist – Through failure as well as Criticism, Rejection, Assholes and Pressure. Ideas – Listen, observe, be curious, ask questions, problem solve and make connections. Good –...
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I’ve been following Starbucks expansion in the US and am quite impressed with their expansion now into Russia. What impressed me more is a statement from Martin Coles, President of Starbucks International saying: “We do not spend a great deal of time focusing on our competition. The growth of other coffee chains can actually help Starbucks by increasing the overall coffee market. We are at our best when we have some competition.”
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Several weeks ago we launched Pam Harper’s new web site Business Advancement Inc. and we are now pleased to announce the design, implementation and launch of Pam’s new blog. Click here to visit it. (Click image to enlarge)
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Alright, alright now. Before you go and dismiss surveys as a needed interpretation tool (because I told you so in my previous post) check this out as also reported in the wsj: A study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research and prepared by Duke University professors found that teachers with master degrees had no impact on students performance regarding their math and reading year-end standardized exams. The factors that had impact were: experience in classroom, attending competitive undergraduate...
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The WSJ reported a study which was conducted at UCLA and concluded that women are “chattier” than men by 3% (I know my wife would debate that.) It also suggested that muscular men are twice as likely to have more than three sex partners than their less muscular buddies. So I ask the following: What segment of the population was tested? What was their age group? How many were tested? What was their ethnic background? What part of the country...
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In my previous post, I talked about the world becoming one big HiFi spot. Well, American Airlines announced their plan to offer high-speed Internet service connection on their flights next year. What a great world we live in and it’s becoming better all the time.
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An interview in the Wall Street Journal with John Chambers, CEO of Cisco, caught my attention. Below are the top five points: Focus on markets transition and try to catch them at the right time. Enter new markets with a sustainable differentiation. Listen and take direction from your customers. Develop a strong leadership team. Innovate, innovate, innovate. So how do you know it’s the right time to enter or exit a market and how do you know you have the...
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I am delighted to have my company involved in designing, developing and implementing the new web site and strategy for Pat Lynch, Ph.D., principal of Business Alignment Strategies, a consulting firm that helps clients align employee behaviors and decisions with organizational goals. Pat’s has a brilliant mind with exceptional capabilities to look at organizations, review their situations and untangle their misalignments. An organization whose programs and systems are misaligned with its mission and goals cannot achieve its intended business outcomes....
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I believe the following are the top five ways to become a better and clearer communicator: Deliver direct and clear points and eliminate vagueness. Support with examples. Frame the issues with clear definition of what each one is and what it is not. Communicate on a level the other can understand. Test your assumptions as feedback is given and received.
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