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Welcome back! An interesting piece I found on Talking Biz News that is worth a gander: Where Business Editors and Newspapers are Failing. Think it may be a good idea to find some top flight bloggers and syndicate them across many newspapers? I think that’s a viable solution. Many of us are finding and sharing [...]

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I generally try to stay away from soap opera garbage, but this one is simply too good to pass up. First, let me say I consider myself a Trump fan as I admire what he’s done in the business world. In contrast, I have never seen what Rosie O’Donnell brings to the table. She’s always [...]

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I found this on Michael Wade’s site this morning: Excuse Box It seems as though Rick Pitino is using one of these rather frequently. In all seriousness, please don’t let yourself or your company get into the trap of using one of these when dealing with your customers.

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Among my circle of friends, we have a running inside joke about our favorite sports teams achieving “sponsorship” from a fictitious company called “Medicore” when they’re average at best. We don’t accept mediocrity (the company name’s obvious origin) very well, and we hate it when some coach, GM, or owner tries to sell us on [...]

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Michael Wade posted this on his execupundit.com blog, and it’s a very interesting read. Thought I’d share the wealth a little instead of boring everyone with my Christmas shopping thoughts and musings. That’ll have to wait until tomorrow I suppose. Enjoy! ————————————— 1. Unless you’re working in a coal mine, an emergency ward, or their [...]

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As I waited to see the doctor I referenced in a previous post, I skimmed through the complimentary copy of Bicycling Magazine (which I have a personal subscription to) which was sitting in the lobby area. I had time to kill so I figured I’d browse through it to make the time go by a [...]

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On Wednesday, I was waiting to meet with a potential client who happens to be a doctor. Doctors are notorious for making us wait no matter what time we show up for our appointment. If we’re early, the wait is longer. If we’re late, we get shoved to the back of the rotation until they [...]

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