Impending risks go on the front burner

by | Monday | Compliance

Leon GettlerFebruary 24, 2007LAST September, consulting firm Accenture released a global survey that had a big surprise. Despite a stable global economy, booming markets and solid growth prospects, executives in North America, Europe and Asia now regard risk...
Don't make a speech. Put on a show.

Don't make a speech. Put on a show.

by | Sunday | Presentations

By Garr “Don’t make a speech,” says Paul Arden, “put on a show.” Paul Arden is author of It’s Not How Good You Are, Its How Good You Want to Be. Arden’s little book is not long on expanded content, but it’s a very visual...

Ten Ways to Botch the New Employee Orientation

by | Sunday | HR

By Michael Wade Let seniority, not speaking ability or knowledge of the organization, be the main criterion for selection of the session’s speaker. That way, the new employees can get a clear look at what prolonged exposure to your workplace can do to what was...

The Secrets of Selling

by | Sunday | Sales / Marketing

BY STEVE COHNSaturday, March 3, 2007 12:01 a.m. EST 1. “Understanding Media” by Marshall McLuhan (MIT Press, 1964). I have no idea who might be the smartest human ever, but the most brilliant marketing mind of all belonged to Marshall McLuhan....