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Are You a Multiplier or a Diminisher?

Drawing on interviews with more than 150 executives and on her own experience as the former vice president of...
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How Small Businesses Land Superstar Clients

I did a post for this column on identifying bad clients and knowing when to fire them. In the...
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Inspiration Breathes Life Into Branding

One of the first things I do when I start working with new clients on their personal or business...
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'Ruby Sparks' Reminded Me That Persuasion Marketing Sucks

“Ruby Sparks” Reminded Me That Persuasion Marketing Sucks “Yup, instead of changing himself, he’s going to try and change...
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Why Your Personal Brand Wants You to Take Time Off

I recently returned from a conference that was wall to wall with smart, successful, type A movers and shakers...
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Could Your Small Business Benefit From a Strategic Off-Site This Summer?

It’s summer! Flowers are in bloom, cropped pants are being taken off their dusty shelves and small business owners,...
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3 Bad Small Business Clients And When To Fire Them

“What are you, stupid? I just explained that to you.” No, not a line from a novel about a...
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Interviewed on the Street.com

I was just recently interviewed on the Street.com on how to keep your sales staff motivated.  It’s not all...
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5 Financial Strategies To Free Your Time

One upside to the economic downturn is that it gives you a good excuse to review your finances and...
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8 Steps To Cooling Down Your Anger

Slamming down the phone, yelling at coworkers, giving the computer (or copier) a good whack, shouting profanities, and throwing...
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How To Ditch Other People's Negative Emotions

Today was a four snooze alarm morning. Between the cold I caught from a fellow guest at a friend’s...
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How Time Literate Are You? Take This Quick Quiz

In 1956, George Miller wrote a paper entitled, “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two.” He had discovered...
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New Year Resolutions Week

The last few days of the year (the procrastinators among us hold off until the first week of January)...
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Five Easy Steps To E-Mail Organization

Welcome to the second post in the “Simplify Your Online Life” series. For those of you who jumped on...
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7 Worst Habits Of Workaholics

There’s no doubt that times are tough. But if you’re tempted to try and show your value by working...
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Productivity Palette: Which Color Is Best For You?

Do you think you need more red or blue in your life? Although the current economic crisis might prompt...
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Break Out of Your Comfort Zone

In my office, on my desk, I have a plain white coffee cup that has written on it in...