The natural inclination of business leaders during an economic downturn is to cut people, programs and reorganize. Examples of this are in the newspapers and web sites daily: Alcatel-Lucent, AOL, Sprint, the airlines, Dell, Discovery Communications and many other companies plus countless medium and small business which never hit the media. There are alternatives to […]

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Image consultants have some of the hottest jobs in the business world today, thanks to the world of television and shows like Extreme Makeover, Queer Eye for Straight Guy, What to Wear and What Not to Wear. Image consultants give advice to other clients advising them on their style and help them to achieve their […]

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Charles Schwab said, “The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun in life.” While it’s always good to love the work you do, it’s also critical to make a living. Earning a business degree is the first step […]

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Lawyers and psychologists aren’t the only professionals who find themselves the butt of jokes. Consultants suffer their share of barbs, as well. Steady and somber TV newscaster Eric Severeid wisecracked that a consultant is an ordinary person “more than 100 miles away from home.” Countless others have quipped that a consultant is someone who is […]

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A non compete agreement or (no compete clause) is often used by employers to protect themselves against their staff leaving their company to join another company (ie. a competitor). The fear is that when leaving the company, an employee could take assets with them to their new employer that would hurt their current employer. Imagine […]

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True sales pros use psychology to sell more, the psychology of urgency, time, choice and stories. Let’s look at each. The psychology of urgency Another typical sales scenario involves the salesperson doing everything right – until after the first appointment. Then, suddenly, the emails stop, messages don’t get returned, and the lead runs cold, leaving […]

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SANTA ROSA, CA—A study released by the California Parenting Institute Tuesday shows that every style of parenting inevitably causes children to grow into profoundly unhappy adults. “Our research suggests that while overprotective parenting ultimately produces adults unprepared to contend with life’s difficulties, highly permissive parenting leads to feelings of bitterness and isolation throughout adulthood,” lead […]

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Advantages of Induction Lighting A Profitable, Green Friendly, Crime Fighting Partnership Introduction: Induction Lighting is a fluorescent light source without electrodes. Inside of linear T8 fluorescent lamps (and even compact fluorescent lamps) there are wire electrodes that supply the electricity that facilitates the flow of electrons that create the light. Induction light sources use magnets […]

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