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Are you an AA, BB, CC, DD, or FF Contact or Networker?
With all of the ways to communicate, the type of person you are as a communicator and can impact how successful you are at growing your network. What grade would you give yourself? Let's look at the different type of...
Innovation Begins Inside
When I talk to fellow entrepreneurs as well as those employed by a corporation, the resounding reoccurring theme and commentary on innovation is that it begins inside of a company, not outside of it. Many people turn to consultants and...
How Urinal Walls Can Predict The Future of Your Business
It is a well known fact in my circle that restaurants who don't have urinal walls generally close or turnover owners very frequently. It was a running joke for a while until we realized after several group discussions that a...
Create some Pinterest in Your Company or People
Pinterest is the newest social media site that allows you to pin pictures of items, people, and products to create links to them in a visual way. From an HR perspective, Pinterest could be used to 1. Promote classes you...
No Does Not Equal No Business In The Future
A disturbing trend I've witnessed over the past few years is the trend for someone to avoid doing business with someone because they have been told "no" or "we're not interested" in a service provided by another. The pattern is...
Teaching New Technologies to Customers
In high school, when I was working at Copps Hill Shell in Ridgefield, CT, we were one of the first gas stations in the area to get credit card readers at the pumps for customers to pay at the pump....
Fall In Love with Your Career on Valentine’s Day
Tune in to a special edition of Capital District Business Profiles on Valentine's Day featuring motivational speaker and career counselor Dr. Tom Denham. Dr. Tom has worked with colleges, students, and career professionals for many years in the Capital District...
Be The Charles Nelson Reilly Of Your Business or Network
I joked with one of my friends that one of the reasons I get invited to be a panelist or participant in events is because I'm the Charles Nelson Reilly of my network. Reilly was one of the funniest people...
Know When To Retreat Before You Need to Retreat
As the New Year started, I committed myself to committing to more "big picture" time and it began today with an all day retreat with the folks at LifeStylized. My new friends Rono and Sierra invited me to attend an...