Removing Obstacles to Success
July 21, 1:01 pm
I have to hand it to Matt Bacak, a.k.a. “The Powerful Promoter.” He IS persistent. And boy, does he promote! And promote! And promote! Even when you ask him to stop.
Mr. Bacak promotes himself as someone who can show you how to promote your business. And since I’m launching several niche business efforts, I signed […]
July 16, 2:24 pm
This week the Center for Workplace Excellence was featured on the Zion’s Bank radio spot, Speaking on Business. You can hear it using the mp3 player at the bottom of this post.
For those outside of the Intermountain West who may be unfamiliar with the spot, Fred Ball, retired executive, former president of the Salt Lake City […]
Fred Ball's Speaking on Business: The Center for Workplace Excellence : Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadJuly 8, 5:32 am
This week’s ASTD’s Buzz newsletter tells us that the average worker received 35.06 hours of training in 2006. (see ASTD State of the Industry Report)
Okay, 35 hours is the average.
What’s interesting is that companies demonstrating enterprise-wide success as a result of well planned training and development are delivering an average of 44.34 hours of training […]
July 7, 10:54 am
by Dan Bobinski
At a recent business breakfast I learned something about a potential vendor that made me decide not to do business with that person—The person’s bad manners.
Here’s what happened:
The menu was large and had a good variety to choose from, but nothing seemed to “fit” for this person. In a disgusted voice, the person […]
June 11, 4:42 am
After being in business for 20 years, I’ve come to appreciate the value of a marketing mind - because it doesn’t necessarily come natural to me. Therefore, from time to time I bring in a marketing wizard to help me get focused. Their valuable advice can be phenomenally helpful. But for businesses just starting out, perhaps […]
April 30, 2:02 pm
Long-time readers of my column and blog know that I am a fervent advocate of what I’ve called Strategic Alignment — aligning an organization’s entire operation with the leadership’s vision, mission, goals, and values. From the big picture point of view, this involves vice presidents (or department heads or key managers, depending on the size […]
April 8, 6:04 am
It’s been out for a few years now, but the book I wrote with Dr. Dennis R. Rader, Living Toad Free, is still getting reviews. And I’m glad to report that the reviews continue to be positive.
Granted, the person who recently gave the book a positive review is a colleague who runs the Treasure Valley Consultant’s […]
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