Gridlock can often derail sturdy locomotives when all the leaders are driving it in different directions. The Federal government is no exception. Political in-fighting is the game of the day. President Obama delivered his State of t...
If you want to survive on the international scene, you had better develop a well connected supply chain. Yet, businesses need to properly align with organizations that have the same ethical system and create value in the relationship. Thi...
Have you ever had an unpleasant experience related to customer service, perhaps at a home improvement store or with your local cable company How did that experience affect your overall impression of the company Were you encouraged to take your [&hell...
In his book 32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business, Earvin “Magic” Johnson notes how he developed his entrepreneurial spirit, took advantage of business opportunities, and used his economic power as a force for social change. As a megastar [&hellip...
Even in fun, you should see the obvious. Last fall, my wife and I went on a cruise to the Caribbean. During this seven day adventure, we visited several countries that catered to our whims as Americans. Yet, the impacts […]...
I received an email from Dr. Marcus Blakemore about a very fascinating website called Fiverr.com. At first, I was very skeptical because freelancers like technical writers and web designers were offering their services for $5. In fact, these services...
If you can’t trust people with your mother, we are in trouble! My 74-year-old mother was in the market to buy another car. She finally bought it at a used car dealership (mom n pop). They convinced her that […]...
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 19,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this […]...
Sadly, I see too many people who feel that are helpless in life. It is easy to see how some folks could be discouraged due to the current economic crisis. There are more than 15 million individuals unemployed. Good jobs […]...
We face unprecedented economic times in a globalized marketplace where purchasing from places as far away as China are just a click away. As a direct result companies have had to review, refocus and revamp their business scope to compete […]...
I watch and listened. Industry Leader Yasir Abdulrahman was sharing with my undergraduate class an overview of cross cultural interests as it relates to operating a business in the Middle East. Yasir explained how some managers from the U.S. had [&he...
Things are getting tougher at home. I run into a former neighbor who stated he was looking for work. He was a corporate manager for a Fortune 500 company. Sadly, the company had made some bad business decisions that left […]...