Archive for February 2006

What is success and how do you create it?

Feb 25th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Action

How do You Define Success
I was on a sales call and it went well – until the prospect said “I want you to make me successful.”
My comment to him was short and to the point. I asked “can you define success for me so I know if I can help?”
He answered “No.”
We agreed to do [...]



Is Selfishness a Good Thing?

Feb 25th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Action

I recently published an article on attitudes and behaviors of successful people.
http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/Attitudes-Behavior-of-Success.html
One of the behaviors I discuss is selfishness. I did not realize how difficult a topic that is for most people. I received and continue to receive comments about this article from all segments of business as well as faith based non profit [...]



Mistakes can be corrected – Inaction cannot!

Feb 18th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Action

I have studied hundreds of company and distilled what success business owners do down to seven behaviors they all implement in their personal and business life. They are:
1. Intelligent Self-interest – this is also known as selfishness. They decide what they want and they ask one question: Is this action going to take me closer [...]



Emerging Technologies

Feb 16th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Action

On September 16, 2005 a number of regional IT Executives and faculty from the University of Akron’s College of Business Administration held the discussion on new programming methodologies. During this session, the focus was on “lightweight” programming methodologies, emphasizing Agile Programming (AP). Topics discussed included:

How to best make use of consultants when starting an [...]



Sex and Romance in the workspace

Feb 14th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Action

I was doing some research for a seminar on sex and romance in the workplace and I found some amazing things.
Did you know that workplace romances can catch you unawares, cause problems with company operations and lead to litigation you won’t love?
Did you know that:

58% of all employees have engaged in a workplace romance
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Can Anyone be an Innovator

Feb 5th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Action

David Akers and Ron Finklestein believe that anyone can be an innovator if they were taught a process. This is an overview of the process we are working on. We are looking for comments to improve the methodology and validate our finding. We are looking for comments so please feel free to post your observations [...]



Does Microsoft Ignore its Obligations?

Feb 1st, 2006 | By admin | Category: Action

Does Microsoft Ignore its Obligations?
I purchased Microsoft Money for Small Business (MMSB) 2006 in August 2005.
Before I made the purchase I checked with my bank to make sure they supported the integration on MMSB. They did.
The software worked until December 2005 when Microsoft product support decided to remove support for my bank from its software.
After [...]