Transformational Leaders Risk Being Thrown Under the Bus
Being thrown under the bus is a term that has been used over the years and unfortunately is a real occurrence in organizations. It can happen to anyone, however, transformational leaders who are...
View Article5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Profit Margins
Brian owned a successful manufacturing business with sales of $15 million per year who had recently noticed a large slip in its profit margins. At the time Brian first joined our business coaching...
View ArticleThe IRS Request That Could Help Identity Thieves
More than a year ago, Federal Trade Commission Chair Edith Ramirez asked Congress to strengthen her agency's data security powers. "Never has the need for such legislation been greater," she said...
View ArticleTech Billionaires Seek to Disrupt Philanthropy -- But Will Their Approach Work?
Just as they've helped change the way we communicate, educate, investigate and navigate, the maverick founders of eBay, Facebook, PayPal, Napster and other pioneering tech companies are applying their...
View ArticlePlace Your Bets: Interview with Jesper Sørgaard
European sports betting is big business. And it's getting bigger all the time. France gave sports betting official sanction in 2010, along with poker and horse racing. Germany followed suit two years...
View ArticleDo I Need a Background Check To Buy An iPad at Walmart?
When Nick Fitzsimmons tries to buy an iPad at Walmart, he gets the runaround. Why does it need to conduct a "background check" on him?Question: I had a very disappointing experience with Walmart today....
View Article$11,500 Friday -- Our Free Picks Win Christmas!
$11,500 in one day! That's how much money our readers made by following the three trade ideas that we published FOR FREE in yesterday's morning post, where I re-posted a trade idea from our Live Member...
View ArticleHiring A Diverse Workforce Is Great, But How Will Companies Keep Them?
Diversity and Inclusion are projected to be top priority issues going into 2016. With so many companies focused on changing the demographics of their work place environments, it brings up another issue...
View ArticleWhat is a Paycheck For?
No question, how and what we get paid is something we take personally. So, understanding compensation is difficult from philosophical and emotional standpoints. The issue comes with layers of...
View ArticleRevitalizing Urban Neighborhoods: Building Blocks for the Future of America's...
Neighborhoods -- stepping stones or millstones? The choice is ours. Let's make it the right one for all of our American kids. Those were the closing lines for our blog on urban education which The...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Tech Cred Comes From Using Your Own Product
Uber does it, Twitter does it, and a number of other companies do it. It's called "drinking your own champagne," and business owners in the consumer products industry are strongly encouraged to do so....
View ArticleStop Focusing On Marketing ROI And Start Focusing On Profits
Andrew Keene is President & CEO of AlphaShark Trading, which he originally founded as KeeneOTheMarket.com in 2011. Previously, Andrew worked as a proprietary trader at the Chicago Board Options...
View Article3 New Year's Resolutions for Financial Freedom in 2016
The New Year is almost here and you know what that means. A brand new set of financial challenges. In this economy, those challenges can seem bewildering. Thankfully, I can help you navigate those...
View Article21-Day End-of-Year Challenge
Are you up for a challenge? Ok, let's face it, this year is almost over. Please take a few minutes to reflect back on your 2015 year. Are you pleased with what you accomplished? Did you accomplish all...
View ArticleInfluencer Outreach: 5 Things You Might Be Doing Wrong
Influencer marketing is the latest trend in online marketing to generate effective results in terms of brand promotion, audience engagement and sales. If you are doing influencer outreach the right...
View ArticleWealthy Woman Tip: How to Remove Financial Stress from Your Life
Did you know that 90% of Americans live under chronic stress? And, guess what the number one cause of stress is for most people... money! Have you ever had money worries, trouble communicating about...
View ArticleHow This New Product Manager Earned Respect From the Sales Team
You are still learning the ropes as a new product manager, but it has not stopped well-meaning co-workers and customers from already inundating you with feature requests. You smile politely and say,...
View Article5 tips that can save your business when outsourcing
In 2010, Alexey Chalimov joined the Gett (former GetTaxi) technology company as a CEO, being in charge of developing the revolutionary GetTaxi product from ground up. At the time, rapidly developing...
View ArticleWill Your Business Become Irrelevant in 2016?
You can fight it all you want, but social media is going to be the driving force behind whether you and your business are considered relevant. There are thousands of people searching for solutions that...
View ArticleThe World Post-COP -- System Reboot, Not Plug-and-play -- Part Two
This is part-two of a two-part blog - the first part examined the post-cop landscape. This second part links to the need for systemic change for a new economy The current landscape -- shifting from...
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