Folks from New Jersey are natural negotiators. As kids we negotiated trading baseball cards. As teens we negotiated with our parents in the hope of using the family car. As adults we negotiate with everybody—from the guy behind the deli counter to the salesman we talk to at our favorite car dealership. It was all…
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Building a Team Leadership Program For Your Business
There are several components that are necessary for a business to run successfully. It starts with a solid business plan, hard-working and dedicated employees, and good leaders that demonstrate new and innovating thinking, and that the employees can look up to and trust. These elements will usually suffice for keeping a business running in a…
I Can Turn Myself Into a Shouting Optimist Within An Hour
Day off to a rough start? Read these words from Mr. Roger W. Babson: “When I find myself depressed over present conditions, I can, within one hour, banish worry an turn myself into a shouting optimist. Here is how I do it. I enter my library, close my eyes, and walk to certain shelves containing…
Death by PowerPoint
So there we were, sitting in the hotel conference room anticipating the speaker. The lights dimmed, the music slowly faded, and the speaker opened up his talk to the 40 or so of us who were there to be inspired by his message. Our expectations were high, but our energy low, since it was 7pm and most…