Leadership and the Law of Replication
When I was about three or four, I distinctly remember my Mom saying to me, “Mike, you don’t need to walk with a limp. ...
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The Total Customer Experience
Being great at what you do is about more than being a competent professional or a skilled craftsman. It’s not enough to deliver a great product or service.
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Four Strategies for Responding to Poor Customer Service
Perhaps you’ve noticed: customer service has deteriorated noticeably since the recession began. Fewer waiters in restaurants. Slower room service in hotels.
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Focus on Blog Content Before Traffic
I have heard the blogging experts talk about all kinds of things, from blogging platforms to SEO.
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Priority Management and Life Balance
Most people believe that somehow, if they can just find the right system, they can get everything done. I think this is a myth bordering on an outright lie.
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Before You Create a To-Do List
or several years now, I have profited from using a “Master Task List.” This is a way to group your work-related activities so that you do what you were hired…
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What Keeps You Going When You Want to Quit?
Everything important requires work. Hard work. And sometimes there is a long arc between the dream and it’s realization.
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Beware of the Self-Proclaimed Social Media Experts
You wouldn't want to attempt to climb Mount Everest, get half way up the mountain, and then discover that this is your guide’s first climb.
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The Necessity of Obstacles, Part 2
In summary, the greatest obstacle you face could be your greatest opportunity. It really comes down to your response to it.
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6 Steps to More Courage
The one thing that will keep you from settling is courage. This is the only thing that gives life to the dream once the initial magic wears off.
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Leadership 2.0
Our interaction with the Web and the expectations it creates have shaped what we expect from our leaders.
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8 Things Leaders Can Learn from Symphony Conductors
Saturday night, Gail and I went to the Nashville Symphony with our daughter, Mary, and her husband, Chris. Mary had bought tickets for Gail’s birthday.
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How Can You Get Published If You Don’t Have a Platform?
I received an email yesterday from a young lady who wanted to write a book. She complained that neither publishers nor agents would give her a chance.
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Inside My Blogging Toolbox
Knowing that I had recently upgraded my blog, one of my readers wrote to ask, “You wrote a post a year ago or so, providing an overview of your…
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Worry and Imagination: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
As I got up this morning, I realized how very similar worry and imagination really are. Both of them involve visualizing the future.
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Procedures That Drive Customers Crazy
As I was driving back to the office, I began to speculate about how many procedures my own company has that may be superfluous?
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We Have More Control Than We Think
There are numerous things you have zero control over. You can’t control the weather, the economy, or the actions of others.
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What Impact Are You Having on Others?
Everything you say has an effect. Even the things you don’t say—your attitude, your facial expressions, and your body language. All. Have. An. Effect.
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Book Marketing 101: What Works and What Doesn’t
This is the beginning of a series of posts I am calling, “Book Marketing 101: What Works and What Doesn’t." I have wanted to write this series for a long time.
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What Have You Been Putting Off?
I cleaned out my bedroom closet this morning. I’m not sure what got me started. But once I got going, I couldn’t stop. I literally got rid of half my stuff.
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Book Review Friday: My Top Ten Favorite Business Books
Rather than reviewing one book this week, I thought I would share my favorite business books.
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7 Ways to Build Your Author Brand Online
From my point of view, there are seven things that are important in building an online brand, particularly if you are an author.
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Book Review Friday: Tribes by Seth Godin
But Tribes represents a subtle shift in focus. It is a book about a profound change that is taking place in marketing.
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Some Twitterers Worth Following
I won’t reiterate all the reasons I continue to use Twitter, but suffice it to say, it makes it easier to stay connected to the people I love, enjoy, and learn…
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