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The art of online apologies and why Elizabeth Lauten failed miserably at hers: The apology was what people who have been caught say. It carries this hard-to-shake implication that she was not REALLY sorry about what she wrote, but instead was sorry that people were outraged by it. Here are...
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Popular posts that impact you and your business Top 10 Stores For Best Black Friday Deals (Surprise: Not Walmart!) – Forbes. The personal finance site WalletHub surveyed 5, 525 Black Friday ad scans from 22 of the country’s biggest U.S. retailers. Their results show mall stalwarts JC Penney and Macy's...
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21 great ways to keep up with trends that will impact you and your business We contended in a recent post titled Do You See a Trend? that companies best prepared for the future are those that most accurately forecast industry, technological, and sociological trends. How do you do that...
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What is the most important asset in business? This question is something like the old desert island query: “If you were on a remote desert island and could have one thing, what would it be?: It is said that the renowned British satirist turned theologian G.K. Chesterton was asked along...
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Creating business transformation and market growth Heinz Kohut, noted 20th century psychologist and behaviorist, gave us insight into leading people to change. He, along with his colleagues and peers, found the old adage to be true: “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” Unfortunately,...
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So you’re talking with a stranger and as you begin to talk, you realize the parallels in your life. You were here, doing this. He was in a different place doing something similar. You attended this concert, and he attended the same event in a different city. You share some...
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