The unexamined life is not worth living. So said Socrates many centuries ago. The truth of that statement motivates many people to strive through practice and study to improve their lives. They take the time to look closely at their entire lives including their successes and failures and their strengths and weaknesses to identify the […]

When I first stumbled across Jay Abraham, the marketing genius, he mentioned there are three ways to up the growth of your business. That’s to increase traffic, to increase the frequency of purchase and to increase your prices. What we have here and talking about the cost of customer acquisition versus retention, is traffic versus […]

Many people think that social media outlets are the only trendy thing happening in the business world. While they are, there are other things that are trending as well. Management procedures and control styles have developments, too. Experts are constantly coming up with new and more innovative strategies of how to manage their employees. As […]

Not too long ago I was the safety committee chair for a major corporation and there’s a lot of responsibility that comes with that position. I was in charge of getting 14 people together to come up with ideas, programs, and other opportunities to get the rest of the 150 employees in the company involved […]

What do Fortune 500 companies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the United States Army have in common? Each has determined that online training is effective, efficient, and able to meet their unique training needs. Why have these leading institutions arrived at this conclusion and how can it benefit you? Time & Location Are Irrelevant First, […]

In spite of the fact that the U.S. still has a fairly high unemployment rate, it can be a challenge to recruit high-quality candidates with the training and skills companies need. Things are changing so quickly in some fundamental areas, such as technology, the economy and health care laws, that finding, assessing and hiring candidates […]

During the 1980’s, the first glimpses of what would become the Internet of today began to emerge in the form of bulletin boards and online services. Back then the Internet was more of a novelty than anything. My, how things have changed. Today the Internet is a tool most of us can’t do without. In […]

In order for your business to grow at a steady pace, your management teams need to understand what the business objectives are for the long term and how to meet the goals of the business. If your company sharpens up their agendas for sustainability, you will see growth in your future years. The value of […]

Have you ever conducted or been a part of a conference call? If so, then have you ever heard about conference call icebreaker game sessions? Well, these games are an important tool that should be used before any conference call to get everyone relaxed and working well together. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of […]