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If you are a consultant, closing new contracts is probably the hardest part of your job. Organizations are always afraid of change, even if they know they need it. Of course, one of the biggest fears clients must face is their misunderstanding that organizational development is a cuttable "cost", when it should be thought of […]

  Everyone can stand to lose a few pounds after the Holiday Feasting Season­– even businesses worry about their "figures" at Year End! Nothing is worse than a saggy "bottom line," caused by too many unnecessary costs plumping up our expenses. New Year's is a great time for any group to resolve to work smarter […]

Too many organizations create a business plan as "bank bait" and then chuck it in the waste basket once the investment cash (or grant, for non-profits) flows in. This can severely hamper the success of a project, and burn the relationship with the lender or grantor. The most important process in creating a business plan […]

  New Year's Resolutions are great for helping people try new things they normally wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole. But why is it so hard for some of us to experiment freely, and how can we get the benefits of doing so? In the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator system, the "ENFP" profile is one that […]

Use conference calls to optimize expertise In a recent blog on improving a business’ bottom line through conversion-driven sales campaigns, marketing gurus at Optimize Smart conclude their article with the app AWOL Academy. After all, no business has every knowledge base covered. And the fresh perspective of an outside expert can be as useful as […]

Driving Profit By Reducing Costs With Conference Calls Profit is essentially revenue minus costs, so by reducing costs with conference calls you are already on your way towards successfully increasing profit. What better way to start than to save on something you do regularly in your professional life? That’s right, I’m talking about conference calls. […]

If organizations want to succeed, they need to model their information sharing on the most sophisticated and efficient information processor on the planet: the human brain. Every day, humanity makes 50 billion cellphone calls, and sends 300 billion emails. But just one person's brain sends more messages than that! It sends about 10,000 times as […]

Until you have set up a conference call, it can seem a little “complicated” or “challenging.” Not as complicated as getting four boyfriends or spouses out of the way for an evening, but then, what is? Let’s compare setting up a conference call versus getting the girls together to go see a good movie. Pick […]

Simple teleconference technology adds value In Jim Estill’s book “Time Leadership”, he describes how to use the “Power of While” to blend two compatible activities to get more out of life. An example would be a busy University student listening to a lecture podcast or audio tape while they go for a morning run. The […]

  Getting an accurate head count for any event is tricky. Anyone whose been left waiting on wedding RSVPs knows this pain intimately. There are those guests who swear they’re coming but neglect to show up; those who send their regrets then arrive with a guest; and, perhaps worst of all, the flip floppers who […]