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August 6, 2010

Inside Family Business, Behavior-wise

Some of my most valuable discoveries come while I'm looking for something else. Call it serendipity or call it dumb luck. If I want to locate my golf shoes on the first playable day of the fall, all I have to do is launch an … Read More

August 6, 2010

Let Top Performers Know They Are

What salespeople don't know can hurt them. Having a solid grasp on personal performance is necessary to gauge improvement. There was a study published in 1999 by Justin Kruger and David Dunning on how people's perceived … Read More

August 4, 2010

No-shows don't have to be no-gos

Have you ever experienced a no-show for an appointment? The temptation is to lose your temper or just slink back to your office. Losing your temper will alienate you from the client. Slinking away suggests that your time … Read More

August 1, 2010

Companies decide whether LEED certification can justify cost

When Lawrence University in Appleton built its newest residence hall in 2003, it built to sustainable guidelines, but did not seek LEED certification. But by 2007, as it planned what has now become the Warch Campus Center, … Read More

July 30, 2010

Activity tracking is not a management tool, it's an exercise in babysitting

How does a manager properly measure the effectiveness of his/her sales people? Most would point to level of productivity. Fair enough. What, exactly, does being "productive" mean for a sales person? Does one measure … Read More

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