Your company is demanding more of you. Competition is fierce and margins are squeezed.  Your family is sucking you dry…emotionally, physically, and financially.  Your back is boasting 5 new knots and the things that you once enjoyed, like cooking or browsing the isles of TJ Maxx, seem more like a tedious chore.  YES!  I’m talking…

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Smart business protocol often stagnates in Summer.  Invest a little time in these areas over the 4th of July to insure that you end quarter three of 2013 with a bang.  A surge in productivity, creativity, efficiency and profitability is achievable.  Don’t be tempted to cut expenses but rather focus on the basics that will…

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You’ve heard time and time again that success in business decision making requires that we are forward looking and insightful in measurement and analysis in order to make key decisions. We are, in what we call, a measurement culture – where business decisions are driven by measuring, reporting, and managing key strategic and operational metrics. In…

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Everyone has influence—the ability to drive action. Can you quantify influence considering “influence” is qualitative? Klout says you can.   When I first looked up my Klout score, I was both excited and anxious about seeing what my score would be.  I would be lying if I said that I didn’t care if it was…

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Brand loyalty is the level of faithfulness to which a consumer continuously buys the same brand within a product category. During my grocery shopping trip this week, I realized there are products that I am passionately attached to…Quaker Oats, Jiffy Peanut Butter, Horizon Milk among others. I will not purchase Great Value milk but I…

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