As Mark Twain once remarked about the weather, there's a lot of talk about vision, but very few managers really do anything about it. Visioning is sometimes an innate natural skill just like leadership sometimes is. And the moon sometimes blocks out the sun - but none occur very often. Most people have had to consciously and with great effort continually work to strengthen their visioning. Visionary leaders are seldom born that way (how many of...more
Over the last two decades I have consulted to, provided workshops for, and delivered keynote presentations on leadership to a variety of restaurant chains and individual restaurant managers. I continue to be surprised by the general confusion between management and leadership. Managers push, leaders pull. Managers try to light a fire under people, leaders stoke the fire within. Managers command, leaders inspire. Managers use position power,...more
Becoming an internet marketing pro is not as easy as you may think. Although you can learn a lot on your own, there are some things that you need to get help with. Of course, before you can do this, you need to know where and how you can learn the ropes of internet marketing. This is something that you can do if you put your mind to it. The main reason that many people fail in this area is because they are not totally dedicated to the learning process. Instead of letting this happen to you, find out how you can learn the ropes of internet marketing, and then take things from there.Here are three places to search for information on internet marketing. These are great resources for newcomers, but also for people who have been in the game for a while. The fact of the matter is that any place you can gather internet marketing is a place that you should consider looking.As you can imagine, the best place to find internet marketing is online. There are many websites and blogs devoted to this field, and if you put time into it, you will find thousands of them. There is enough internet marketing information available online to keep you busy for days on end. You may not want to read through...more
"Above all, we know that an entrepreneurial strategy has more chance of success the more it starts with the users their utilities, their values, their realities ... the test of an innovation is always what it does for the user...it is by no means hunch or gamble. But it is also not precisely science. Rather, it is judgment." Peter Drucker,...more
If you own or are interested in starting a credit repair business in Florida, one thing you will definitely need is credit repair leads.There are quite a few ways to obtain credit repair leads for your credit repair business in Florida. Such as customer referrals, an educational web site, and a toll free number to name a few.The benefit of...more
Undoubtedly, you've heard the radio commercial claiming you can get a mortgage despite having bad credit. Bad credit mortgages are better known as subprime mortgages. Subprime"Subprime" is a euphemism for a borrower who simply doesn't qualify for a traditional home mortgage. Subprime loans used to be very difficult to get, but things changed in the 1990's. Banks began to realize there were a lot of borrowers with less than stellar credit or other problems. More borrowers meant more revenues, so banks started creating subprime mortgages and the game was on. As a result of these new loans, home ownership in the United States has risen to all time highs. One of the biggest determinants in qualifying for a loan is your credit score. A borrower's credit history is analyzed using a "FICO" score, named after Fair Isaac and Company, Inc. Generally, a FICO score below 620 is considered an indication of bad credit. The borrower is then classified as a subprime borrower. Importantly, a FICO score below 620 is not the only reason a person may be classified as subprime. An infrequent borrowing history, new employment position or expensive home may also key the designation. In fact, nearly 50...more
A strategic position statement is kind of like a statementfor your company. You want to explain this statement howyou view your company and how you view it within the restof your marketplace.Circuit City is a good example. It's an...more
These days, it's hard to listen to the financial or economic news for long without hearing something about pensions. These news stories usually give us some bad news about the pensions shortfalls in the gaping holes in pension funds. The chancellor...more
One of the greatest things to happen to the world of travel in recent years is the advent of low cost airlines. Not only do they offer flight travel that is cheaper than any previous airlines by far, but they also offer some other great innovations...more
If you are a loan officer or mortgage broker looking to purchase mortgage loan leads, you may be considering what type of mortgage loan lead to purchase, and which company to purchase them from.There are a few different types of leads to choose from...more
A former colleague at a major stock brokerage firm always confused "fiscal" with "physical". On June 30th, he would talk about the close of the "physical year". Just a mental block for an intelligent man. Fiscal year-end differs for corporations with...more
Or is the customer always right? That's what you've always beentold. If you're in business, you know how ridiculous thatstatement is. The customer isn't always right, the customer isoften wrong. Worse yet, you know it, he knows it, and he knowsyou...more