If customers come to your location (retail, service, home office), you know it matters – first impressions last! If no customers visit, you still have to work there. The environment does affect your productivity! Do a walk through with a stranger. Write down everything they notice, without arguing, explaining, or rationalizing. Ask employees or anyone…
I was intrigued by the question, Who’s your city? at Creative Class blog. Well, I’m at it again, cranking away at a new book – and I have a huge favor to ask you. I want your stories. See, this book is about how people pick the places they live and why that’s the single…
Dell (Canada) is offering some tempting technology prizes, in a contest geared toward small business excellence. To enter, you have to answer this question: Describe how your business has employed information technology to improve customer experience. Please show how the use of information technology by your company has driven significant change and/or developed a competitive…
Need some ideas for delegating? Listen to the latest episode of The Great Big Small Business Show! An amazing group of small business experts put together this show every week, focused on what small business people need to know. You can listen right from your computer, or download it to your favorite portable music player….
Would you believe that one-third of rural pharmacists are considering closing under new Medicare plan? I was shocked when I found this on the Center for Rural Affairs blog, where they picked it up from the Rural Blog at the University of Kentucky Institute for Rural Journalism. A survey of more than 500 community pharmacists…
All of us in the US have a role in advancing our competitiveness as a nation. The National Academies will convene leaders of industry, government, research, and education from around the country on September 28, 2006, to share knowledge and discuss ways to advance U.S. competitiveness.They will focus on education, research and innovation — action…
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Your favorite morning brew has a surprising new perk. Good news for the 80 percent of Americans who down an average of 3.2 cups of java a day: Your liver loves it. And because the liver is your body’s vital detox center, that’s a big health plus. It’s not the caffeine. Apparently, it’s the antioxidants…
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