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POV: Learning from Failure

By Becky McCray

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.Colin Powell You know that I like to talk about what we learn from failure. So does Zane Safrit. He is talking about why failure is important. Fridays are all about failure here. It’s the end of the week. […]

August 6, 2006 Filed Under: failure, POV, success Tagged With: podcast, SmallBizSurvival Podcast

Podcast: The State of the Workforce means You and Your People

By Becky McCray

Podcast: Be Excellent quoted the 2006 Employee Review by recruiter Randstad, reported by Management-Issues. Almost 90% of employees said that feeling valued is an critical factor in job satisfaction, but barely 30% of them felt that they were valued by their own employers. Only 25% of employees felt that their organizations felt any loyalty towards […]

July 28, 2006 Filed Under: rural, workforce Tagged With: podcast, SmallBizSurvival Podcast

Podcast: One Universal Truth of Small Business

By Becky McCray

Just another day at the office for Vaughan Fulton, owner of Classic Safaris. small biz rural entrepreneurship attitude podcast audio New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.

July 18, 2006 Filed Under: rural Tagged With: podcast, SmallBizSurvival Podcast

Podcast: You can do everything wrong

By Becky McCray

“You can do everything wrong with the right attitude and succeed. You can do everything right with the wrong attitude and fail.” LINK:At Lifehack.org, Chris Brogan interviews Patricia Ryan Madson, author of Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up. small biz rural entrepreneurship attitude podcast audio New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what […]

June 15, 2006 Filed Under: rural Tagged With: podcast, SmallBizSurvival Podcast

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