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Why is it so darn easy to say NO?

Women on Business

Happy clients that go wild about you because of the surprising way you serve their needs. Yes, I will talk to my manager and see if we can do that for you.” How about, “YES, I can do some hard work for you even though it would be easier for me to just say no.” The result? Related posts: Are Your Client Delight Efforts Misplaced?

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

Media momentum is much like a wild fire—the power of one well-placed match can ignite dramatic pyrotechnics! Such involvement can lead to greater visibility. Start small and build up. Make a few great connections and develop those rather than chase a multitude of lukewarm responses.

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Win 2 Tickets to PLAY DEAD in NYC

Women on Business

Reviews: “This wild, wicked show is not just a screamfest; it’s a good piece of theater!” - The New York Times “Funny, furious and wholly enthralling!” - Wall Street Journal “Teller has filled Play Dead with elaborate illusions and effects including a slam-bang finale!”

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The Scaling Lesson from Facebook’s Miraculous 10-Year Rise

Harvard Business Review

Some 650 people had already joined, and thus began the company’s wild ride toward becoming a social networking site with over a billion users, thousands of employees, and a market capitalization well north of $100 billion. As it happens, today is also the official publication date for Scaling Up Excellen ce by Huggy Rao and me.

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London Succeeds in Its Olympic Trials

Harvard Business Review

London was announced as host city on July 6, 2005 to wild celebrations. For the 2008 Games, China built a spectacle of unmatchable scale , with a budget of some $80 billion. As Rob Clarke, head of Human Resources for London 2012, said, "We hope a legacy of our Games will be to create a more sustainable model for hosting the Games."