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Front Line Leadership: The Keys To Managing Millenials, Part 1

Terry Starbucker

Rather than radio, television, automobiles, or wars defining their worldview, the Millennials matured in the age of the internet, social networking, and the pursuit of individualism via consumerism (more on this later). Millennials matured during the era of super-celebrities and reality television.

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The Power of an Enemy

In the CEO Afterlife

As a kid in sports, I played my heart out, hated my opponents and cried when I lost. Admonished by my mother and father for unsportsmanlike behavior, I eventually matured and forged a stiff upper lip in defeat. The late French author Andre Maurois once said, “Business is a combination of sport and war.”

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How to Build and Repair Your Reputation

Skip Prichard

Do you manage your company’s reputation? Why is it important to manage your reputation? Lida Citroen , an expert in the field of reputation management, has a resource to anyone who wants tips to build a reputation that can withstand negative influences and becomes stronger over time. Do you consider your personal brand ?

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Mistakes That Hinder Sales

Strategy Driven

This principle applies to sales representatives if they want to be successful in their career. Playing to Win : The Sport of Selling and How You Can Win the Game by Allen Guy. Playing To Win is a convergence of sports analogies and practical business skills to educate and entertain readers as they further develop their sales abilities.

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From Ron Wilson - A Thank-You Goes a Long Way

Building Personal Strength

During the last 11 years of my legal career, I served as a senior level in-house lawyer and ultimately the General Counsel for a mid-sized corporation. I was fortunate throughout this 11-year period of my career to have one young lawyer on my staff, who may have been almost the perfect employee.

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Growing into a Strong Adult - A Teenager's Full Plate

Building Personal Strength

For the parents who are focused on getting their kids a college education, managing this expense is a daunting challenge. It's easy to graduate from college without without learning much of anything that will help in a career. It can also happen in high school sports, which are microcosms of life. What's a parent to do?

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How to Enhance Involvement by Younger Generations in the Family Enterprise

Leading Blog

It is rife with struggles related to managing the emerging responsibilities of adult life. If ownership or management of a family enterprise is an expectation, the pressures only mount. One family professionally designed “family trading cards” similar to those popular in sports, creating experience across generations.

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