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Leading Surveys and the Power of Asking the Right Questions

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Do you buy from us because our prices are competitive or because our service is great? As a customer, what is most important to you about us - that we sell more ABC than all other companies combined or because we ship faster than other companies? Do you mostly buy from us because we sell ABC product or XYZ product? (so

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Jim Estill Appointed as President and CEO of Danby

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I have been on the board for a few years so have high level familiarity with the company. From a recent Danby job posting: Danby is a proudly Canadian company with a rich history spanning over 65 years. We are currently a leader in the appliance market, producing innovative, quality products at competitive pricing.

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Drowning in Oil - CEO Blog - Time Leadership

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The book talks about the previous BP accident at Prudhoe Bay that cut off so much oil supply that the price of oil surged by over $2 per gallon. Soon, the entire country was paying the price for BPs neglect". Good book for any company looking to improve their company safety. As if cheap oil is our right.

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Canadian Translator

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3 - Its not about price. And a blatant plug for one of my investee companies that does employment pre-screening - Plum. So as I have always said - nurture a network. 2 - Its not about the product. I can attest to that - since they changed the recipe 20 years ago, I have not particularly liked them.but I buy them.

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Canadian Translator

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3 - Its not about price. And a blatant plug for one of my investee companies that does employment pre-screening - Plum. So as I have always said - nurture a network. 2 - Its not about the product. I can attest to that - since they changed the recipe 20 years ago, I have not particularly liked them.but I buy them.

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Things to Memorize - Memory Saves Time

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And the same number of part numbers, prices etc. I suggested that perhaps she should take a math course. ++ And a tidbit from one of the companies I have invested in: “Hatsize is pleased to showcase our latest cloud-based training lab solution at ASTD,” said Guy Hummel, Hatsize CEO. I likely knew 50 or even 100 phone numbers.

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The Wisdom of Failure

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This is one way for companies to innovate. So of course I was interested to read Laurence Weinzimmer and Jim McCooughey's book - The Widsom of Failure - How to Learn the Tough Leadership Lessons Without Paying the Price. And of course one of the expressions I am known for is " fail often, fail fast, fail cheap ".