Your Voice of Encouragement

APRIL 8, 2014

Several years ago we retained the services of a marketing consultant who gave us some terrific ideas for growing our business. And then he used a phrase to describe me that I cherish to this day: VELVET HAMMER I pride myself on speaking the truth to people, but I try to do it gently, to maintain the other person’s dignity and self-esteem.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 26, 2011

Here is an article written by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.”

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CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

If you have not had the opportunity to view or read any of Simon Sinek’s material regarding marketing and to ‘ Start with Why ‘, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes doing so. Sounds simple, but what Sinek found is that most companies do their marketing backwards. How – This is how the business fulfills that core belief.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2012

The logic is straightforward: learn more about your function, acquire "expert" status, and you'll go further in your career. To advance in one's career, it was most efficient to specialize. Consider the Miami condo market, which has rebounded quite nicely since 2008 on the back of strong demand from Latin American buyers.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. In other cases, they never learned these fundamentals or mastered them earlier in their career.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

New production, marketing, planning, and investment issues, requiring a careful look, come all the time. I’ve given passing thought to dieting, but other than a few points that have been hammered into all of us (e.g., “Too Information & technology Personal effectiveness' And confusing the two can lead to disastrous results.

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