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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

Mine was legendary humorist and media figure Cactus Pryor. His father, Skinny Pryor, owned a movie theatre and entertained audiences with comedy routines during intermissions. Today, when I use nouns as verbs and place business terms out of context to make people think creatively, I’m thinking back to Cactus Pryor.

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The Best Way to Network in a New Job

Harvard Business Review

The goal was to find newcomers who got connected (and productive) much more quickly than peers starting at the same time and who stayed in the organization through milestones, such as the first nine months and the two- to four-year tenure band, at which flight risk is greatest.

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Smile Guide: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Secret Behind Passion, Productivity, [.].

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45 Career Advice Experts Offer Career Success Secrets

Miles Anthony Smith

Or perhaps someone who can spend some days behind their desk and other days in the field, equally productive in both environments. If you enjoy your work, you'll be more productive, more motivated and a better team player. See above plus a caring attitude about contributing to making it both a warm and productive atmosphere.

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The Big Picture of Business: The Colonel and Me

Strategy Driven

My entertainment mentors were Cactus Pryor and Bob Gooding. Meetings commenced at headquarters about the future direction of the company and the product. The Colonel had just founded a fast food empire called Kentucky Fried Chicken. He was heralded as an entrepreneur who was also a senior citizen. Colonel Sanders died in 1979.