Strategies set your direction, values, culture and actions that will make your dream business a reality. You can’t just “wing it.” You need to decide how you will nurture and cultivate the reality that you desire. You need to ask yourself “How?” three times.
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Trade Shows Are Forever: A Be Bold, Be Different, Be Memorable Thriller
The scent and sweat and stale-roasted almond stench of a trade show at 3:00 p.m. can be deadly. Greene was trying to get out of the massive hall without being spotted by an enemy … or an ex-girlfriend. Someone came up behind him from a darkened booth. Greene felt something cold and hard press into the small of his back. A gun muzzle?
Read MoreThe Best and Worst Careers of 2013
CareerCast.com ranked the top 200 U.S. careers based on work environment, median salary, future prospects and stress level. My job made the list at 168. Where did sales positions rank?
Read MoreMajor Industry Shifts from Q4 2012
A look at some of the executive-level appointments and resignations from the last two months.
Read MoreGo Ballistic
Here’s a little news you can use: A few months ago, London retail giant Harrods began selling a new line of bulletproof clothing from designer Miguel Caballero. Talk about performance benefits! Move over, moisture-wicking. This is so James Bond.
It can resist Uzi shots. I have nothing more to say about that special feature, other than to emphasize: It can resist Uzi shots.
The catch? The polo costs $12,000. But something tells me that if you’re in the position to be shot at more than once—predicaments which would necessitate the use of a bulletproof polo shirt—it might be worth it. Think price-per-wear.
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