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Monthly Archive for June, 2013

: June, 2013

Tony Soprano as Management Mentor

By on June 24, 2013 at 9:27 AM
Last week the actor (James Gandolfini) who portrayed the iconic televion character, Tony Soprano, passed away while on vacation in Rome. In addition to the wonderful memories of dramatic moments he …

Before it Happens to You

By on June 17, 2013 at 4:09 PM
Overhearing a conversation between two senior executives from the same company, they both expressed surprise that the head of their sales function had just abruptly left and had emailed each of them a …

No Excuse for Not Measuring Training’s Impact

By on June 10, 2013 at 12:33 PM
Once upon a time it was assumed that training was something that was good to do, just because it made sense to do it.  You did not need to measure it or worry about whether it was strategically …

Playing it Safe is Dangerous

By on June 4, 2013 at 11:28 AM
Business owners will often default to wanting to appeal to as many customer segments as they can.  Under the belief that it is not good for business to exclude potential shoppers, the thinking is that …