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Practical advice and tips for today's business leaders

Become a Daily, Disciplined Planner

Heard the old saying that “if you fail to plan then you’re planning to fail”?

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Build Your Network

LinkedIn “is to business what Google is to search,” according to Rick Itzkowich, a marketing consultant whose expertise with...

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Put Customers in the Crosshairs of Decision-Making

If your company is like most, its success is dependent in some degree or other on happy, loyal customers.

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Pick Your Battles

You’re the boss. You know best. And you’re willing to fight to the death to prove it, right? Wrong. Effective leaders know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em.

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Be in the Moment

It takes real discipline to give people your undivided attention especially when you’re overwhelmed with work or are simply having a bad day.

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