This time of year – beyond the holiday shopping and slow down in business – is when most business leaders, executives, and owners start to plan.  They reach into the filing cabinet or search their computers and dust off last year’s business plan.  It is that annual ritual of reading what they thought they would do this year (and didn’t) and write...

The year is winding down and it could be said that 2010 is (was) the year of Facebook and social media.  The number of subscribers to Facebook has gone north of 500 million.  The number of big brands claiming their Fan Pages has grown dramatically as well.  Small businesses are flocking to social media, Facebook in particular, seeking a new means to...

During a presentation on building talented business teams and better morale that I gave, a question was raised about who is ultimately responsible for morale.  One audience member had taken the position that it is the responsibility of the leader or leadership to set the tone.  Another audience member felt it was incumbent upon the employees to be responsible...

We have been busy the last few weeks, which means that there is definitely a turn in the economy.  This guest post comes by way of Ezine Articles — Dick Wooden is the founder and President of Success with CRM Consulting, Inc. His 28 year background has been in the design, development, implementation and support of various Customer Relationship Management...

When I used to work in corporate America we used to have team building exercises during our meetings.  These exercises were considered to be so important by upper management that they were mandated into every meeting.  The goal was to bring the teams together so that they executed the plans with a sense of purpose; the team would rise or fall as a...

I have recently discovered a wonderful new series on the Discovery Channel called, “Surviving The Cut”.  The series is about the young men who sign up and join the various special warfare schools of the United States.  As you will see when you watch the series is that the training is tough, brutal, and pushes each individual to the breaking point. What is...