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12 Tips to Climbing the Career Ladder FASTER!
Coach Dan provides hands-on, smart advice on how you can create a unique career path within your company even as the world tells you that there are fewer possibilities for growth. So, chin up and get to work with some proven, solid strategies. Monday mornings can be tough. Sometimes it’s just too much weekend,…
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11 KEYS to WIN in Business, while everyone else is hiding!
Ok! I know, everybody has advice on business. Everyone has to get a word in on the economy. But being the optimist that I am, I wanted to find out what top business people are saying and more importantly doing to not just survive but THRIVE in this challenging economy. Because you know, when you…
Read MoreTURNING ENTREPRENEURAL DREAMS INTO REALITY: The 10 Steps
I recently came across an interesting article in Investor’s Business Daily. The article identified 10 traits necessary for achieving your goals and improving your entrepreneurial life and business. The article is spot on in its observations and I might point out that it emphasizes what I’m preaching about on a regular basis; Master the basics…
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10 RULES of MBWA
The first time I ever heard about MBWA was a reference by Tom Peters in his ground breaking business book, IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE. Sam Walton of Wal-Mart fame was known to walk stores with a baseball cap on with the initials sewn into the cap. So what’s the big deal? MBWA is the…
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10 Personality Traits of Successful Business People
(In my Business and Executive coaching practice there are many occasions where I will spend time with my clients discussing the basic principles of success. In business and in life most so-called experts have abandoned the teaching of the basic principles. And my friends it is the basics that are the foundation to most success.…
Read More10 MOST CRITICAL JOB SKILLS FOR 2013
ONE MORE TIME! Just one more time I want everyone who is within reading distance to be completely clear on my on-going position on the state of the economy. I believe, as I have for nearly five years now that… THIS IS THE GREATEST TIME IN HISTORY TO BE IN BUSINESS! I am a business…
Read More8 Words to Avoid When Selling
I’m always on the lookout for books and authors that believe as I do about the future of business, sales, leadership and management; forget the fancy stuff, master the basics and let’s just get the job done…and done right. I can’t wait to get a book that is coming out in early 2014 by Geoffrey…
Read MoreThe 6 P’s of Personal Success
Every year I try to force myself to do a ceremonial CLEANING OF THE FILES. I go through (or at least try to) every file in every file cabinet in my two offices and to recycle or throw out unnecessary paper; folders; notes and sundry materials. It could be said that I am a hoarder…
Read More5 WAYS TO BEAT THE ODDS AND BUILD A THRIVING BUSINESS
It’s the statistic that no one wants to pay attention to. It’s that extra long hair coming out of your nose that everyone sees but everyone wants to ignore. Bloomberg reports that 8 out of 10 entrepreneurial businesses will fail within their first 18 months of existence. Research also says that 30% of all start-up…
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5 Tips for Sustainable Succession Planning
By Adam Wong (Note from Coach Dan: I found this article by Mr. Wong to be very timely. Over and over again I work with business owners who have dedicated a lifetime to their business with absolutely no consideration to the future of their business when they decide to retire. Here you’ll find five very…
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