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Fantasy Island

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I’m in Las Vegas for some business meetings. I love this place, mostly because everyone seems much calmer and happier than in many other places. Looking out my window I can see the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, The Eiffel Tower, a pyramid, a French palace, Venetian gondolas – why spend the money to travel elsewhere when all that good stuff is right here?
No,  I didn’t spend all night in the casino and the previous paragraph is not the result of being over-served the free drinks. But it is a business lesson. Continue reading

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Do Yourself A Favor

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It was yet another innocuous piece of LinkedIn group spam – you probably get them in your in-box all the time as well.  Unlike most of the others I get on a regular basis, this one really caught my eye and I read it over a few times to make sure I hadn’t misread it.  Unfortunately for the author , I hadn’t.   But I did get a good laugh out of it and maybe you will too.  Maybe you’ll also do yourself a favor and learn from it. Continue reading

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Talking At People – Not With Them

This isn’t really going to come as a shock to anyone but it does make you ask yourself what happens to people when they go to work. there is a new study out this morning from 360i about how companies use Twitter and while their conclusions aren’t really a surprise, they’re a little disturbing. Continue reading

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