Most people are aware that proper time management can help bring about positive results. It can be the difference between being a middle manager and a top executive, and the difference between having the time to manage one project, and ten projects. Still, however, most of us waste time daily and don’t develop effective...
Read More »
No matter the business relationship, communication is the key variable to get things done each and every day. Having a positive attitude is critical to accepting the everyday challenges that come our way. No matter who we are in the work environment, working together means success. Negativity can affect poorly on every goal and...
Read More »
No matter what type of business you run, or what kinds of setting you conduct your meetings in—be it formal or informal—meetings are an essential activity to keeping your business on target. Of course, simply mentioning the word “meeting” often brings about moans and groans. If this is the case, and it’s your job...
Read More »
Dale Carnegie once told the story of a New York speaker who was often complimented upon the firm texture of his sentences and the simple beauty of his language. During a conversation with him, the speaker told Carnegie the secret to his power to choose true and incisive words: Each time the speaker discovered...
Read More »
Mrs. E. K. Shields, of Saginaw, Michigan, was driven to despair—even to the brink of suicide. She had lost her husband and became very depressed and almost penniless. In an attempt to retake her life, she wrote to a former employer and got her old job back selling World Books to rural and town...
Read More »
There was once a boy in London working as a clerk in a dry-goods store. He had to get up at five o’clock, sweep out the store, and slave for fourteen hours a day. It was sheer drudgery and he despised it. After two years, he could stand it no longer, so he got...
Read More »
One of Dale Carnegie’s students, H.P. Howell, told him that when he was a member of the board of directors of U.S. Steel, the meetings of the board were often long-drawn-out affairs—many problems were discussed, but few decisions were made. The result: each member of the board had to carry home bundles of reports...
Read More »
Assembling teams in the workplace is a great way to make strides toward accomplishing a task. But teamwork can be as detrimental as it can be powerful if the team comes apart at the seams and everybody begins working on their own agendas. Here are 10 tips from your friends at Dale Carnegie Training...
Read More »
(BPT) – Is managing your business’ finances causing you stress? Sixty percent of small-business owners feel their stress levels are increasing, with more than a third citing managing their money as the primary cause, a recent TD Bank survey found. Money management can be demanding for a small business owner in any economy, let...
Read More »
There is probably no more deflating of a feeling then being rejected. Yet in sales, you can get that feeling a lot. In fact, no matter what you sell or who you serve, a closing ratio of 20% is considered spectacular. Following the examples in How to Win Friends and Influence People and your...
Read More »
