(BPT) – Resume? Check. Cover letter? Check. Now you’re ready to begin that job search, right? Wrong. There may be some very important things you’re forgetting about that could dramatically enhance your job search. Nowadays, job searches involve much more than simply submitting hundreds of resumes and cover letters. According to a 2012 survey,...
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No matter what venture you’re undertaking, motivation is a key component for any kind of success. Motivation is necessary to begin something, it has the power to sustain teams while the project is underway, and it can serve as an inspirational seed for the next project or challenge. It comes in useful, then, for...
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Without clients, most businesses would not succeed. In every case an involved customer is a loyal one. Keeping clients happy within your owner base is far more productive than cold calling for new business. Client acquisition is very expensive. It involves social media, advertising, marketing and a sales force. When you work this hard...
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Imagine for a moment, you have been selected to attend the popular game show Miljoenenjacht and you are the luckiest of audience members. As a handpicked contestant chosen from the third row, you just won $86,400 in U.S. funds; here is the challenge. In a Dale Carnegie blog twist, you must spend it all,...
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There have been good salespeople since the beginning of time. The Apostles come to mind. In this past century, Joe Girard and our own Dale Carnegie are central to selling education and prowess. But what makes these people great? Why is it that even in the best of organizations, it is the top 20%...
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Ever since the very first “tweet” was published in 2006, Twitter has become one of the world’s most popular social media platforms with over 100 million users as of 2011. Today, Twitter has become not only a place to share ideas, network and connect with others, but as a sounding board for some businesses—...
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Listening is very easy to do, is it not? It’s kind of automatic. Unfortunately, it is hearing that can claim that definition. Listening takes work. It is safe to say that good leaders are usually very good listeners. And it is also safe to suggest that if you are a poor listener, you accomplish...
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A.D.D. affects every leader and manager in Holland! It is the organizational disease of limitations. With only 86,400 seconds in the day, from the time you get up until the time you get up; A.D.D. can be a major factor of unfocused efficiency. A.D.D. stands for “all data dumped”. As a manager, you can...
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There have been all sorts of collaboration in recent human history. Marx and Engels were a collaboration that founded modern socialism. Gilbert and Sullivan collaborated in opera. During World War II, many alliances took place on both sides. In fact, for decades around the world, the word collaboration has been associated with controversial and...
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Within the array of Dale Carnegie Training is a wonderful program that can fine-tune both leadership and management. Leadership Training for Managers is a classic opportunity to go back to the basics within any organization. Every leader, even the best in the business, needs help to keep getting better. Both leaders and managers must...
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