For me, 2009 is the year of focus aided by the Kaizen Philosophy—a way of being that encourages small, continuous improvement. Although generally associated with post-World War II Japanese industrial recovery, Robert Maurer, author of One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way, noted that kaizen has its origins in Training Within Industries [...]
January 2009
I spent the last two weekends before the 2008 Presidential election in Florida, the state made famous by the 2000 “hanging chad” debacle. While there, I had the opportunity to witness first-hand the grassroots organization built by the Obama campaign. I realized then that Obama was a master at relationship marketing. Relationship marketing is a [...]
One of the trends I’ve noticed is people who blog for a few days and then stop. The reason? “No one ever visits my blog.” Guess what, you’re right. No one IS reading your blog. At least not today . . . . and maybe not even next month. In fact, it’s unlikely anyone even [...]
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