E-M8 Entrepreneurial Management for Eternal Mission

Being productive is a habit that can be developed and can be lost. I see it every day in the stores where employees are under-worked. When it comes time to be busy they have a hard time picking up the pace and thus lose customers and continue on with the same under-worked pattern. Keeping productively busy even during [...]

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Yesterday I spent 45 minutes to walk to a restaurant that promised me free WIFI to speak for 2 minutes with a technician from a company that is a contractor to their contractor, who has agreed for pay to arrange an Internet connection for my wedding day that will be provided through a different provider [...]

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Human mind is fascinating. It can precisely solve complex problems and get tripped up by the most basic questions. What do white cows drink? Water, surely.  But I can almost bet your first response was milk.  Being aware of the mind’s eccentricities is very important in both marketing and management. Predictably Irrational,  Nudge: Improving Decisions [...]

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Today I was reading a 1960s satire by Marty Larny from Finland and was struck by an interesting dialog that seemed to resonate with me. Minister of Interior: He is a team player. President: So, in other words this man is incapable of original thought. Now, mind you I have no problems with people who [...]

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We often talk about the need to be professional, but I wanted to consider what makes one a professional. After all if we are not sure, how can we assist someone in becoming one. This is by no means an exhaustive list, so feel free to contribute and I will update this post as the [...]

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