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Training: Are You Getting a Bang for Your Buck?

Have you ever taken a training class or seminar and walked away feeling … shortchanged? There are many occasions where a dedicated professional browsed...
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Female Leadership: Claim Your Place, The World is Changing

"Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist -- while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!" Lori...
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Business Failure: Why Are There So Many?

According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), close to 66% of small businesses will survive their first two years. What that means is that...
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Digital Careers: You Can Work From Anywhere You Choose

“In the future, high-speed wireless networks and low-cost mobile devices will break the link between occupation and location.” Tsugio Makimoto, Hitachi Executive & Author In his...
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Business Tools: Meet the Guy Who Made Them Easier

  How many times a day do you enter data into a spreadsheet? Probably more often than you care to count. But, have you ever...
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Careers: The Invisibles Forces and Why We Do What We Do

Ever wondered why we do what we do for our careers? For those with a fear of heights, being a construction worker on skyscrapers...
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Origin of The Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny is a symbol that originated with the pagan festival of Eastre. The goddess, Eastre, was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons through the hare or rabbit. The...
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Business Success: Can Toshiba Really Fail?

“There is substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern exists." Toshiba Corporation, April 2017 Toshiba Corporation, commonly known as Toshiba, is...
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Careers: Why We Do What We Do

When considering careers, have you ever wonder why we do what we do? What force out there gives us bankers, pilots, doctors, lawyers, business...
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Productivity: Top Apps for the Busiest Entrepreneurs

“Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.” ~ M. Scott Peck Time...

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Why Process Mapping is Essential to DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma

Process mapping is an important part of a Lean Six Sigma project as it is a way for the company to fully understand the...
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The Benefits of Six Sigma for Employers and Employees

Anyone can benefit immensely from Six Sigma. This methodology has quickly become the standard for getting ahead. This is true whether organizations are looking...
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Six Sigma Benefits that Help Entrepreneurs Achieve Customer Loyalty

When entrepreneurs implement Six Sigma, they can experience benefits that help them increase customer satisfaction. And when customers are consistently happy, they eventually become...