Kevin on March 30th, 2008

Perhaps it’s the fact that I arrived home at 1:55am last night after a hellish journey home from a trade show. Or maybe the caffeine level in my bloodstream has slipped dangerously low. Or it could just be that I’m just in a contrary mood.
In any event, I just made a horrible tactical error by [...]

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Kevin on March 25th, 2008

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If you occasionally travel with your clubs, you ought to review these 8 tips – they could save you a lot of heartache and time. There are few guarantees in life – especially when it comes to anything involving air travel – but you can take some simple steps to give yourself [...]

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If you have a daily commute or you ever travel – on business or for pleasure – you ought to review the following list. Over the years, mostly by discovering I didn’t have something with me in an emergency, I’ve added eleven essential items to my backpack that I absolutely will not leave home without. [...]

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Here are the top five reasons why the phrase “The customer is always right” which was originally coined by Harry Gordon Selfridge is WRONG.
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Kevin on March 20th, 2008

No matter what the source of your mental clutter happens to be, it can become serious enough to manifest itself in the form of physical ailments. At the least, it is a source of constant stress and aggravation. You have to learn to break out of this noise and pattern and to do so, you [...]

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Kevin on March 16th, 2008

Worried your employer might cut your position in a downturn? Here are 8 tips to help you avoid the ax, and how to keep your career afloat if you don’t.
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From Fortune magazine
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Kevin on March 15th, 2008

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In poker a “tell” is a habit, physical reaction or behavior which gives other players information about your hand. Experienced players are familiar with the most common tells and use this knowledge to improve their odds. Do companies have “tells?” Are there signs you can look for that will help you [...]

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Kevin on March 15th, 2008

b. March 25, 1966, d. March 2, 2008

Beautiful performance of “As the years go passing by” from 1995.
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Kevin on March 15th, 2008

“Zazu,” Rosie Vela’s only recording, was released by A&M in 1986. Vela, a top fashion model in the late 70’s, put her modeling career on hold in the mid 80’s to pursue her musical ambitions. Zazu was produced by longtime Steely Dan producer Gary Katz, and Walter Becker and Donald Fagen contributed to [...]

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Kevin on March 9th, 2008

If you’ve been asked to return to a prospective employer for a 2nd interview, you’re definitely in a great spot. You’ve cleared all the hurdles in your 1st go-round with the company, and now they’re simply wanting to confirm you’re the right person before making an offer. You may meet some additional personnel during this [...]

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Kevin on March 8th, 2008

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For years I’ve used a simple but effective 3 part approach for writing business cases:
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Kevin on March 7th, 2008

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Over the last two years I’ve interviewed 15+ candidates for a couple of senior level positions with our firm, and have been astonished with the responses I received when I asked each a very simple question.
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