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3 Keys to Getting Projects Approved by Slow Decision-Makers

figliuolo@thoughtleadersllc.com (Mike Figliuolo) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:03:00 PST

You have a brilliant idea. It’s going to transform your business. It will help you get a huge leg up on your competitors and drive tons of money to the bottom line. Heck, if you can get this thing implemented you’ll probably get a big fat bonus and it’ll be a great holiday season at your house.Here’s the catch – this idea is a little risky. It’s not fully proven in the market. There’s a

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Lessons from Leonidas the Spartan King: Why Shrinking Your Business is Smart

figliuolo@thoughtleadersllc.com (Mike Figliuolo) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:40:54 PST

Today's guest post is written by Brian Ahearn (no, that's not his picture at left). Brian's one of the most knowledgeable guys I know on the subject of influencing people (which is why he's been a guest here before). Enjoy!I conducted a workshop recently called Principles of Persuasion. During a break, one of the students said she’d had a conversation with her five-year-old son and expressed

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Are You Telling Customers You Don't Care if They Die?

figliuolo@thoughtleadersllc.com (Mike Figliuolo) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:05:00 PST

If you have kids, you know the nauseating feeling of one of your kids going down for the count and having to rush to the emergency room. I had that wonderful experience very recently. What I learned from that visit to the ER is businesses can make very strong statements about how little they care about their customers simply through the processes they use to run the organization.I'm betting you

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4 Ways NOT to Run an Internship Program

figliuolo@thoughtleadersllc.com (Mike Figliuolo) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:02:00 PDT

An internship program can be great for your company, but don’t do it simply because everyone else is. Just like Mom used to ask, “If everyone jumped off a cliff, would you?” Make sure you can provide a mutually beneficial opportunity, and make sure you’re thinking from both perspectives – the employer and the intern – when you’re developing your program.One of my favorite references of real-life

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How Blowing Up Your Business Can Drive Innovation

figliuolo@thoughtleadersllc.com (Mike Figliuolo) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:32:08 PDT

Last week I pounded on folks for being wimps and not making decisions. Out of fairness, many of you want to move your organizations forward but might not have all the tools or resources to do so, Given that, I'd like to provide you some explosives.These are the good kind of explosives. The kind that enable you to blow up your business model and find innovative new ways of doing things. Too

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5 Reasons No One Reads Anything You Write

figliuolo@thoughtleadersllc.com (Mike Figliuolo) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:42:33 PDT

Please give a warm welcome to our guest blogger Chandra Clarke who is the founder and president of Scribendi.com.It’s cool to complain about “information overload.” It’s less cool to realize you’re a big part of the problem.Yes, you.When we think about information overload, we tend to think about web sites, RSS feeds, videos, and podcasts – things other people produce. But you know what? You

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