Leadership and Management

Wise Business Choices: Metro Atlanta’s Populous Market Should Be Your New Target

August 26, 2019 by Contributor Leave a Comment

*Article contributed by Sarah Williams.

One symbol of career or business stability is a well-placed office. But not just that. A local office or workspace for business people can cater to a local market and accommodate customers to process personal transactions between clients and service providers. In terms of securing a sealed deal, you know that nothing beats a face-to-face interaction between you and your potential clients.

Atlanta boasts a large economy. Placed 8th in the entire U.S., this is one of the primary reasons why a lot of big companies and manufacturers in the U.S. are drawn to build their headquarters in this country.

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Having Problems? Try The Possibility Thinking Game

June 4, 2019 by Ray L. 3 Comments

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Life is a set of problems and challenges that we have to overcome. Sometimes, however, we’ll come across some extremely difficult or “impossible” problems. How do we discover a solution if we can’t find any? We can try what Robert H. Schuller calls “playing the possibility thinking game”.

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Negotiation Basics: Aim for “Win-Win”

May 7, 2019 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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So I bought a new book called Negotiating 101 by Peter Sander and it contained a lots of tips about basic negotiation. When I read it, I was surprised at how much he emphasized the concept of “win-win”. We talked about this in another article about negotiation and how I first read about it in Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People book.

What IS this thing called “win-win” anyway? Let’s discuss a bit more about it here.

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Having Haters: The Price of Leadership

March 5, 2019 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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“Jealousy does not protrude its forked tongue at the artist who produces a commonplace painting”, said Napoleon Hill. If you do well and become an expert or a leader at something, you will most likely get “haters” and criticism.

Here’s why you have to learn to live with critics and criticism, especially if you want to someday be someone great.

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The Characteristics That Make A Successful Entrepreneur

February 18, 2019 by Contributor Leave a Comment

*Article contributed by Isabella Rossellini.

The most significant quality to possess to become a successful entrepreneur is to have a great business idea and an exceptional skill to manage your business finance. But is that all, or are there other attributes required to be featured within the top brackets of entrepreneurs in the world?

Well, there are several other qualities to possess that will make you a successful entrepreneur. It usually takes a lot more than having an interesting business idea and a lot of cash to throw around to become a successful entrepreneur. Take it in writing that you will never succeed in your venture to the desired level with only these two attributes.

It is also important to remember at this point that there is no reason to give up your idea of becoming an entrepreneur if you do not possess these attributes now. There is always a chance to develop these traits later on so that you can improve your chances of becoming a successful entrepreneur.

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