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Coaches Corner – Part II

HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER
Title: A Trio of Booklets from CCL
Competency: coaching
Who benefits: managers
Consultant Usage: professional coaches
What’s it about? I once took a course in fiction writing.  The one lasting piece of advice I took from the instructor/writer was that when writing you don’t have to see the destination, you only need to see as [...]

[ More ] February 4th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Leadership & Wellness |

How to Protect Yourself Against Click Fraud

Pay-Per-Click advertising may well be your best bet for generating leads in this (and any) economy, but you have to be careful. I was reminded of this last week when I read Click Forensics announcement that US click fraud reached 17.1% in the last quarter of 2008. This is the highest it’s been since they [...]

[ More ] February 4th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in B2B Marketing |

Does Your Website Make Prospects Want to Call?

I’m fortunate because as I writer I learn so much from the people I interview. A few weeks back I had the pleasure of speaking with an incredibly down-to-earth CEO for a SoftwareCEO exclusive that’s in the works. Clate Mask runs Infusionsoft, a company that helps small businesses increase sales through automated follow up.
During our [...]

[ More ] February 3rd, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in B2B Marketing |

Recession Review for Job Seekers

Mark Twain was right: “History does not repeat. But it does rhyme.”
That means this recession will be a lot like past recessions. That means you can learn from history while you adapt to the unique features of this recession.
Expect the environment to become even more competitive than it is right now. There will be more [...]

[ More ] February 3rd, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Career & Mentoring |

Bosses Who Just Love to Beat You Up

“I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.”
Robert Cormier

A new study by Dr. Jean Decety, a professor in psychology and psychiatry at the University of Chicago and colleagues at the University of Chicago has found that the brain scans of young, aggressive bullies suggest they actually [...]

[ More ] February 1st, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Leadership & Wellness |