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Good Things Come to Those Who Take Them

by Ray_anne
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I love George Carlin.  Posting a quote by him always makes me happy, because he says the things we think but usually don’t have the guts to say.  Given the current tumultuous state of the Republican US presidential primary and the vehemence with which many are speaking concerning the presidential election slated for this November, [...]

January 12, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Best Leadership Practice Blogs

by Jessica Miller-Merrell
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Leadership Blogs; Topics, Models, Training and Development for Effective Leadership As an organization is an organism that is ever-evolving, growing, and changing, leadership blogs can help you stay on top.  It’s important for organizational leaders to continue focusing on upping their game, learning new tools of the trade while continuing to focus on their teams [...]

January 9, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Saving Sandcastles – Making Sound Choices Today

by Ray_anne
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Last summer, I sat in my beach chair, flanked by my two daughters and enjoyed the Sunday afternoon sun as we watched our surfers. The day had started off a bit foggy but the midday heat soon erased the memory of our cooler morning. The sounds of children delighted squealing and mothers’ seagull-like beckoning filled [...]

January 6, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Removing the Wedge

by Ray_anne
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When I was twenty-seven years old, my parents divorced. It was a difficult time, I thought my parents would always be together. But change happens, it is the one constant. And with that change came many others. I doubted myself and my own marriage. I questioned who I was and underneath it all, I found reasons [...]

January 5, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A New Revolution

by Ray_anne
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A world that finds distress necessary seems to be emerging. I don’t really understand it, but it seems to be true even as we recognize the need to ease distress, solve an issue, change a course, innovation and provoking thoughts or actions occur. Provocation has, on more than one occasion, driven home the need to [...]

December 15, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Thinking is the Greatest Torture in the World

by Ray_anne
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“Take charge of your thoughts…” ~Plato Have you ever stood in line at a grocery store and half-listened to the conversations going on around you? Drifting in and out of the myriad of would-be networking at a place of business can take its toll on you and drive you to distraction. One time, I was so [...]

December 9, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Risk: I Don’t Jump Out of Perfectly Good Airplanes

by Ray_anne
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Are you a risk taker? Do junk bonds seem like a good idea to you? You know, high risk, high yield. My answer ten years ago might have been, “Absolutely not,” fear of loss and no payoff often rule our investments and actions.  And while right now the rules and regulations for raising capital and [...]

December 8, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

What Always Worked Before: Learn to Be Flexible

by Ray_anne
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Several years ago, I sat in front of the CEO of a small company that called itself a start-up for start-ups. I was new to this type of organization, a technology-based company, trying to get off the ground with little funding and big ideas. I had worked for the whole of my career, up until that point, [...]

December 7, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Circle of Competence

by Ray_anne
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Is your gut always right?   “Circle of Competence…,” A phrase coined by Warren Buffet in reference to selecting individuals with whom you work – individuals with whom you trust. In these times of survival and epoch of creative business, choice selection isn’t always easy.  The onslaught of so-called available talent (term used loosely) is daunting and [...]

December 5, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Rules for a Reason

by Ray_anne
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Between conference attendance and exhibition, presentations and panels, office expansions and travel, travel, travel, the last several months have been a bit crazy for me.  My role at work has been a bit redefined and I am settling into that, but not too much.  Never one to settle in too much, as perfection is always out [...]

December 2, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

There are no Do-Overs in Life

by Ray_anne
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Looking back over my last six years, it would be easy to ask, “what if…?” “why did I…?” or say, “wish I would have…” Did you ever play 3 Flies Up as a kid? It can be played with either a football or a ball and bat. I remember this one kid on our street who would [...]

December 1, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

To Organize – Function 2 of Management

by Ray_anne
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Function Two: to ORGANIZE Plans are the start of something big – if you follow through and decide a course of action; commit to the response to those plans. That response will be the next step: Organize. The implementation of plans gives reason to the decided-upon strategy. The purpose of the organization has been determined and the next [...]

November 21, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

To Plan – Function 1

by Ray_anne
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Function One: to PLAN  All great businesses and their strategies start with a plan. A plan is the blueprint or script, if you will, to assist in achievement of reaching a goal or objective. The plan can be as simple as a calendar with events charted and scheduled in order to attain a prescribed point [...]

November 18, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Social Media is the Icebreaker, Not the Party

by Ray_anne
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  Here’s the thing, as much as most of us LOVE social media, as much as we engage…, there is nothing like a face-to-face greeting or meeting. There is nothing like that chance to sit down and actually have a conversation where real eye contact can be made. It is easy to forget, as we sit behind [...]

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