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November 20 2009
Eleven Rules Regarding Power
Notes from Basic Black by Cathie Black
01. Power = keeping your eye on the big picture.
02. Power = understanding what you can and cannot control.
03. Power = using your battles carefully.
04. Power = controlling the flow of information.
05. Power = knowing your strengths and weaknesses.
06. Power = not getting overly caught up in the idea [...]
November 17 2009
18 Ways to a Positive Attitude
Notes from Jeffrey Gitomer’s Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude
01. Decide you’re willing to go for it.
02. Decide it will take a year to set a new thought pattern.
03. Start each morning with some positive exposure, wisdom or expressions.
04. Start your day with a positive thought process.
05. Get rid of the negative people in your [...]
November 15 2009
17 Strategies for Replenishing Your Emotional Energy
Notes from Inside Every Woman by Vicki L Milazzo
01. Get away.
02. Take a virtual vacation.
03. Detach.
04. Choose hapiness.
05. Be positive.
06. Accept yourself as you are.
07. Turn off the critic.
08. Practice gratitude.
09. Renew with music.
10. Dump toxic clutter.
11. Lighten up.
12. Learn a new language.
13. Find the fun.
14. Enjoy the moment.
15. Let it go.
16. Create your own [...]
Six Steps to Quality Improvement
Notes from The New Gold Standard by Joseph A Michelli
01. Identify and select problem.
02. Analyze problem.
03. Generate potential solutions.
04. Select and plan solution.
05. Implement solution.
06. Evaluate solution.
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November 14 2009
The DREAM TEAM Strategy
Notes from Put Your Dream to the Test by John C Maxwell
01. Dare to focus on your significance, not simply on your success.
02. Respond to your ideas with respect, not disgust or contempt.
03. Expect the best.
04. Affirm your talents and abilities.
05. Maximize learning and growth opportunities to improve the dream and the dreamer.
06. Take time [...]
Seven Areas of Business Improvement Advancements
Notes from Six Disciplines Execution Revolution by Gary Harpst
01. Business intelligence.
02. Business process best practices.
03. Coaching.
04. Personal productivity tools.
05. Quality programs.
06. Strategy formulation.
07. Virtual community development.
See more : The Ultimate Business Reading List
November 13 2009
Four Rules Regarding Following Up After An Interview
Notes from Basic Black by Cathie Black
01. Send a thank-you note.
02. Choose an appropriate card if you’re sending one.
03. Make friends with the executive assistant.
04. No potted plants.
See more : The Ultimate Business Reading List
November 12 2009
25 Ways to Develop Your Interpersonal Intelligence
Notes from Seven Kinds of Smart by Thomas Armstrong
01. Buy a Rolodex, fill it with names of business contacts, friends, acquaintances, relatives and others, and stay in touch with them
02. Decide to meet one new person each day or week
03. Join a volunteer or service-oriented group (Rotary Club, Greenpeace, Red Cross)
04. Spend fifteen minutes each [...]
November 10 2009
3 Steps to Avoid Losing Focus on Core Products
Notes from Seduced by Success by Robert J Herbold
01. Always be improving your core products.
02. Never end up in a parity sitation.
03. Don’t spread your effors too thin.
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November 09 2009
15.5 Attitude Awareness and Actions for Positive Path
Notes from Jeffrey Gitomer’s Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude
01. Admit it’s no one’s fault but yours.
02. Understand you always have/had a choice.
03. If you think it’s okay, it is. If you think it’s not okay, it’s not.
04. Invest your time, don’t spend it.
05. Study the thoughts and writings of positive people.
06. Attend seminars and [...]
November 08 2009
10 Strategies for Renewing Your Physical Energy
Notes from Inside Every Woman by Vicki L Milazzo
01. Gas up.
02. Move it.
03. Sleep it off.
04. Clean up.
05. Rub it out.
06. Indulge.
07. Breathe.
08. Shed your skin.
09. Just say no.
10. Aim for attainable fitness.
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The Three Stanzas of The Ritz-Carlton Credo
Notes from The New Gold Standard by Joseph A Michelli
01. The Ritz-Carlton is a place where the genuine care and comfort of our guests is our highest mission.
02. We pledge to provide the finest personal service and facilities for our guests who will always enjoy a warm, relaxed, yet refined ambience.
03. The Ritz-Carlton experience enlivens [...]
November 07 2009
The SECURE Strategy
Notes from Put Your Dream to the Test by John C Maxwell
01. State all your positions.
02. Examine all your actions.
03. Consider all your options.
04. Utilize all your resources.
05. Remove all your nonessentials.
06. Embrace all your challenges.
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Top 12 Obstacles to the Strategy Execution Process
Notes from Six Disciplines Execution Revolution by Gary Harpst
01. Inability to manage change effectively or to overcome internal resistance to change.
02. Trying to execute a strategy that conflicts with the existing power structure.
03. Poor or inadequate information sharing between individuals or business units responsible for strategy execution.
04. Unclear communication of responsibility and/or accountability for execution [...]
November 06 2009
Seven Rules to Handle The Interview
Notes from Basic Black by Cathie Black
01. Look great.
02. Bring a pad of paper and a pen.
03. Get there fifteen minutes early.
04. Get answers to your questions.
05. Don’t talk too much, and don’t overstay your welcome..
06. Be yourself.
See more : The Ultimate Business Reading List
November 03 2009
10.5 Attitude Busters
Notes from Jeffrey Gitomer’s Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude
01. Someone has done me wrong.
02. I need more money that I have.
03. Outside influences are affecting me.
04. Outside pressures are affecting me.
05. I have bad luck.
06. I don’t like where I live.
07. I don’t like my spouse.
08. I don’t like my boss.
09. I don’t like [...]
7 Steps to Creating Superior Products
Notes from Seduced by Success by Robert J Herbold
01. Figure out the next big thing.
02. Be realistic.
03. Be thorough.
04. Allocate top talent.
05. Watch out for skeptics and critics.
06. Ignore prior yardsticks.
07. Be flexible.
See more : The Ultimate Business Reading List
November 01 2009
3 Advantages of Passion
Notes from Put Your Dream to the Test by John C Maxwell
01. Passion pulls us up – enabling us to overcome adversity.
02. Passion pushes us out – giving us initiative.
03. Passion positions us well – giving us the greatest odds for success.
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13 Secrets of Enterprise
Notes from Inside Every Woman by Vicki L Milazzo
01. Everything is marketing.
02. Be your own number one fan.
03. Expect icebergs.
04. Solve problems quickly and decisively.
05. Listen.
06. Don’t be a commodity.
07. Don’t underprise yourself.
08. Don’t overrate networking.
09. Invest in win-win relationships.
10. Compete only with yourself.
11. Get your hands dirty.
12. Make perpetual lists.
13. Put systems to work [...]
Three Steps of Service at The Ritz-Carlton
Notes from The New Gold Standard by Joseph A Michelli
01. A warm and sincere greeting. Use the guest’s name.
02. Anticipation and fulfillment of each guest’s need.
03. Fond farewell. Give a warm goodbye, and use the guest’s name.
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