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Strategic People Management For Business Success

As first published by CICAM

When times are tough "customer service", taking care of the customer, is not nearly enough.


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April 06 2010

The power of trust

It takes years to achieve it and can be lost in an instant

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October 21 2009

Going deep

Touch the heart. Be willing to intensify not only your personal relationships but also your business relationships by going deep.

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September 24 2009

Believe in your greatness

Despite any and all evidence to the contrary

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September 24 2009

Excellence is never an accident

But a little luck along the way can't hurt

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September 24 2009

Greatness and humility - humility and greatness

You can't have one without the other

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September 25 2009

What scares you away from greatness?

Fear is the root cause of many people's actions or in-actions. What fear might be holding you back from embracing your unique greatness?

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November 04 2009

Greatness = trusting your instincts

Don't let what you know get in your way of finding your greatness.

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September 24 2009

Exclusively for business owners, entrepreneurs and self-employed men & women

Can you benefit by having a business coach?

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September 25 2009

Are you on track?

Two months down ten to go - a good time to monitor your progress and build momentum toward achieving your goals for 2009.

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September 24 2009

How others define greatness

Think some, ponder some, contemplate some on these definitions intended to help you in finding your way to greatness.

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September 24 2009

How do you define greatness?

For many attempting to define greatness is naive at best, futile at worst. Or is it?

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September 24 2009

I'm the boss

Little bit of fun from the author of so many successful books including "21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" "Thinking For A Change" "360 Leader"

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September 24 2009 John Maxwell

The purpose of life

Day to day details - activity, 'busy-ness', stuff - many of which most certainly need to be taken care of, must never be allowed to distract you from the purpose of life.

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September 24 2009

Greatness

You either got it or you don't.

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November 04 2009

Wish I'd said that

Second helping of WOW (words of wisdom) as a boost for your discipline, determination and energy level when taking on your New Year's resolutions

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September 24 2009

Fresh start and new beginning

The slate is wiped clean

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September 24 2009

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ...

somewhere else!

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September 24 2009

Becoming exceptional begins with you

When you live life expecting to be the absolute very best it is astonishing what you can achieve.

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September 24 2009

Laugh a little

Even the Holy Bible can be funny.

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September 24 2009

Procrastination

Cause or result of Stinkin' Thinkin'?

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September 24 2009

The Quitter

A little something from years gone by to help get us through these tough times.

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November 04 2009 By Robert W. Service

Eric's advice

Case study in character:

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September 24 2009

What's your plan?

You can make friends with that one.

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September 24 2009

Less is more

But lazy never finds greatness

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September 24 2009

A Canadian Soldier

This is a no holds barred poem.

On Remembrance Day tomorrow, and every day into the future, may we quietly and deeply remember each man and woman who is "A Canadian Soldier".

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September 24 2009

If only ...

Two of the saddest, most woeful words in any language.

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September 24 2009

Greatness is a choice

We achieve sub-standard, average or greatness because of the choices we make. Look around you at your results and ask yourself: "What choices got me to where I am?"

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September 24 2009

Listening your way to greatness

There is a vast difference between hearing and listening. I know that you know that. But do you truly know for sure what the difference is?

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September 24 2009

It's all about winning

Find your way to win! Success in business and in life is all about winning.

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September 24 2009

Bringing out the greatness in others

Managers get people to see themselves as they really are. Leaders give people a glimpse of their greatness.

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September 24 2009

Today I decide to decide

Greatness is discovered by making decisions. Greatness is not so much about right decisions or wrong decisions as much as it is about the decision to decide.

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September 24 2009

Excellence is no accident

The person on top of the mountain didn't fall there!

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September 24 2009

Greatness is determined how?

Fame or greatness? There is a difference.

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September 25 2009

Commitment to greatness

The difference between desire and all-out commitment.

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September 24 2009

Greatness in the written word

Wordsmith mastery of A P Herbert

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September 24 2009

Barometer for success

Does the weather determine your enjoyment of the day or do you?

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September 24 2009

Yagottawanna!

Finding your greatness demands that you want to find it.

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September 24 2009

What if every day was your birthday?

Celebration of life shouldn't be a one day a year event

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September 24 2009

Habits of greatness

We are each of us victims or beneficiaries of our habits so we better make them great

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September 24 2009

Born to greatness

Is there any such thing as natural greatness? Are you born with it? The good news is both Yes and No.

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September 24 2009

Determination of a daddy longlegs

Persistence results in freedom

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September 24 2009

Never forget

9-11

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September 24 2009

Excellence begins as a state of mind

Beware of stinkin' thinkin' to achieve excellence

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September 24 2009

Wish I'd said that

Some splendid quotes to keep your oomph up when things aren't going the way that you'd like

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September 24 2009

Why humans can do remarkable things

Responsibility is the measure of the men and women who find and live out their greatness

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September 24 2009

Greatness On The Golf Course

Where and when does your greatness get tested?

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September 24 2009 Ray Pons

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