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This is the third article in a three part series on The Credit Crunch. Here are the links to parts 1 and 2 if you have not yet read them.  Part 1: The Credit Crunch: Why it happened? Part 2: The Credit Crunch: What can we learn Since before the late 19th century we have been [...]

This is the second article in a three part series on The Credit Crunch. Here is the link to part 1 if you have not yet read it.  Part 1: The Credit Crunch: Why it happened? In these uncertain times there are going to be some very tough decisions and some very unhappy people, but [...]

We have all been witness to some pretty incredible events over the last couple of months that appear to have generated a new phrase in our language, “the credit crunch”. We can see the effect in the failures of our financial and retail institutions but the question of why it happened, and what we can [...]

Emerson states, “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm”. A majority of the issues related to worker productivity stem from enthusiasm or the lack thereof. Individuals simply go to work despite their abhorrence of their employer, the monotony, and the products. There is no passion or pride. Much of this issue stems from practices embedded [...]

Owning a business is an audacious task. There are numerous things that need to be completed in a day. It gets so frustrating that owners and fitness professionals question how all will get accomplished. The crux of the issue lies not in the amount of time or lack of time, but organization. The successful entrepreneur [...]

¬† Most readers will be familiar with, or have heard of Malcolm Gladwell’s best selling business book ‘The Tipping Point’. The author suggests that there is a point at which you need apply only a small effort to create an effect. This is rather like giving the final push to topple a large boulder or [...]

It was Conrad Hilton the founder of the world famous Hilton chain of hotels who said, “Success is made to order.” He was right – for an achievement is a sum total of many things – talent, aptitude, knowledge and desire. If we analyze each of our achievements we will soon discover that it all [...]