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You may not recognize it when the theft first occurs, but you suddenly start getting warnings that something is wrong with your credit. Maybe you were one of the smart ones who gets credit reports ann - [Read more]

With so many scams on the internet these days, its easy to get sucked into programs where you do nothing but lose your hard-earned money. Finding honest money making programs, products, and services - [Read more]

An ethical online home business could be defined as a business that you can feel confident buying into, and that your prospective online visitors will feel confident using. An ethical online home busi - [Read more]

Let me ask you a question that may not be so simple: Why are you in business? Of course, there are probably dozens of reasons you could point to.... - serve others - contribute to the greater goo - [Read more]

The United States is the home -country for the largest amounts of foreign licensing and direct investment. Therefore, its policies understandably arouse some of the major trade unions of such outward - [Read more]

According to Answers.com, the definition of Kashrut is the state of being Kosher and/or the body of Jewish dietary law. Of course, there are many more meanings to the word Kashrut or Kosher. It does n - [Read more]

The 21st century has revolutionized the way business in conducted worldwide. The world wide web connects nearly every home to companies in foreign nations as well as the teenager with a blog. The in - [Read more]

Networking is obviously an essential part of network marketing. Every successful network marketer knows this to be true. Although networking is such an intricate part of network marketing, the two ter - [Read more]

September 28, 2004 was a historic day for me. Ray Williams came to me for advice! Ray never comes to me for advice. Why would he? The former CEO of HIH insurance - once one of the largest insurance - [Read more]

As the Internet moves forward, the number of increasing scams online make it harder to find a legitimate internet business opportunity to make money online with. It can be difficult to sort through al - [Read more]

In the past two years, thanks to the television show King of Cars (the reality show on the A&E cable network that stars Chop and his team of characters at Towbin Dodge) there has been a marked increase in the use of gongs in car showrooms across the country. On the King of Cars, and now in many car dealerships across the country, Chinese Gongs are being banged by customers after they sign a deal for a new or use..... by Andrew Borakove - [Read more]

The staff of an organization should be regarded as an asset to protect and develop, rather than a liability to decrease as much as possible. If you are in a supervisory position, you will find that you get the best results when you treat people as partners, increasing their level of authority as their skills and responsibilities increase. Here is what you can do: Realize that you are not knowledgeable about ev..... by Yuri Pinson - [Read more]

Most employees have found the concept of empowerment hollow and without meaning. While the idea raises the expectations of people to the possibilities of being treated like responsible adults, the reality is that most front-line people cant buy a three-hole punch for thirty-five dollars without approval. If your organization is proclaiming the new religion of empowerment, heres how you can benefit: Meet wi..... by Yuri Pinson - [Read more]

For quite some time, picking up The Wall Street Journal meant reading stories rife with indictments of CFOs, CEOs, and accountants. Though many leaders practice good principles, clearly it is time to inspect closely what it means to lead with ethics. The world is full of strong leaders; however, leadership is a neutral term. It can be good or bad. Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, and Mao Tse Tung were regarded as good politica..... by Kinuh Wierman - [Read more]

When I was in law school, we used to have heated debates about whether corporations should—or even could—be held to the same standards as human citizens are. Today, thinking back to those days, Im reminded of the intense and risky fight Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Edward Weston, and others waged over whether photography could be considered an art form. Today, such debates seem almost quaint. Of course p..... by Kinuh Wierman - [Read more]

The desire to acquire possessions and to secure a new position or greater power often puts blinders on a persons eyes. We live in a society with the attitude that "more is better," driving some people temporarily to set aside their ethics and values. Salespeople will overpromise and yet underdeliver in their quest for a big job or a new client. People may rationlize to themselves that doing an inadequate job once or twice is reall..... by Kinuh Wierman - [Read more]

Robert MacGregor, former president of the Minnesota Center for Corporate Responsibility, once told me he has the same discussion with every assistant he has ever hired. On the first day of the job, he tells them: "Im going to be going 100 miles per hour.You will be going 120 miles per hour to stay ahead of me. In my haste to get a job done by deadline, if I ever appear to be cutting corners or sliding into unethical practic..... by Kinuh Wierman - [Read more]

The very essence of teams and teamwork is to seek common ground and search for "the truth." Gone unstated, individual team members create their own definitions of "the truth," whats right and wrong, as well as their own interpretations of proper standards of behavior. When team members are operating from different truths, assumptions, and values, teams invariably are rife with conflict, behave badly, and are simply nonproductive. - [Read more]

Great questioners know how to be active listeners. You and your customers should be completely engaged in what each other is saying, with no distractions. You let each other know you received and understood one anothers messages. How relevant your responses are to customers previous comments show how much active listening has occurred. This approach reinforces your interest in their thoughts, feelings, and perspectives. When custom..... by Patricia Terrone - [Read more]

Dishonest brokers often ask their victims a steady stream of questions designed to derail honest investors from asking the right questions. In contrast, honest brokers encourage you to ask questions, provide you with additional educa tional materials, and make certain that you understand the risks involved in your investment decision. And if you decide not to spend your money, they’re untroubled by your investment decision. ..... by Fred Eddington - [Read more]