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Career Transitions  A few years back I was at a crossroads in my life, in my career.  Restless with my consulting practice, I was looking for a change in direction. First step: reflection. I had to do a lot of reflection.  I wrote several pages identifying the things I liked to do, places that [More...]

Originally published in Marketing Profs “Top 5 Elements of an Annual Business Plan”, MarketingProfs, marketing resource newsletter. http://www.marketingprofs.com/articles/2009/3081/top-5-elements-of-an-annual-business-plan   A few years ago I wrote an article that was published in [More...]

I recently spoke with a young executive from a Silicon Valley tech company about his trip to Europe.  How did it go, I asked. He said it went pretty well.   Then he started telling me about the strange looking people he saw on the street.  They looked different from the people he saw at home in [More...]

Everyone tells you the key to building your business is relationships. Articles abound about how relationships facilitate introductions to contacts that can help you. The question is, how do you initiate relationships? How do you develop and nurture them so you can meet people who can help you? In [More...]

Are you an entrepreneur eager to launch your company in the U.S.? Do you believe you have the next big thing and are ready to take on the Silicon Valley? What does it take to be successful here? So many companies fail. How can you be sure you won’t be one of them? For sure, to make it here you [More...]