Archive for June, 2009

Which Tribes do YOU belong to?

Ensure Quality

Golf Tips that Apply to Life . . .

1. Slow down and Relax
2. Visualize where you want to go
3. Make the necessary adjustments
4. Don’t wait too long before you strike
5. Take Lessons
6. Never take advice from someone who can’t play
7. Remember to enjoy the game!

Spot and Lassie vs. Ginger Snap and Munchie!

Megan K Scott (AP reporter) writes that there has been a move away from classic dog names such as Spot and Lassie, according to VPI spokesman Curtis Steinhoff. There were 13 FIDOS in VPI’s database, placing the name at No. 2,866.Rover was No. 2,534, behind names like Grendel, Ginger Snap and Munchie.
trivialities by d. quayle

IDENTIFY YOUR OBJECTIVE

“If anything is to be created, moved, constructed, or reorganized, the men responsible must have a clear picture of the intended result. Today’s objectives are tomorrow’s realities, therefore management for competence must be management by objectives. If you don’t know where you are going, you will end up somewhere else.”
The excerpt is taken from the [...]

CRAFTING AN EFFECTIVE FACEBOOK MARKETING PROGRAM

 
Because it has been predicted that CEO’s will be choosing to join Facebook, Clay McDaniel (SOCIAL MARKETING – Puget Sound Business Journal –  June 19-25, 2009) questions:  “But will your corporate Facebook presence translate into lasting brand recognition, real revenues and deeper customer engagement?”
 
To make your Facebook entry into the marketing program as a real revenue driver [...]

Simple Elegance

One Stroke at a time . . .

PLANNING vs PREPARING

Vijay Govindarajan, a professor of international business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and an expert on innovation and strategy was asked, “Can Companies really plan today for the year 2025?” (WSJ, Monday, June 22, 2009)
He answered: “You cannot plan for the year 2025, but you can prepare for it. There’s a [...]

Awareness Test