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Trade Show Exhibit Booths
A trade show is a place where you can interact with prospective clients and also build business relationships for the future. This is an advantage that trade shows have over the print and electronic media.A trade show exhibit must be designed keeping one’s target audience in mind. The name of the organization must be presented in a professional style, and the banner must be positioned at a strategic point. The graphics should be easily legible from a distance of 10 or 20 feet away. The main poi

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Email and Intercultural Communication
The modern business world demands that people from all corners of the earth communicate with one another. A manager in the USA may have staff in Germany, India and China; the importer in France may have associates in Turkey, Italy and Japan. More and more people are now communicating across intercultural lines.As anyone who works internationally can tell you, intercultural communication is not always a smooth ride. Intercultural communication in this context refers to people, primarily but

What do you do if you want to have a difficult conversation about an important workplace matter but the other person doesn’t? When you want to talk and the other person doesn’t, it may be tempting to cajole or demand. Too often, this approach has mixed success because you may be missing important subtext in your colleague's “I don’t want to talk about it” response.

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The Greatest Blind Spot: Customer Perception
Ever heard the expression "Perception is reality"? I am not sure how accurate that is about most things, but it is true when it comes to service. I was reminded of this truth while making hotel reservations for a recent trip to Washington DC. My decision was based solely on my perception of the quality of service I would receive, and that decision was based on their brand name.The difference between the brand name hotels (or automotive companies for that matter) is that they have effectively le

ter but the other person doesn’t? When you want to talk and the other person doesn’t, it may be tempting to cajole or demand. Too often, this approach has mixed success because you may be missing important subtext in your colleague's “I don’t want to talk about it” response.

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Make Money While Sleeping
Security is a huge issue for many businesses. This applies, not only to those that produce goods and have stock in storage warehouses or other similar buildings, but also regular offices that have expensive computer equipment and also those businesses that store personal and financial information of their clients and customers. Identity theft has become a huge problem, and the law requires companies that hold client and employee records to do so securely. However, having security personnel onsite 24 h

be tempting to cajole or demand. Too often, this approach has mixed success because you may be missing important subtext in your colleague's “I don’t want to talk about it” response.

Let go of convincing, begging, whining, arm-twisting and other assorted techniques des

Managing Creative People
There are a number of issues to consider when Managing Creative People:Common Characteristics / The Creative TypeDo creative people have common characteristics that we can identify, so that we can hire the right people? Some firms do not engage in creative activities because of a belief that "special" people are needed. Many theorists and practitioners think that there are common characteristics, such as tolerance to ambiguity and risk taking. However, many others argue that there

be missing important subtext in your colleague's “I don’t want to talk about it” response.

Let go of convincing, begging, whining, arm-twisting and other assorted techniques des

Bad Hires: Seven Ways to Avoid Doing It Again
Have you ever made a bad hire and wondered how it happened? The resume looked good, the candidate seemed to interview well — he or she said all the right things — yet after you made the hire you realized you made a big mistake. How could that happen? What went wrong?Recruiting good candidates is not an easy task for any manager. The process is complicated. Candidates often know what to say and do to get the job. And the process is going to get more difficult.As the economy continues to i

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Let go of convincing, begging, whining, arm-twisting and other assorted techniques designed to tire the other person into talking about the problem with you. When you use these tactics, you add a layer of difficulty to whatever conflict you already face together. Instead, get more information about why she or he doesn’t want to have the conversation with you. Here are several common reasons and ways to address them:

Possible Reason 1: I’m Not

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