10 Weeks and Counting

December 31, 2012 is just 10 short weeks away from today.  Wow…  how did that happen?  Like many of my friends and clients, I am starting the annual ritual of reflecting on what took place over the last 10 months. With the end of the year facing me, I always want to complete the year…

Borrow 8 From Bill Gates

As I pondered a topic to write about in my post today, I stumbled upon an interesting list of business tips from Bill Gates. The article I read says these are his ‘secrets’ for business development.  But, as I read through them, I realized these tips should be anything but secret. They certainly are simply stated…

It’s in the Follow-Up

Yes.  First impressions matter.  Alot.  But, I argue that sincere follow-up matters more. Why? Because if you don’t follow-up, you are forgotten as soon as you move on from the conversation. Why spend all that time attending networking events, meeting new people and gathering their business cards if you aren’t going to take a few…