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Frustrating Waste of Time

I am the resident Computer expert in my household, company, business and among friends. People ask me to fix computer problems. And one of the major problems that I see is program and version incompatibilities. One person has Microsoft Word 2003, another has Word 2007, a third has Word 2010 and a fourth uses...

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The surprising truth about what motivates us

How can you implement this idea?

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New Book Released: Colossians – Christos Singularis

Marietta, Ohio, November 17, 2010. This study of Colossians takes the doctrine of the Trinity seriously and applies it broadly. This means that it is assumed it to be true of God, and therefore true of God’s people because people are created in the image of God. People are not trinitarian in the same...

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The Professional

“Professionalism: It’s not the job you do, it’s how you do the job.”  – Anonymous People tend to think that being a professional means having a certain kind of job — doctor, lawyer, architect, etc. Why is that? I suspect that it is because it used to be that one had to be a...

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Medical Aid Workers in Afghanistan

In the recent headlines are the 10 Medical Aid Workers in Afghanistan who were killed by Taliban insurgents. According to the director of IAM, Dirk Frans, the Taliban murdered ten people execution-style for their Christianity. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed claimed responsibility for the attack, saying: “Yesterday at around 8am, one of our patrols confronted...

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The Birth of Freedom

Why would anyone believe that all men are created equal? That all should be free? Why would any nation consider this a self-evident truth? For the millions around the world who have never tasted liberty, this question cries for an answer. How is freedom born? The American founders said that all men are created...

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Believe in What?

“Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellence, and the money will follow.” – David Maister (1947- ), business management consultant. The Advice Business: Essential Tools and Models for Management Consulting, Chapter 23. Believing is important. People cannot exist...

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Why!

Why? is not an academic question. It is your life. Work becomes a drudgery when purpose, meaning and passion have been obscured by the prevailing values of popular culture. Many casualties result from a loss of a proper focus — people, work flow, quality assurance and organizational effectiveness. A business or organization cannot grow...

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Strategic Vision

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan First, answer the question: “if someone from Mars visited your business, what would they see or sense?” This provides an objective foundation for a vision statement. Then, based upon the understanding of where the business...

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Values

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan Values are principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable. Values govern the operation of the business and its conduct or relationships with society at large, customers, suppliers, employees, local community and other stakeholders. Values...

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