Organizing Your Electronic Files

Have you ever sat in front of your computer looking for a document - knowing it was there - the question is: "Where?" The answer gets amazingly complicated if the document is an attachment someone sent to you from someone else's e-mail account!In addition to organizing the additional paper that r. . .

No Time to Finish your Book

This number one complaint keeps many a professional from expanding their business through a book. As a book-writing coach, the Number One Question I get is, "How can I find time to write?" Here's encouragement and how to's to get your book finished.1. Write a short book for your first effort.Expa. . .

Not Every Written Word Can Be Copyrighted

 A common misconception about copyright protection is that it covers all types of ideas and their expression. In fact, what can be protected is the description, explanation or illustration chosen by the author to express an idea or system. This expression is what is called "original works of auth. . .

Identifying the Rocks Organizing Your Priorities

In one of my favorite books, First Things First, written by Stephen Covey with Roger and Rebecca Merrill, is a story of the man in front of his class with a pile of rocks and a jar. He puts the rocks in the jar, and then asks the class "Is it full?" "Yes," they answer in unison. "Oh?" he replies,. . .

How To Use Outsourcing To Beat Your Competition

Outsourcing is when you hire outside professionals or services to take on part of your business workload.You may want to outsource part of your work because you don't have the room, you need an expert, you have periodic busy periods, or you need more production to get orders out on time etc. You . . .

Hurdles to Cross Cultural Business Communication

International businesses are facing new challenges to their internal communication structures due to major reforms brought about through internationalization, downsizing, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.Lack of investment in cross cultural training and language tuition often leads to def. . .

For Meeting Planners Organizing Your Office for Less Stress and More Profit

If you discovered your speaking career depended on how organized your office was, your reaction could range from complete composure to sheer terror. Even the most successful professional speakers sometimes utter, "Some day I'm really going to get organized," but purging files, organizing computer. . .

Secrets of Successful CouplepreneursT

Are you in business with your life partner and can't tell the difference between your bedroom and the boardroom? Welcome to the world of CouplepreneursT!What are "Couplepreneurs"? This term describes any two persons living together in a committed relationship and also running a business together.. . .

Organizing Lessons from a Bookstore

The store reminded me of a well-worn slipper - tattered and dusty, but obviously used and loved. I toured the aisles and backrooms with storeowner and publisher Britton Trice. Celebrity book signings and individualized customer service are obviously major factors in the success of the store. File. . .

Cross Cultural Communication Needs

Cross Cultural Communication needs..Within the business context, cross cultural communication refers to interpersonal communication and interaction across different cultures. This has become an important issue in our age of globalisation and internationalisation. Effective cross cultural communic. . .