Monthly Archives: April 2012

Try Before You Buy

Posted on April 29, 2012 by energyguyoly

No, I’m not talking about hiking shoes or test driving a new car. I’m talking about test driving a prospective employee–and not the way most of us think. I’m talking about an idea I first heard when Brad Remillard of … Continue reading →

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How Do You Spot the Future?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by energyguyoly

This month’s issue of Wired Magazine offers seven suggestions. Look for Cross Pollinators Surf the Exponentials Favor the Liberators Give Points for Audacity Bank on Openness Demand Deep Design Spend Time with Time Wasters Read the  full article here.

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B2B Display Advertising: Should You Chose LinkedIn or ???

Posted on April 22, 2012 by energyguyoly

By Jessica Forrester at Hanover Research There are many ways to use LinkedIn as a marketer and many tools available. In this post we will focus on the use of display advertising on LinkedIn, which has shown particular promise as a … Continue reading →

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Why Your Business Needs A Peer-Advisory Group

Posted on April 19, 2012 by energyguyoly

Peer-advisory groups discuss some of the tough issues that your business faces every day, such as investments, uncertainties, moral conflicts and accountability. On this week’s episode of The CEO TV Show, Rafael Pastor, CEO of Vistage International, discusses peer-advisory groups and … Continue reading →

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Build Rapport with Challenging Customers or Employees

Posted on April 19, 2012 by energyguyoly

This week our two Tucson Vistage CEO groups hosted author, speaker and trainer Abe Wagner speaking on Increasing Motivation and Productivity. Wagner’s presentation is based on a foundation of Transactional Analysis and Neurolinguistic Programming. In 3 hours he presented and … Continue reading →

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Time Span and the End of the Story

Posted on April 11, 2012 by energyguyoly

About 18 months ago, Vistage speaker Tom Foster spoke to my Tucson Chief Executive Group about a concept called Timespan. It is based on the work of Elliot Jacques (pronounced Jakes), a professor at George Washington University. To parphrase my … Continue reading →

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The Beer Game -or- Why Apple Can’t Build iPads in the US

Posted on April 8, 2012 by energyguyoly

When President Obama asked Steve Jobs what it would take to make iPhones in the United States, the late Apple co-founder supposedly quipped: “Those jobs aren’t coming back.” When I read this, it reminded me of something my dad presented … Continue reading →

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What Does “Peer” Mean to You

Posted on April 2, 2012 by energyguyoly

Thanks to Leo Bottary at Vistage International for Permission to Reproduce His Content. Let me start by saying I don’t mean “peer” the verb. I’m not asking about the creepy type of peer which is defined by dictionary.com as 1) … Continue reading →

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