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Book 3, Retaining Success is Now Available!

The third book in our Success Series, Retaining Success, is now available from our Publisher's website. The 204-page soft-bound printed version is $13.99, while the eBook format is $8.99. To order, Click Here!

Posted to Success Series Comments & News (Forum) by admin on 08-26-2008
Training Outline for New Supervisors or Team Leaders

Recently coauthor Bill Lisowski reorganized his department and added in a level of supervisors (or team leaders). Because all four were first-time supervisors, and some were only a few years out of college, he developed a series of training workshops for them on management and leadership using the three...

Posted to Managing Ideas (Forum) by admin on 08-26-2008
Introductory Management Training

An outline of suggested reading for newly promoted, first-time supervisors or team leaders, based on the 3-book Success Series. This outline was used by co-author Bill Lisowski for a series of one-hour training workshops when he created four new supervisory positions within his organization.

Posted to White Papers (FileGallery) by admin on 08-26-2008
Sounds Simple: Get Things Done

Productivity in the workplace is always a hot topic. But wanting productivity, and then getting things done efficiently, can be two entirely different things. David Allen, author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity , offers two major focuses with his GTD Philosophy. First, he...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-19-2008
Managing Differently for Gen X and Gen Y

Here are some interesting traits to consider as you manage your GenX and Gen Y employees (BusinessWeek, Sept. 1, 2008): Technology: Gen X: Keep it up-to-date and motivating; music at work, Blackberrys, IM and fast computers Gen Y: Encourage suggestions and don;t fear change; more comfortable with technology...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-18-2008
Mentoring Programs for Woman-Owned Businesses

ATHENAPowerLink is just one of only 27 organizations nationwide geared towards provinding mentoring to women business owners. Program director Jasmine Moore says that mentored companies "must be open to advice." She looks for companies poised for growth and whose owners are proactive about...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-15-2008
Innovative Companies Outperform the Market

Innovative companies usually outperform both the S&P Global 100 and S&P 500 indexes, according to BusinessWeek (June 16, 2008). some of those top companies include (with stock return): Microsoft, 12% Apple, 83% Nokia, 35% Research in Motion, 51% Google, 53% Hewlatt-Packard, 35% Nintendo, 77%...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-14-2008
Make that Emotional Connection to Win

While working as part of the HQ team responsible for the efforts of a 2,000-person field team, we learned first hand the value of what John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, said recently ( Spirit magazine, June 2008): "When I visit stores, I don't criticize anything. That's for other people to...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-13-2008
Do Your Decisions Match Modern Times?

There's the way it's always been done. Then there's the way that takes advantage of current perspectives and trends. What path does your organization follow as it executes strategy? Take the case of Hasbro, which learned a lesson in the way it handled its online version of Scrabble. Facebook...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-12-2008
Sorry I've Been Gone this Past Week!

This has been a busy time for me, and I apologize that I haven't added a blog item for this past week. But here's what's been going on: We finalized the audio for book 2, Earning Success. We received the first draft voicing for book 3, Retaining Success. We received the final proof for the...

Posted to Success Series Comments & News (Forum) by Bill Lisowski on 08-10-2008

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