Client Advocate Network tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2010://1 2009-04-15T07:35:26Z Client Advocate Network Blog Movable Type 3.34 FRUMI'S BOOK REVIEW: Are You Ready to Succeed? tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.121 2009-04-15T07:34:47Z 2009-04-15T07:35:26Z Through anecdotes, exercises, observations, and an extensive list of readings, Dr. Rao offers lessons drawn from both spiritual traditions and business situations that enable you to reconstruct and improve your professional and personal worlds. These unconventional strategies will turn your... Read Full Article By: Frumi Rachel Barr, MBA, Ph.D.]]> Business Stress Test tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.120 2009-04-15T07:33:57Z 2009-04-15T07:34:39Z If you're tempted to throw in the towel, you're not alone. But drastic measures may not be necessary. (Fortune Small Business) -- Debbie Dusenberry is the founder of Curious Sofa, a home-furnishings business in Kansas City, Kans. I had heard... Read Full Article By: Jay Goltz]]> The Ethical Edge: Integrity's Competitive Asset #1 tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.119 2009-04-15T07:33:07Z 2009-04-15T07:33:51Z ETHICAL TREACHERY: COLLAPSED CORPORATE CULTURE Most of us endured a Junior or Senior High athletic coach who never should have been coaching kids. Coach Bob, my high school track and field coach, was such a coach. He was a great... Read Full Article By: Russell T. Williams, PASSKEYS – inspiring ethical excellence ]]> Talent Management In An Economic Downturn tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.118 2009-04-15T07:32:05Z 2009-04-15T07:32:55Z The FINANCIAL -- As the economic downturn continues, CEOs are playing a greater role in talent management, job restructuring, and work practices, according to two global business reports from Deloitte U.S. The reports outline key findings from extensive one-on-one interviews... Read Full Article By: FinChannel.com ]]> A Guide to What to do When You’ve Been Stiffed tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.117 2009-04-15T07:31:13Z 2009-04-15T07:31:54Z With the economy in the tank, it's no surprise that the number of bankruptcies—both personal and business—is soaring. As a small-business owner, even assuming you're not in danger of going bankrupt yourself, you can end up with some tricky decisions... Read Full Article By: Jonathan Weber, Founder, publisher, and CEO of New West]]> Looking For Credit? Tap An SBA Loan. tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.116 2009-04-15T07:29:34Z 2009-04-15T07:30:50Z (March 19, 2009) Did you know you can get a Small Business Administration loan for up to $4 million with a payback period of 5 to 25 years? Additionally, the recently passed stimulus bill makes it easier for companies to... Read Full Article By: Paul Diamond, Vistage Web Editor]]> Goals & Goal Setting: Do You Know Where You're Going? tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.115 2009-03-19T02:18:50Z 2009-03-19T02:19:31Z Your Life's journey is the most important journey you will ever take, and you only make it once! But ironically, most people spend more time planning their two-week vacation than to planning the other fifty weeks of the year. They... Read Full Article By: Rita Monte, Executive Coach & CEO Forum Chair, CLIENT ADVOCATE NETWORK ]]> I'm Not Sure Where We're Going - But We're Making Good Time tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.114 2009-03-19T02:18:05Z 2009-03-19T02:18:46Z At some point in our career, all of us have had that feeling. Waking up at 3 am in a cold sweat, wondering what to do, or what our next step should be. Whether your business is large or small,... Read Full Article By: Gary Drake, Associate Director, Operational Efficiencies and Organizational Effectiveness, Client Advocate Network]]> Frumi's Book Review - Success Principles (Part II) tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.113 2009-03-19T02:17:21Z 2009-03-19T02:18:01Z The Success Principles will teach you to increase your confidence, tackle daily challenges, live with passion and purpose and realize all your ambitions. The book spells out the 64 timeless principles use by successful men and women throughout history... Read... Read Full Article By: Frumi Rachel Barr, Ph.D.]]> The Ethical Edge: Integrity's Competitive Asset #1 tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.112 2009-03-19T02:16:20Z 2009-03-19T02:17:09Z WHO'S RESPONSIBILITY IS IT FOR ACTING ETHICALLY? I was a fourteen-year-old high school Freshman when I learned that I was no one's Howdy Doody doll. You remember Buffalo Bob and Howdy Doody don't you? If I have dated myself, The... Read Full Article By: Russell T. Williams, PASSKEYS – inspiring ethical excellence]]> Four Ways to Keep Morale & Production Up tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.111 2009-03-19T02:15:34Z 2009-03-19T02:16:18Z When morale suffers, so does productivity. And when productivity suffers, well, it's all to heck in a hand basket, isn't it? OnPoint Consulting recently asked HR professionals about what steps are being employed to keep workers happy and morale on... Read Full Article By: Posted by S. Caron]]> COBRA Continuation Coverage Assistance Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.110 2009-03-19T02:13:18Z 2009-03-19T02:15:31Z The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provides for a provisional nine month subsidy of COBRA premiums for employees and their dependents who were involuntarily terminated between September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009. This law subjects employers to... Read Full Article By: Dan Exceen & Patti Kunnel, Burnham Benefits]]> Top 9 Lies Venture Capitalists Tell tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.109 2009-03-19T02:11:30Z 2009-03-19T02:12:46Z Venture capitalists are simple people. But we're not necessarily forthcoming, so if you think it's hard to get a "yes" out of a venture capitalist, try getting a conclusive "no." The game is to string along entrepreneurs in case something... Read Full Article By: Guy Kawasaki, Entrepreneur Magazine ]]> The Art of Alliances tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.108 2009-03-19T02:10:39Z 2009-03-19T02:12:59Z Whenever I consider new strategic alliances or expansion opportunities, I look for three things: good partners, good financing and good management. Whether we're looking for investors, partners or vendors, we weigh their experience, expertise, track record and character. The quality... Read Full Article By: Robert Kiyosaki, Author of "Rich Dad" ]]> Economist Alan Beaulieu Projects 2010 Recovery tag:www.clientadvocatenetworkblog.com,2009://1.107 2009-03-19T02:08:12Z 2009-03-19T02:13:08Z Here's the tough news: the next six months (March-August) will be worse than the previous six months. And the good news, we should see the economic recovery begin around March 2010 based on the monthly trend in the U.S. Industrial... Read Full Article By: Paul Diamond, Web Editor, Vistage International]]>