Category Archives: Business

15 Insightful Quotes From Michael Scott of “The Office”

We’ve all had the dysfunctional manager, the corporate headaches, or worked in a company similar to the one portrayed on “The Office” TV show. Whether you’re looking for some insight, or just need a quick laugh – here are a …

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A Simple & Easy Way to Organize Your Computer Cords & Cables

Sometimes the simplest and cheapest solutions work best :-)

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The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun

Too often people accept mediocrity from themselves and what they want to pursue or do in life. Life is too short to not enjoy and do the things that you absolutely love and have fun doing. Whether it’s work, business, or your personal life – you need to spend time doing those things that bring you pleasure.

Sometimes the day-to-day grind tends to slip in and start draining the things in life that each of us find fun. This is a great video that will help you bring some more fun back into your life .

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Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard (Video)

The Onion brings us a great video about Apple’s newest product – the MacBook Wheel – a keyboard-less laptop computer. It’s so good – I just had to share it.

“Everything is just a few hundred clicks away.”

“The computer is virtually unbreakable unless dropped or hit.”

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How to compete with cheap (or even free) products

Something that has always perplexed me is the inability or frustration of marketers when they’re trying to compete with products that are cheaper than their own – or even free. Of course it makes the marketing game a little more difficult – but if it were easy everyone would be a marketer and we would all be sitting on piles of cash. So what do you do and how do you compete with lower prices or even free products?

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The Difference Between Leaders and Managers

In many businesses and organizations there are two distinct classes of people – leaders and managers. Quite often these two terms are used interchangeably, however, these two types could not be further apart from each other. Often those that aspire to managerial positions or status, do so for the perceived power that they have over other people. While at times there is a benefit to having a manager over a leader – more often than not you want to be a leader.

I am highly opposed to manager mentality and structure as I believe it creates difficult work environments. I believe people can be happier and more productive under a true leader.

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Jeff Bezos on the next web innovation (Video)

As the founder of Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos has built his company into an online powerhouse that facilitates billions of dollars of transactions each year. In just a few short years, his company has become a household name that is not …

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Using Google Alerts to keep track of your business

Google Alerts is a great product that allows you to enter keywords into “Google Alerts” and you will be notified when Google finds something on the web (news, blogs, etc.) that mention the keywords you entered.  On their page they …

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CopyBlogger’s Freelance X Factor Course

Arguably one of the most well-known writers on the internet, Brian Clark of CopyBlogger has just announced his “Freelance X Factor Course.”  The program is designed to teach you how to excel and succeed at becoming a freelance writer by …

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The coefficient of inefficiency

C. Northcote Parkinson, the famous author and creator of Parkinson’s law, once said: A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and …

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