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Alvah Parker of Parker Associates works with high potential lawyers and other professionals who want to build a practice that is fun, fulfilling and profitable. She does this by helping her clients to market themselves in a focused and intentional way. Alvah spent 15 years at AT&T in sales and marketing. Because she was skilled at building strong relationships with her clients Alvah was selected to be in AT&T’s prestigious Council of Leaders, an ... [More]

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  • Job Search Strategy - Getting a Different Perspective
    [Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Beginning a job search requires a self assessment to identify your skills, talents and gifts. Sometimes others see attributes in you that you do not see in yourself. How can you uncover the talents others see in you and gain a new perspective?


  • Believing the Plan
    [Business] Mary had a delivery service business. Her idea was to market to senior citizens who couldn't get out every day. She came to me as a SCORE counselor because her business was struggling and she thought she needed marketing help.


  • Longing For Meaningful Work?
    [Business:Career-Advice] Recently one of the women attorneys in a mentoring circle that I facilitate expressed her dissatisfaction with her current job. She worked in a small firm where the partners brought in the work and distributed it to the various attorneys in the firm.


  • Meaningful Work? 10 Questions to Ask Yourself to Get a Good Fit
    [Business:Career-Advice] When looking for a job, most people focus on the responsibilities of the job to find a good fit. While getting hired to do a job that is interesting and well suited to your background is important, there are three other pieces of the equation that should not be overlooked - your fellow workers, your manager, and the company. Here are 10 questions to ask yourself when you are seriously considering a particular job. Of course you will want to do this when you have an offer but I am suggesting that you review the questions before the offer is made and even before the interview so that you can create the questions to ask and look for clues during the interview.


  • Managing Through Change - Be Flexible Without Compromising Your Integrity
    [Business:Change-Management] Some people manage through change easily and even thrive on it. Other people resist change and fight it. What do you do when your company is moving in a direction that you do not agree with?


  • Finding Meaningful Work Starts With Self Awareness
    [Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] Self Awareness is the first step in finding meaningful work. You must know your strengths, values and talents. More than that however you must be aware of your thoughts and how they affect the work that you do. Only by keeping your thoughts focused on the result you want will you begin to the journey toward meaningful work.


  • Self Awareness, the Key to Finding Meaningful Work
    [Business:Career-Advice] The key to having meaningful work and a fulfilling life is to become more self aware. Know what you want - sounds simple doesn't it? But is it really? Here are 10 questions to ponder to become more self aware.


  • The New Way of Work - Will it Be Meaningful Work?
    [Business:Career-Advice] There are many who are predicting that after this downturn in the economy the workplace will look different from the one we've known. Peter Weddle, a job board expert and writer on career topics sees a workplace with fewer permanent workers.


  • To Have a Joyful Life and Do Your Best Work Ask For What You Need
    [Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] You can do your best work and have a more joyful life if your needs are met. How do you get your needs met? It is often difficult to ask for help getting our needs met. Here is what others have done.


  • Ten Characteristics of Meaningful Work
    [Business:Career-Advice] What is meaningful work? If you are working 8+ hours each day, that work should add meaning to your life and thus make you feel fulfilled, satisfied and happy. Does your work do that for you? To help to identify meaningful work for you, I've written a list of 10 characteristics that make the work meaningful.


  • Meaningful Work - 10 Tips For Long Life and Career Growth
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Hard to believe that managing your career can insure a long life but if you are doing work that is meaningful to you, it certainly can. Here are 10 tips that will not only insure that your work life is better but will contribute to a healthier and happier life.


  • Ten Tips For a Good Billing and Collection System
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Cash flow is critical to any professional service firm but especially small ones. How do you prevent clients from delaying paying their bills or worse not paying at all? Here are 10 tips.


  • The Three Things a Job Seeker Must Know to Use Social Networking As a Job Search Tool
    [Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Social Networking is the rage right now. Using them in a job search can be amazingly helpful or an incredible waste of time. This article gives some ideas of how to use these networks successfully.


  • Happiness is Doing Meaningful Work and Having a Supportive Community
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] When you lose or leave your job, you will need your friends for emotional support. Will they be there for you? Read this article to learn about building a support system that stays with you even after you lose your job.


  • Happiness is Doing Meaningful Work and Getting Fairly Paid For It
    [Business:Entrepreneurialism] Several years ago I had a series of SCORE clients who wanted to start businesses making and selling greeting cards. The cards that they showed me were usually very beautiful and every one was unique. Pricing the cards was always a problem to them. The market would not pay a price to cover their time. These clients were artists and they were spending hours in the creation process.


  • Top Ten Tips For Negotiating a Job Offer
    [Business:Career-Advice] One aspect of doing meaningful work is to feel adequately compensated for that work. For that reason it is important to negotiate a good job offer. Before you accept an offer make sure you understand exactly what the job offer is. This tip list will help you to prepare for negotiating and to understand the negotiation process.


  • Ten Ways to Sweeten the Job Or Job Offer
    [Business:Career-Advice] One aspect of meaningful work is being compensated adequately for the work that you do. If it seems unlikely that your firm will raise your salary, then try negotiating other aspects of your job. Read this list of 10 ways to get other benefits incorporated into your job offer or compensation package for the year and to get ideas about how to improve a lackluster offer.


  • Ten Networking Tips For the Job Seeker
    [Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Networking has become an important part of the job search. It can be a great way to hear about job possibilities and companies that are hiring. If you are not sure how or where to network this list of ten tips will help you.


  • Ten Ways For Small Businesses to Cut Costs
    [Business:Small-Business] Cutting costs is necessary in a down economy to stay in business. What can be cut? Here are 10 ways small businesses report they have saved money.


  • Establishing Trust - How to Build Relationships and Make Them Work For You
    [Business:Customer-Service] After all that has happened in this economic turmoil it is no wonder that we all have become a little cynical. Building trusting relationships becomes more difficult for everyone. What are three things you must do to establish good relationships when you are networking?


  • Self Assessment - The Key to a Successful Job Search
    [Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Most people start a job search by sending out resumes and talking to their network. They have forgotten a most important step that can make the difference between success or failure on the next job. This article addresses that step.


  • Are You Doing Meaningful Work?
    [Business:Career-Advice] Most people work eight hours or more a day. Wouldn't it be wonderful if that work were nourishing and exciting! Meaningful works keeps us happy and engaged. Learn how to identify work that will be meaningful for you.


  • Top Ten Actions Necessary For a Successful Job Search
    [Business:Careers-Employment] How do you conduct a successful job search? Job Seekers frequently start in the middle. These ten tips will be invaluable after a layoff.


  • Ten Techniques to Stay Confident During a Job Transition
    [Business:Career-Advice] Your confidence can erode during a job transition. As you move from the known to the unknown you feel unsettled and off balance. It is easy to begin to doubt your own abilities. This can happen during any type of job transition. Whether you doing a job search, have accepted some new responsibilities added to your old job, or are starting a new job, transitions can be rough on your confidence level. Here are some exercises that will help you build and maintain your confidence.


  • 3 Lessons on Making More Money That Your Mother Never Taught You
    [Business:Career-Advice] If you are looking to earn more money working for an employer, there are lessons you learned that may be getting in your way. Do these warnings sound familiar?


  • Job Search Basics - Five Actions Job Seekers Must Take to Find the Job of Their Dreams
    [Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Finding your dream job is never easy. In a tight job market it is imperative that your job search be flawless. Forgetting even one of these five basic parts of a search can eliminate you from the game.


  • Ten Signs of an Impending Layoff
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Many people are in denial about layoffs. There are many clues that one is coming but often people just choose to ignore the signs.


  • Career Success - How to Be a Standout
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Looking for a job is never easy but looking for a job when the market is saturated is even more challenging. Differentiating yourself from others is most important. Learn what others have done to stand out.


  • Simple Marketing Tips to Do Marketing the Easy Way in 5 Minutes a Day
    [Business:Marketing] All the business owners I work with are eager to find a simple way to add new clients. Most are already busy and tell me they have to struggle to find blocks of free time to "do marketing." Of course some marketing does take large blocks of time but I am here to tell you that not all marketing is time consuming.


  • Career Success - 3 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Bullet Proof Your Career
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Position yourself for great career success by using these three simple techniques to keep you ready for a job search. Spending time each week doing these three activities can mean the difference gearing up for a lengthy job search and being in action immediately.


  • An Error Free Resume - Ten Proofreading Tips
    [Business:Careers-Employment] If you have worked to make your resume attractive and compelling, don't ruin your chances of being hired because of careless errors in typing, grammar or spelling. Be sure to proof read your resume several times before you send it out. Here are 10 ways to insure an error free resume.


  • Professional Success Tips - Ten Ways to Be Top of Mind to Past Referrer and Clients
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] While marketing to potential clients is important it is equally important to stay top of mind with past clients and referrers. Professional success is more likely when you get referrals from people who are already familiar with your work and find it valuable. Sometimes it is hard to come up with excuses to get in touch with referrers and past clients, here are 10 suggestions.


  • Manage the Boss - Ten Questions to Ask to Help You
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] How do you manage the boss that seems unapproachable? You need to know the boss' expectations to do a good job. Read the 10 questions you are entitled to ask the boss.


  • Be Happy and Healthy! Take a Vacation!
    [Business:Solo-Professionals] Did you take a vacation this year or skip it because of high gas prices? Americans have always been good at putting off vacations so this year they have a built in excuse. If you passed on a vacation so far and want to be happier and healthier, read this article for reasons to take a vacation.


  • Three Simple Ways to Get Job Satisfaction Out of Your Current Job
    [Business:Careers-Employment] If you are stuck in a job you hate, you are making a fatal mistake that can sink your career plans. There are 3 simple ways to energize yourself and your career. Without them you will remain in limbo with no way to save yourself.


  • Delegating 101 - Three Surprisingly Simple Steps to Delegate Work
    [Business:Management] If you think delegating work is a big hassle and not worth the time, you are limiting the growth of your practice and the amount of work you can accomplish each day. Using these 3 key steps when delegating makes it simple and absolutely worth the effort.


  • Recession Proof Your Career - 10 Ways to Keep Your Job
    [Business:Careers-Employment] There is lots of talk of recession these days. Whether the talk is true or not here are 10 things you can be doing for your career to bolster your chances of working through rough times. The best time to start is right now!


  • Interview Preparation Gives Confidence
    [Business:Careers-Employment] There is a lot to think about when you have an interview for a job scheduled. Here are some tips to keep you confident and well prepared. Following these 10 tips will allow you to feel more relaxed during the interviewing process.


  • Time Management - Time for Quiet Reflection
    [Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Have you ever been so busy that there was no time to think? If you pack your days with activity so that at the end of the day you have a long list of accomplishments, read this article to learn how and why you need to take a break.


  • Accountability for Your Career
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Being accountable to someone else is constraining. You can't just do anything you want. You must do it the manager's way and in the manager's time frame. After you've left a job being accountable to only yourself does feel freeing. But eventually reality sets in and you will need to figure out how to motivate yourself to take some steps forward.


  • A Vision Energizes and Motivates
    [Self-Improvement:Motivation] A vision guides you in your career. It gives your life and work meaning. If you are working 8+ hours a day and feel stuck, learn how thinking about your dream can help to you move forward or to make a career change.


  • Finding Your Voice
    [Business:Workplace-Communication] Finding your voice means finding a way to express your ideas with passion so that you connect with others. We all have ideas and thoughts that we feel strongly about. Learn how important finding your voice is and how it relates to career and job fulfillment.


  • Vision For Career And Life - 10 Powerful Questions
    [Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Having a clear vision of where you are headed is really important. If you have no vision then any direction will be acceptable even going round in circles! Use these 10 questions to open some amazing possibilities for you.


  • What Makes Me Happy? My 10 Habits
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] What makes you happy? Since we are responsible for our own happiness, I want to insure that I do whatever is necessary to keep me happy and healthy. This is my list of ideas. Which of these happiness ideas go on your list?


  • The Importance Of Listening In Communication
    [Relationships:Communication] At first glance communication with another person seems relatively easy. This month I had two different experiences that showed me how tricky it is to understand what a person does or doesn't say. Taking the time to listen to others is important whether you are lawyer, a manager or an employee.


  • 10 Tips To Make Your Networking More Rewarding
    [Business:Networking] Good relationships are essential to any career. It doesn't matter if you have your own business or work for someone else that network is critical. Lawyers, solo professionals freelancers, and sales professionals must constantly network and generate new business. Your network will be invaluable when you want to find a new job.


  • 10 Tips For Using The Telephone
    [Communications:Telephone-Systems] As a former telephone system sales person I have listened to many people as they make and receive telephone calls. Some people are really good at it and others need improvement. Here are 10 tips to make your telephone calls more productive and less annoying to the called party and others.


  • The Power Of Fans
    [Business:Solo-Professionals] Support is something we all need in our lives and our careers. How do you insure that you get that support? Whether you are looking for a job, hoping to be promoted in your company or are building your own business or law practice, you will need the support of others to insure your success.


  • 10 Ideas About Life Purpose
    [Self-Improvement:Motivation] What is your life purpose? Is it helpful to know what it is? This list provides some ideas about life purpose that may be helpful to you if you have ever wondered about yours.


  • Structure Builds Confidence
    [Business:Productivity] You have probably had some sort of structure to your day ever since first grade. Even having breakfast in the morning, lunch at noon and dinner in the evening gives form to your day. Why is this useful? How will having a structure help the business owner and/or the career changer?


  • 10 Tips For Managing Your Career
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Here are some tips for those just beginning a new career and career changers. If you have been in a job for a while, these tips may be helpful in revitalizing your career or in focusing your attention on the need to make a change.


  • Relieving Stress by Getting The Work Done
    [Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Knowing that there are tasks on your "To Do" list that you are avoiding is very stressful. How do you get those tedious jobs done at work or at home that you keep putting off? This article has some tips others have used to get the work done.


  • Can You Be Yourself at Work?
    [Business:Solo-Professionals] Who do you get to be every day at work? Not only is it important to do meaningful work but you must do it in a way that allows you to be your best self. Can you be your authentic self or do you need to change your behavior to fit the expectations of your environment? To get the most satisfaction out of your work you need to work in an environment where you are valued and allowed to be the person you are. If you are required to change your behavior too much you will be under a great deal of stress and a candidate for burnout.


  • 10 Reasons Everyone Needs a Vacation
    [Business:Solo-Professionals] Off and on over the years I have taken vacation time. It is only recently that I have been conscious of its value. There have been times when I felt too busy to leave work. Other times I thought my work was at a crucial juncture and it wouldn't get accomplished without me. All solo professionals know that the revenue generation stops while the owner is away. For me that is yet another reason not to vacation. I know I am not alone in making excuses not to take a vacation. According to the Take Back Your Time organization "43% of American workers didn't even take a solid week off." What are the benefits of taking a vacation?


  • 10 Ways to Ask the Client To Do Business With You
    [Business:Solo-Professionals] It is difficult to know when to ask a potential client or customer if he/she is ready to do business with you. More than that, it is frequently difficult to find the right words. Here are some suggestions of ways to ask for the business. Let your intuition guide you as to the timing of the question.


  • Asking For Marketing and Networking Help
    [Business:Solo-Professionals] Whether you are looking for a new job or in business for yourself, being comfortable asking for help is essential. Job seekers and career changers need to ask friends, relatives, co-workers and anyone else who can help if they know people to help them with their search. Business owners, career changers and solo professionals must be comfortable asking family, friends and colleagues for networking and marketing help.


  • Behavioral Styles and Communication Patterns
    [Business:Small-Business] Each of us has a different way of communicating to others. It isn't just your words that deliver your message. In fact the words may be least important. Your tone of voice and body language are a big part of communicating. It is your behavioral style that others interpret and make decisions on. How do you find out about your style?


  • Ten Locations For Quiet Reflection For Busy Professionals
    [Business:Solo-Professionals] Increasingly we are all busy with our lives and we work at a hectic pace. Finding ways and times to just be quiet and contemplative is difficult. I know that I have to consciously carve out some time in my day for reflection and rest. When I do it, I have to resist the guilty feeling that tells me I "ought" to be doing something more "productive". Here are 10 suggested places for quiet contemplation.


  • The Importance Of Marketing
    [Business:Marketing] Some people believe that just by being in business they will get clients or customer. They ascribe to the theory that "if they build it they will come." It rarely happens that way. If you don't let people know about your business, not only do you lose but so do they. Every business owner and solo professional needs to take marketing action steps.


  • Be Prepared For a Job Change
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Summary/Overview More and more laid off workers are thinking of starting a business as an option for themselves. They commonly ask how long it will take to get going. It's a question with no easy answer. It depends on the preparation that is done and the best time to have done that preparation is while the career changer is working for someone else!


  • Ten Questions For Career Changers
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Are you planning to change jobs or careers? For some the move is to find work that is more fulfilling so that you will be happier. For others it may a step toward taking more of a leadership role. Whatever your reasons for the career change, you'll want to do some self discovery work. These ten questions will help you to sort out what kind of work you are looking for and what you offer to a potential employer.


  • Working Too Many Hours is Counter Productive
    [Business:Productivity] Employees are working longer and longer hours. Companies need to begin to advocate some down time during the day, the week and the year. It is in the company's best interest to do so. The stress of all this work leads to health issues both physical and emotional for employees. Companies need to reward their employees for taking all their vacation time annually. With health insurance costs so high perhaps this alone might inspire companies to pay more than lip service to allowing time to relax, regenerate and reflect.


  • 10 Tips For Resume Writers
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Whether you are happily entrenched in a job, engaged in an active job search or thinking about a career change everyone who is working today needs a current updated resume even if the job you are at is your first! It is worth the time and effort to update your resume at least once or twice a year. Those who have a ready resume can immediately respond when that perfect opportunity presents itself. Here are 10 ideas to remember as you write or update yours.


  • 10 Marketing Actions to Reconnect With Potential Clients Or Referrers
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Is everyone you meet a potential client or referrer? It starts with the conversation you have when you first meet the person. Focus on those in your target market and/or those people who know lots of people in your target market (influencers and strategic partners). It is with those two categories of people that you want to begin building relationships. To build the relationship you will want to stay connected with them. (You don't want them to forget you!) Here is a list of ways to help you stay connected.


  • Why is it So Critical For Solo-Professionals to Ask For Support
    [Business:Solo-Professionals] Support can come in many forms. It is the people you hire, the software you use, the equipment you choose, the systems you put in place and/or the colleagues and vendors you refer to. All these resources are necessary in any business. For solos they are critical.


  • Top Ten Listening Techniques
    [Relationships:Communication] Listening seems like a simple process and yet so many of us are more eager to talk than to listen. Someone once said we were given two ears and one mouth for a reason. What better gift could you give to your family, friends, peers and bosses than to listen to them so that they feel really heard? Here are some tips to enhance your communication skills.


  • Top Ten Answers to Prove You Are Never Too Old to Try Something New
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Of all the beliefs that people have that limit them, the one I hear most often is "I am too old to do that now." Here are 10 examples of people who had interesting achievements late in their lives. If you are truly motivated to do something, you can achieve it no matter what your age is. Happiness comes from doing what you love to do no matter what your age.


  • 10 Tips For Sending Email
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] This week I was working with another coach on a presentation by phone. She wanted to see the description I had written of my presentation so I quickly sent it off to her in email or so I thought. When she didn't receive it I checked my "Sent" file. Whoops! I clicked on the wrong person in my Outlook address book. Same first name but different last name! How embarrassing! Here are some tips for writing email. Remember your email could end up in the wrong hands so be careful!


  • How to Motivate Yourself to Plan With Enthusiasm
    [Business:Solo-Professionals] Business plans are important for starting and growing a business but often people are resistant to preparing them. Entrepreneurs need to envision the business they wish to build and then let their enthusiasm and excitement drive the planning process. Putting the plan on paper is the only way the entrepreneur can be sure the business will work.


  • The Dreaded Elevator Speech - Important For Job Seekers and Attorneys
    [Business:Networking] Life today is hectic and so is business. Everyone is in search of ways to make quick decisions on minimum information. Whether you have a business, work in a business or are looking for work you need to have a quick way to introduce yourself and grab someone's attention. Hence - the elevator speech or the 30 second introduction.


  • An Example of Consciously Staying Upbeat Through Adversity
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] Are you naturally an optimist or a pessimist? As a natural pessimist it takes a lot of conscious effort on my part to pull myself out of this pessimism. When a challenge occurs in my life I need to exert all my efforts to stay optimistic. Read this article for an example of how I do it.


  • Top Ten Business Systems Necessary to Run a Business Profitably
    [Business:Management] Good systems support the business owner by helping him/her to make good decisions. Every business has several key systems that when run properly will help the business to be profitable. Monitoring the systems and watching key measurements in the system will help the owner to know when to make changes and when to keep doing the same things.


  • The Power of Questions to Attract Ideal Clients
    [Business:Sales] Business owners realize that some clients are easier to work with than others. It is possible to have a practice or business full of clients or customers that are perfect for you. Asking the right questions before you ask for the business will help you do that.


  • Making Active Choices - The Key to Success
    [Business:Solo-Professionals] "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Benjamin Franklin said this originally. Sometimes we are aware that the results are not what we want but are unaware that we are stuck in a pattern of unchanging behavior. The first step to making a change is to first become aware of what we are doing.


  • Ten Tips to Help You In Your Pursuit of Happiness
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] What makes you happy? It is an important question. We are each responsible for our own happiness. Here are some tips to keep you feeling happy and positive.


  • Expect to Win - How to Use a Strong Vision of Success to Win Business
    [Self-Improvement:Success] Running your own business is a great laboratory for self discovery. I told many people when I first started my practice that I learned more about myself in 2 years of running the practice than I did in the preceding 50 plus years. Many people say that to be successful in business you need lots and lots of training and knowledge. Others will tell you need to be really gifted. Do you ever look around and see "less qualified" people who are very successful? How does that happen?


  • Ten Beliefs That Must Be Overcome To Find A New Meaningful Career
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Making a career change takes courage. Most people hesitate to do it because of deep seated beliefs that they have. Some beliefs are empowering but the ones that hold you back are disempowering. The only way to move forward is to identify the belief and either overcome or change it. Here is a list of 10 common beliefs on career change that can derail your desire for change.


  • How Attorneys Can Build Relationships For Referral Business
    [Business:Networking] An attorney can build his/her entire business by getting referrals. How do you build the kind of relationships that result in referrals? What does the attorney need to do in order to start the flow of referrals? This article can get the new attorney started and give a more seasoned attorney some ideas.


  • Ten Ways a Busy Attorney Can Take a Quick Break
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] According to the RealAge website "Researchers have found a strong link between chronic work stress and a nasty cluster of factors known as syndrome X (or metabolic syndrome). They increase your blood pressure, your belt size, and your odds of developing diabetes." Programming a little relaxation time into your week is one way to guard against daily stress affecting your health. Here are a few ideas of ways to do this. Choose the one or ones that resonate with you.


  • Speak to Me of Love
    [Relationships:Love] Dovid Grossman, a coach and father of nine, recently told me that his father and he had fought constantly through his growing up years. Through it all, his mother was the referee. Finally when...


  • Ten Tips For Being A Productive Team Member For Attorneys
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] You have probably been asked to serve on a committee or team. When possible it is important to choose those teams wisely. Being a team player can give you visibility and credibility but if you choose the wrong team or work with a less than productive group you will lose the benefits. How do you decide which committee to serve on and then how do you make sure that team is very successful?


  • The Cost of Being a Perfectionist Or a Workaholic For Attorneys
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Are you a perfectionist and/or a workaholic? In today's world most attorneys and other professionals are working long hours. Doing a good job of course is essential to winning and keeping clients but some people go a bit overboard. Do you attend to the smallest detail yourself, work at your desk through lunch and stay at work late into the evening? If you said yes then what is it costing you?


  • 10 Leadership Tips For Lawyers
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Even if you don't have your own law firm or if you are not a partner, you can be a leader of your team or even yourself. Practice being a leader of a small group and your leadership skills will grow. Not a lawyer? These statements are applicable to anyone in the business world.


  • Pricing Predicament
    [Business:Sales] How can I figure out how much to charge for my product or service? What is the highest salary (raise) I can ask for? Talking about money is a thorny issue. This article discusses the many factors to consider.


  • Ten Ways To Reduce Stress At Work
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Stress free living is probably impossible. It is wise however to manage the stress so that we can work more effectively. Need help reducing stress? Use this list!


  • One Size Does Not Fit All
    [Self-Improvement:Motivation] Motivating employees is a key management responsibility. This article explores different ways managers have motivated employees in the past. Today's work world is highly competitive. This article explores how we might keep the workforce fully engaged at all times.


  • The Top 10 Hiring Mistakes
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] When you have a vacancy in your practice, do you cringe at the prospect of adding a new employee? Are you tempted to hire the first acceptable candidate that shows up? Are you painfully aware of the mistakes you make but are at a loss as to how to fix them? Here are ten mistakes hiring managers make during the hiring practice with some suggestions as to how to fix them.


  • The Dreaded Work Appraisal
    [Business:Workplace-Communication] Appraisal time is dreaded by both managers and employees. Feedback to employees is important and helpful when done in a positive way. How can managers and employees make the process easier?


  • Persistence Pays
    [Business:Networking] Most of my clients expect that going to one networking meeting will result in many prospects calling them. It usually doesn't happen that way. It's their follow up that counts. Why is follow up necessary? How do you do it?


  • Ten Ideas to Help You Keep Your Resolutions Or Goals
    [Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] If you have some resolutions for the New Year or if you set some goals for yourself or your business for the next year, here are some ways to keep yourself on track and focused. 1. Less is more.


  • Top Ten Questions To Ask Yourself When Selecting Your Target Market
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Target Market is defined as the group to which you aim your marketing efforts. The more clearly you define and understand your market, the better you can market directly to that group. Talk their language, answer their problems, and show that your really "get" them and they are more likely to do business with you. Just because you market to one group however doesn't mean you have to turn away business from another group. Your product or service may be appropriate for many groups but your marketing will be more effective if you market directly to one at a time.


  • Enjoying the Moment
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] Do you race through a day without really thinking about what you are doing? What do you need to do to make memories of these busy times?


  • Top Ten Client Feedback Questions
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] It is important to periodically find ways to get clients to give you feedback about the products and services you offer. Here is a list of 10 questions to use. Select a few that suite your situation. The key is to ask the question and then allow the client uninterrupted time to answer. Your job is to just listen!


  • Building Relationships - A Lifetime Skill
    [Business:Networking] Last week people in my network referred three different people who were at three different stages in their careers. What struck me was how similar my response to each of them was. Building and maintaining good relationships is important to every career. How do you start the process? How can you use the relationships strategically?


  • Recapture Your Time
    [Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Do you work more than 40 hours a week? Do answer email messages at home? You are not alone. What can we do to change this so that families can spend more time together.


  • Ten Tips to Avoid Burnout
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Are you a workaholic? Are you concerned about burnout? Follow these 10 tips to avoid burnout.


  • Ten Ways To Build Client Trust
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Clients need to trust you to do business with you. Every interaction that you have with them builds or erodes that trust. What are some of the ways to insure that you are constantly building trust with your client?


  • Planning For the Unthinkable
    [Business:Continuity-Disaster-Recovery] It is only when something dreadful happens that suddenly we wake up to the fact that planning for an emergency is important. What are your plans for your family and your business?


  • Ten Ways To Handle A Customer Complaint
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Most professionals take pride in the work they do. Dealing with complaints is often challenging and upsetting. It is very natural to try to explain or justify what was done. Here are some ideas that might help you in the heat of the situation.


  • Building a Solid Network
    [Business:Networking] When you are switching careers who can help you to understand the skills you'll need for the new career? Where do you look for new contacts in your new field? Starting from scratch can be challenging so finding a network of helpers is key.


  • Ten Characteristics Of Leadership
    [Self-Improvement:Leadership] What are the characteristics of a great leader? So many people have made lists of these. Here are some quotes from the CEO and Chairman of Medtronic, Bill George on his ideas on leadership.


  • 10 Ways To Develop A Free Agent Attitude
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] The past few years have shown us that working for someone else is temporary at best. No one has a job for life. Free agents recognize that they are responsible for their own career. How can you develop a free agent attitude? Here are ten tips.


  • Do You Over Promise And Under Deliver?
    [Self-Improvement:Time-Management] What do you do when a customer or client asks you to tell them when you will deliver your product or service? Do you have a systematic way to estimate when you can deliver? What do you do to insure that the customer or client gets his purchase on time? Here are some tips to help you exceed client or customer expectations.


  • Top Ten Ways to Manage Interruptions
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] So many people I worked with said they got more work done at home than in the office. That was because there were so many interruptions in the office. In fact lots of people come in early or stay late just to have quiet time to work. One way to have that same quiet time during the day is to manage interruptions. Look for ways to create a "Power hour" of work time. Maybe this will allow you to get home earlier!


  • Ten Tips For Working At Home
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] For some working at home seems like a dream come true. No traffic jams to contend with. No need to rush to dress in the morning. Working at home however has its own frustrations and distractions. Use this list of ten tips to help you be more productive at home.


  • Ten Questions For Entrepreneurs To Ask Themselves
    [Business:Entrepreneurialism] Have you been thinking of going into business for yourself? Here are 10 questions to ask yourself to see if you have what it takes to stick with it and make it successful.


  • Who is Your Perfect Client?
    [Business:Marketing] Did you ever have the feeling that the client or customer you were dealing with might be bad for your business? Is the customer always right? Dealing with the "wrong" customer can be a time waster. What can you do to have only perfect customers and how do you know them when you see them?


  • Ten Tips On Delegating Work
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] How do you delegate work to your staff or contract workers who are doing work for you? If you find it difficult to get people to do what you want, here are 10 tips that will help you to get the results you are looking for.


  • How to Insure Job Security
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Nothing is constant in the world today. Having a job for life is a thing of the past. Are you ready to move to another job if this one goes away? What can you do to be prepared?


  • Top Ten Tips For Improving Your Cash Flow
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Cash is king-so they say. If you work for yourself or someone else, you need to be aware of ways to improve the cash flow. Budgeting and collecting are not glamorous but they are both key to having a successful business. What are the ways you can improve your cash flow?


  • The Top Ten Reasons To Hire A Coach
    [Self-Improvement:Coaching] Everyone has a coach but what do they do with them? Is having a coach the competitive edge everyone talks about? What are the reasons people are hiring them? Do they apply to you? Read this top ten list to find out!


  • 60 Hour Work Weeks - Can You and Your Career Survive Them
    [Business:Careers-Employment] Are you working long hours and enjoying it less? Is worklife balance a pipe dream? The impact of working more than 60 hours a week will be detrimental to the employee and the employer. What can the individual do about it?


  • Staying in Shape
    [Business:Careers-Employment] What do you need to do in your career to make sure that you stay marketable? Using the Acronym S H A P E this article provides you with 5 ideas to help you in your career. The Acronym was first used by Simon Tupman in his book "Why Lawyers Eat Bananas"


  • Marketing Tips - Ten Quick Marketing Actions
    [Business:Marketing] Do you have trouble getting to your marketing activities? Are you so busy that there never seems as though there is enough time? Do you just procrastinate because the task seems so daunting? Here is a list of 10 ideas that don't take much time and can yield big results.


  • Can Pain Be A Motivator?
    [Self-Improvement:Motivation] Does your dream energize you enough to move you to take action? Could a nightmare make you move faster? Learn how for some it takes negative energy to inspire!


  • Ten Of My Favorite Quotes About Goals
    [Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Learn what Duke Ellington, Napoleon Hill, Milton Berle and others have to say about goals. Some quotes are inspiring and others are amusing. Good to read and reflect on.


  • A World Of Possibility
    [Self-Improvement:Techniques] Negative talk can be destructive for the person talking as well as for the listeners. Learn strategies for using the negative energy positively.


  • Ten Ways To Market Your Business By Doing What You Love To Do
    [Business:Marketing] Want to Market your business and have fun too? Read this list of 10 ideas and begin to enjoy your marketing.


  • Leverage - A Small Step For You, A Big Change For Your Career
    [Business:Strategic-Planning] What are the small steps you could take right now that would mean big results in the future? In business we talk about leverage. What is it and how can you use it?


  • How To Hire A Coach
    [Self-Improvement:Coaching] Where does one find a coach? What do you look for in a coach? What kind of criteria should you use when hiring a coach? Learn exactly what you need to know to begin your search.


  • Ten Tips For Starting A New Job
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Congratulations! You have a new job! Now is the time to get off on the right foot. Here are ten tips to help you.


  • Ten Tips For Staying Connected While Working Alone
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] Small businesses often start with the owner as the only employee. Owners often miss the camaraderie of an office and don't have time to socialize with friends frequently. To combat this sense of isolation here are some suggestions that allow you to interact with people and improve your business at the same time.


  • 10 Ways To Make Your Business Unique
    [Business:Strategic-Planning] How can you differentiate your business from others like it in the marketplace? This article will give you 10 different ways to make your business unique.


  • Ten Ways To Manage A Rapidly Growing Business
    [Business:Top7-or-10-Tips] While some new business owners face the issue of not enough customers, others face the issue of too many customers/clients. Both are serious issues and must be dealt with carefully. There are many lists on how to find new customers/clients.

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