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Legal Considerations in Operating in Foreign Markets

Written on 26 May, 2009 at 15:13 in Industries, International Business | viewed 677 times | 0 Comments

[This is the fifth in a series of articles on globalization.] Legal considerations in operating in foreign markets There are a number of legal issues that must be taken into account in commencing operations in a foreign market. For example,... (Continue reading)

Laptops on Top & Towers Losing Power

Written on 26 May, 2009 at 15:07 in Industries, Information Technology | viewed 408 times | 0 Comments

Since inception, desktop – or tower – computers easily outsold laptops – or notebooks. In the past, notebooks were expensive and were targeted more toward business-end users. In recent years though, things have drastically changed. Look around at schools, colleges,... (Continue reading)

Fitness For Duty – A Necessary Consideration

Written on 26 May, 2009 at 14:58 in Health & Fitness, Industries | viewed 329 times | 0 Comments

Like most of you, I was confronted in February by the mess left over from the ice storm. Unfortunately, we live in a wooded area with many pine trees and the wintry mix left these scattered across our driveway like... (Continue reading)

Are you in the middle of the greatest sales climate of your career?

Written on 26 May, 2009 at 14:50 in Industries, Sales, Training | viewed 490 times | 0 Comments

If you had your choice, which would be your preferred selling market… a market in which you have weak or no competitors, or a market with entrenched, stabilized competitors? The fact is if you are worth your salt, you are... (Continue reading)

What is Strategic Planning?

Written on 3 Mar, 2009 at 0:26 in Business Start-up, Industries | viewed 532 times | 0 Comments

“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower Based on the news headlines, entrepreneurs are battling for survival every day. Economists and business leaders agree that we are... (Continue reading)

Types of Foreign Markets

Written on 3 Mar, 2009 at 0:24 in Industries, International Business | viewed 673 times | 0 Comments

[This is the fourth in a series of articles on globalization.] Types of foreign markets Just as strictly domestic companies must carefully identify and segment the potential U.S. markets for their products and services, firms interested in going global must... (Continue reading)

Technology Changing Course Delivery

Written on 3 Mar, 2009 at 0:18 in Industries, Information Technology | viewed 143 times | 0 Comments

Technology is profoundly changing higher education. Specifically, advances in technology have allowed learning to move from inside the classroom to anywhere on planet earth, as long as there is a computer and an Internet connection. Any learning outside of the... (Continue reading)

Are you a Strategic Leader?

Written on 3 Mar, 2009 at 0:16 in Industries, Leadership & Coaching | viewed 176 times | 0 Comments

Strategic. Planning. Planning – putting thought into the next step, next day, next year, next expansion. Strategic – is most often associated with the military. Generals plot and study maps, cultures, people, plans of attack, and every other detail available... (Continue reading)

Smart HR is Smart Business

Written on 3 Mar, 2009 at 0:12 in Human Resources, Industries | viewed 452 times | 0 Comments

Making human resources a strategic part of your business is smart. Too often when companies finally realize the need exists to functionally address the employee piece of their business, a hasty decision is made by management to move a current... (Continue reading)

Onsite Nurse Practitioners – An Emerging Trend?

Written on 2 Mar, 2009 at 23:58 in Health & Fitness, Industries | viewed 140 times | 0 Comments

This spring will mark my 20th year in occupational medicine. Back then, it was the beginning of a new era for this specialty. Providers were actually listening to employers and trying to meet their needs. It was a great time... (Continue reading)

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