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Leadership Strategies
Leadership Strategies : Key elements of motivation and the modern manager Key elements of motivation and the modern manager

by John Graham

What makes you tick? What motivates you? Motivation not only includes motivation from without but motivation from within and I want to deal with external and internal self-motivation. People are different. Someone who is motivated by money alone might not be impressed with time off work, but some are opposite. They value their own time so highly that it can often take the place of money a...read more

Sales
Sales : Why 'cold call' sales techniques are outdated Why 'cold call' sales techniques are outdated

by Jack Deal

Cold calling is going extinct. Even its contemporary translation to 'telemarketing' isn't enough to keep it going. My take is that it will disappear altog...read more

Financing a Startup
The importance of an initial cash flow

by Costas Chryanthou

Whether it be for personal or business reasons cash is king. Receiving more money at the start and throughout the life of a bus...read more

Entrepreneurship (Other)
Your business action plan and how to execute it

by Terry H Hill

Creating a strategic business plan is a great first step. However, if your business plan gathers dust on a shelf, its value is...read more

Marketing
How to write a strong value proposition

by William Addison

You are not overweight, you are maximizing yourself. You are not a lazy person, you are energy efficient. You are not ugly, yo...read more

Leadership Strategies
Using your voice effectively in presentations

by Marilyn Lindblad

Whether you present to a group of two or three in a small conference room or to an audience of hundreds in a large conference c...read more

Role Playing & War Games
How Dungeons and Dragons influences MMORPGs

by Kameron M. Franklin

In 1974, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson released their rules for a new kind of war game. They called it Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). ...read more

Role Playing & War Games
How to explain Dungeons and Dragons to people who don't play

by Sylvia Wrigley

On Thursday nights, I become a half-elf named Serena. She's got long blond hair and a bad attitude ... and unfortunately only m...read more

Role Playing & War Games
Where to find free Dungeons and Dragons adventures

by Sherry Law

Within the gaming community, there are players and there are Game Masters. As the Game Master, you are the person ultimately r...read more

Video Game Reviews
Video game reviews: The Witcher (PC)

by Jo Hargreaves

The Witcher is a paradox. There is so much that is beautiful and fresh and unique about it. Equally, there's so much that is ir...read more

Video Game Reviews
The best games available on Wii's Virtual Console

by Anthony Chatfield

When Nintendo first announced their Wii console's ability to download and play a back catalog of thousands of Nintendo classics...read more

Video Game Reviews
Wii Fit and weight loss possibilities

by Ray Willmott

Since the initial announcement, Wii Fit has created an enormous buzz throughout entertainment and media. It is considered the f...read more

Music Genres, Trends & Scenes
Unforgettable country music videos

by Emma Sutton

Country music has as many videos as another genre of music. Personally, I'm not a fan of any video - I prefer to use my imagin...read more

Directors & Film Makers
What can we learn from Alfred Hitchcock movies?

by Ana Montano

Alfred Hitchcock is a master of suspense and his films are unparalleled by any modern day director. There have been no director...read more

Celebrities (Other)
Obscure people who have become stars through YouTube videos

by Josh Wilde

Google her nickname and you will get 28,000 hits - not bad for a Delta Flight Attendent whose claim to fame is starring in a sa...read more

Marketing
Explaining bum marketing

by Ava Fails

There's a buzz surrounding the term "bum marketing" in the Blogosphere. Bum Marketing refers to methods used to market a blog ...read more

Marketing
Guide to your first marketing plan

by Jerry Dorsey

In a former life, I was an outside consultant to small businesses and startups that were really stumped by the blank piece of p...read more

Web Advertising
Pay per click advertising: How to make your business "click"

by Dennis Koray

PPC stands for Pay Per Click - a popular advertising technique on the Internet. Found on websites, advertising networks, and es...read more

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