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2015
Threading the needle of economic development is one of the most important things that Westchester County and local governments can do. That was the theme of yesterday's Key Bank Speaker Series at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown, NY.County Executive Rob Astorino lead off with his vision of econo...
04/28/2015
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Success in sales requires you to stay focused. As you grow however you start to have many balls in the air. Suddenly sales is not all that you have to worry about. Now you need a balanced approach to management in order to obtain great business results. Why? You need it because your team will...
04/26/2015
Westchester County New York is a great place to live and work. The county is home to many great business that are leaders in their field.The Business Council of Westchester is the largest buiness organization in the county. Each year it hosts the Annual Business Hall of Fame. This award highli...
04/22/2015
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You would not be driving your car if the wheels were coming off, would you? You would call your local mechanic and ask for help. Now suppose he tells you that your car is so badly misaligned that it should not be driven until it is realigned. Wouldn't you get it realigned immediately? Now wha...
04/19/2015
Any small business owner in Westchester County NY knows that you must stay focused on your business priorities to be successful.This Friday you will have an opportunity to attend a session and hear a panel of experts talk about how to profitize your small business. This will be held at:Greenburgh...
04/14/2015
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Unlike investing in the stock market, when hiring people past behavior does predict future performance. If you are not looking at behavior when you are interviewing you should be. Jim Collins and his team laid out the principle in the book Good to Great. It is as simple as “Getting the right peop...
04/12/2015
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Kyle Reyes has a great article on the topic of employee engagement. Your employees want to be a part of the success and you want them to take ownership. Read Kyle's points and apply them to your business. You will nice the difference.I'll never forget the first time I asked my boss for a raise...
04/09/2015
If you are an entrepreneur in Westchester County NY you should attend the Annual Grow Conference.This conference will be held on May 1, 2015 at:Gateway to Entrepreneurship (G2E)Gateway CenterWestchester Community College75 Grasslands Rd, Valhalla, NY 10595 This is the third year of this conferenc...
04/07/2015
How do you really motivate others? You lead others by making them do what you want done because they want to do it. You know that it is said that you can bring a horse to water but can't make it drink. Well, you can if you make the horse thirsty first. How do you get others to do what you want...
04/05/2015
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I really enjoyed hearing from Active Rainers who responded to my contest WHAT HAVE YOU STOPPED DOING IN 2015. The reason I hosted this contest without a prize has to do with my coaching philosophy. That is, I don't go in telling you what you are supposedly doing wrong but rather I believe that ...
03/31/2015
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