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Oct, 2010Job boards will lead the next productivity boom
I’m as disappointed as anyone about the weak economic recovery we have experienced in 2010. And I could not be more disappointed about but the piss-poor state of education and culture of indulgence in America. We do face a long-term structural problem in the economy as a result of our mixed up priorities. However, as [...]
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Mar, 2009Job anxiety? Listen up!
We are constantly blasted by negative messages today and if you run a business or if you’ve been laid off or had your salary cut, you’re experiencing changes that confirm the talk. Anxiety is a natural consequence of all this. Is anxiety or fear helpful? If these emotions are on display in your next job [...]
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Oct, 2008Ask not 'What does it mean?'
This video is about the exponencial growth of available information in our society and what might happen in the future (thanks Doug). The video is a 2008 remastered version of the original 2006 presentation by Karl Fisch: So what does it mean? Coincidentally, I also received this today: Iowa Workforce Development Uses Screen-Scraper to Enhance [...]
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Oct, 2008Good recession reading
We are in a recession – if it hasn’t hit you yet, come back and read this later! We started feeling it six months ago and we are taking a beating this month. If you are feeling it now too – here’s some good (and politically incorrect) reading for you. A Manifesto for Leaders: [...]
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Sep, 2008First video conference – LatPro quarterly meeting
Wednesday, LatPro held its first video conference! We used ooVoo.com’s video conferencing application to hold our fourth quarter planning meeting (usually held on site in Fort Lauderdale, Florida). It was a grand success and a great relief for those used to traveling to Florida, not to mention a significant cost reduction for the company! You [...]
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Sep, 2008Still takes 10 years to succeed on the internet… or more!
I see the effects of this slow-down everywhere. Recession talk, recession thinking and recession actions… it’s driving a lot of change. Having been through one of these before, it’s important to remember a few things: The economy only turns when it reaches the bottom. The bottom is not the point where people see hope for [...]
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Aug, 2008Tools I can't live without
I have not set foot in the LatPro office for over a year. Living 2,000 miles away in Colorado came as quite a shock considering the perfect nine minute commute I previously enjoyed. Furthermore, LatPro moved to a new office in Plantation, Florida last week which I have not seen at all. And yet, despite [...]
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Jun, 2008Let's start a job board — what could go wrong?
I love the job board business but could never have imagined the roller coaster ride that it is… sometimes talking to other job board people is just good therapy, because many of these things or some variation on them will happen to everyone sooner or later. This morning, I started this list in frustration after [...]
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May, 2008How to fail in business on the internet
Inspired by Sahar’s how to ruin your health, here’s my advice for how to fail in business on the Internet: 10. Write long e-mails, click more, faster. Most people read carefully and repetitive strain injuries do not happen to entrepreneurs. 9. Think about nothing but your business as long as you are awake. Do that [...]
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May, 2008Can't afford to hire locally
A friend who runs a top niche job board recently asked me this: In the past, we’ve only hired local sales people but we’re looking at the possibility of hiring remote reps. I know it’s hard to find employees in South Florida and I was wondering if you have any staff that works remotely and [...]
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Jun, 2007The Greatest Wealth Is Health
The greatest wealth is health. ~Virgil This is a difficult topic for me to write about. I’ve been dogged by health problems since my second daughter was born four and a half years ago. But for a number of reasons I’ve said little about my struggles to the LatPro team. Leading is not complaining. First [...]
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May, 2007Three Ways to Make Your Strategy Stick
If you read Guy Kawasaki, Jim Collins, Pat Lencioni, Verne Harnish and other top gurus, you may develop truly world class mission statements, values, brand promise, and strategy. But if you don't communicate them well, they won't take you nearly so far. Here's how to make sure you communicate these things well. From the [...]
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Mar, 2007Inspirational movies for business leaders
I especially enjoy sports and coaching movies because they often provide a great metaphor for business life whether you are in the job board business or any other. First the motivational movies and then pick-me-up list for those days when your business gives you the blues! Motivational Coach Carter Samuel L. Jackson plays the titular, [...]
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Mar, 2007Hire The Growth Minded, Not The Talented
There's a great post today on Guy Kawasaki's blog about the mind-set of successful people – whether you are hiring, managing a team or raising kids, this is an important principle. Search for people who love to learn and grow. Praise effort not talent. It's one of the core concepts of Brad Smart's TopGrading interview [...]
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Mar, 2007That's Management!
Jack Welch has a great column in Business Week about the balance between managing for short and long term results. The question was "Since there is such a bias in the markets for short-term results, how can you prepare for the long term?" The answer: "In a word, that's management!" He uses examples from a [...]
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Feb, 200710 Name Types for Your Business
Here's an interesting outline of the ten most common name types with pros and cons for Tech companies: This post illustrates ten name categories that account for all the names in the TechCrunch company/product index. Though most of the TechCrunch names are “Web 2.0″ names, there’s nothing particularly Web 2.0 about the categories. They all [...]
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Jan, 2007Positioning Your Internet Business, Part III
This is a continuation of my review of the book Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind by Al Ries and Jack Trout. Here are more passages I found meaningful. You need vision.You must have vision. There’s no sense building a position based on a technology that’s too narrow. Or a product that’s becoming obsolete. Or [...]
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Nov, 20064th Quarter Update
Today, we’re halfway through the fourth quarter and really beyond that point considering all the holidays to come. The good news is that our implementation of Verne Harnish’s Rockefeller Habits is a rousing success. We haven’t been this focused and energized in a long time — in fact, this feels like an entirely new level [...]
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Oct, 2006How Good is Your Recruitment Brochure?
Do you have a recruitment brochure? We don't, yet. But ours will take shape starting with our recruitment page. Have a look at this phenomenal example of a recruitment brochure — it could have been written for us, in fact. It describes many of the advantages of working for a small company with good management. [...]
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Sep, 2006Staying focused with the rockefeller habits
Yesterday, we held LatPro’s first quarterly planning meeting using Verne Harnish’s ‘Rockefeller Habits’ system. And wow, what a great tool for focusing the company! The Internet is such an explosive and exciting medium at this early stage. Knowing that we really are still in the womb of the industry, anything seems possible… and that’s how [...]
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Aug, 200616 Rules to Live By
These great rules come from Bob Parsons founder and CEO of GoDaddy.com. They’re dead-on. So what explains the horrendous GoDaddy website and tools? His sales will likely surge when he gets useability, customer focus and good competition. Here are the 16 rules I try to live by: 1. Get and stay out of your comfort [...]
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