Archive for May, 2007
Good Business Quotes
Favorite Selections from ToInspire.com
Furious activity is no substitute for understanding. - H. H. Williams
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one. - Mary Kay Ash
Why and How are words so important that they cannot be too often used. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
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Delighted, Satisfied or Not Satisfied
In the most recent small business newsletter from Wells Fargo they included a very concise and interesting article on the responsibilities of a CEO. As part of the responsibility of increasing sales and customer service, the authors alluded to the use of a simple customer satisfaction rating system:
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Humility in Business
I personally find this topic very difficult. I am not a humble person by nature. I love the chase and the struggle of business and I revel in the rewards. This weekend, Julie & I had the opportunity to sit in on a talk given by Chris & Terry Brady, co-authors of upcoming book, Launching a Leadership Revolution and an enormously wealthy couple who own some very large companies. The topic they decided to cover: humility in business.
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I had this realization the other day that seems to have given me cause to disagree with Buddha about the meaning of enlightenment.
Skillful Balance
From the time that I first started longboarding, I have been on a quest to find the best spot on my board to maintain perfect balance. I have gotten pretty good at finding it. Now what? Fighting to maintain a stronghold on my balance is a great practice in skill, but it is not artful. It’s like putting primer on a canvas.
Creating Happy Customers
In the last 20 years, Gallup has interviewed over a billion customers, trying to identify what they really want. As you would expect, they first discovered that a customer’s needs vary by industry. Surprisingly though, they found 4 sets of customer expectation that consistently spanned across various types of business and people. These expectation are what they call hierarchical, meaning that you need to accomplish 1 and 2 before 3 has any value. I was thinking about this and decided to apply it to our company and industry.
Design Resources: Icons, Maps, & Photography
We use icons, images & photography all over the place within user interface, web and software design. Since we seem to spend a fair amount of time searching for them, I decided to put up a blog that keeps track of what we find. Any of the crew is welcome to add to this - in fact please do.
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You are deciding to become (or currently are) an independent contractor. In part III we will cover forms you will need to be familiar with. Part IV will go through the basics of being in business. If you missed parts I & II, the covered the why of being in business and a business setup checklist.
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You are deciding to become (or currently are) an independent contractor. In part II, we are going to provide a checklist to help you get started. In part III we will cover forms you will need to be familiar with. Part IV goes through the basics of being in business.
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Why I am Proud to Work with blip.tv
I was chatting with my cousin Harun (a.k.a. Haza) the other day and dropped a note about why i love working with blip.tv. After rereading it, I thought it is worth publishing. Continue Reading »
Adding CAPTCHA to Joomla Forum
After a great deal of messing about, I’ve managed to add CAPTCHA (image based verification that you are a human and not a spam bot) to Joomlaboard forum 1.1.5 in the GEOSS Registry Site. Here’s how I did it:
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