Opinion

Business Observer Staff
May 14, 2004

Improve Performance Management

Studies show that employees seek rewards not only from their salary, but also from recognition for their performance.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
May 7, 2004

Airport Subsidy Ignores the Invisible

When Fred Piccolo, president of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, stood before Sarasota and Manatee counties' elected officials April 26 to ask for a $500,000 taxpayer subsidy to attract a low-fare airline to the airport

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
April 30, 2004

Remember the Mission Statement

Defining the company's mission is like taking a trip in a time machine to some point in the future.Stephen Garber provides executive coaching in the Sarasota area

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
April 23, 2004

Bias or Poor Marketing?

A Sarasota chemical engineer says he has found a way to greatly reduce pollutants at power plants. But no one is buying.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
April 16, 2004

Lasday: 'You've Got Bragging Rights'

Be ready with a quick self-commercial. In today's economic environment, bragging is a must.Lou Lasday, an independent marketing advisor who resides on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented strategic marketing initiatives for emerging companies.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
April 9, 2004

The Answer to Affordable Housing: Shoes

Here's the reality: Sarasota County will never have an ample supply of affordable housing. It will never have an ample supply no matter what government handouts and subsidies and trust funds it creates. And the reason is simple: Sarasotans ...don't want i

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
April 2, 2004

Happy Employees Create Happy Customers

Employees need managers who can empathize with their stress and pain and who honestly try to create an environment in which they feel valued and respected despite all the changes going on around them.Barbara Glanz is an author and motivational speaker.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
March 19, 2004

Hire Top Talent

Companies that select, retain and develop top talent will become the market leaders.Stephen Garber, who lives and works in the Sarasota area, provides executive coaching for people who need to choose, keep and develop performance champions.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
March 12, 2004

Stewart's Crime: BEING WEALTHY

Judging from a juror's comments, Martha Stewart's crime was that as being wealthy and well-connected.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
March 5, 2004

Search for the 'Right Customers'

Not all customers are created equal. Some are pushy and difficult. Choose ones you know you can satisfy.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
February 20, 2004

Wal-Mart's Penalty for Success

No one has a right to business success or a right to be protected from competitors by the government.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
February 6, 2004

Beat the Competition: Claim Fame

You have a personality. So does your company. Is it good or is it bad?Lou Lasday, an independent marketing advisor who resides on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented strategic corporate initiatives for emerging companies.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
January 23, 2004

Garber: Increase Productivity

Avoid common pitfalls in the quest for higher performance. And build a solid foundation.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
January 9, 2004

Hometown Democracy: Special Interest Ploy

We've seen a flurry of media reports recently applauding the actions of an organization collecting signatures for a constitutional amendment that would, if passed, forever change how community development is decided in Florida. By Patrick Slevin

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
January 2, 2004

Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr: Why Libertarians Aren't Whacky Cranks

A common accusation against libertarianism is that we are unnaturally obsessed with tracing social and economic problems to the state, and, in doing so, we oversimplify the world.

Opinion

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Improve Performance Management

Airport Subsidy Ignores the Invisible

Remember the Mission Statement

Bias or Poor Marketing?

Lasday: 'You've Got Bragging Rights'

The Answer to Affordable Housing: Shoes

Happy Employees Create Happy Customers

Hire Top Talent

Stewart's Crime: BEING WEALTHY

Search for the 'Right Customers'

Wal-Mart's Penalty for Success

Beat the Competition: Claim Fame

Garber: Increase Productivity

Hometown Democracy: Special Interest Ploy

Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr: Why Libertarians Aren't Whacky Cranks

450-unit Nokomis apartment complex opens near Legacy Trail

Developer proposes Tampa's tallest building: 70 stories at $650 million

Airline adds flight from Fort Myers to upstate New York

50-year-old Tampa education-tech firm receives $350M investment

'Distressed' Tampa office building sells for $40M in short sale

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