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  • June 25, 2004
Choose One's Own Way

So even though we cannot control the external circumstances of our lives, we each have a choice in our response. Barbara Glanz is an author and motivational speaker who resides in Siesta Key.

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  • June 18, 2004
GET BIG think small

Your corporate 'road to riches' is assured with segmented market niches.

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  • June 11, 2004
Reach More of Your Audience

Knowledge of the four dimensions of behavior makes one a more effective communicator.By Stephen Garber, who provides executive coaching to enable people to select, retain and develop performance champions.

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  • June 4, 2004
Failure to Learn

If we don't continue to consume, our economy will crash. We are dependent upon the over consumption of goods and the consequent continued growth of debt.

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  • May 28, 2004
Throw Away Stereotypes

The U.S. is wasting the economic benefits of immigration from Mexico. It's time to include the human factor in NAFTA. Johannes Werner is a Sarasota-based business journalist, who publishes a trade monthly Cuba Trade & Investment News

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  • May 21, 2004
Airport Subsidy

Comments not all fair, balancedBy Fredrick J. Piccolo and GCBR's respone to his criticism.

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  • May 14, 2004
Improve Performance Management

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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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