EASTeam Insight on Business, Career Transition

Typical Question: How much revenue has been produced via Social Media versus traditional networking & marketing?

A Better Question: How much Revenue is left on the table by NOT embracing new technology?
Guess What? It’s very likely that Your Sales Process is Old (and it Sucks) ft. Axel Schultz

Well, no. They don’t… Clients pick their Service Providers. And as a Provider of said services, which criteria do you use to make educated business decisions about the company’s you serve? You do that, right?? Let’s hope so…
Bottom Line: Do you want to be a Trusted Advisor or a Vendor? A Competitive or Collaborative Relationship?

It’s difficult to be the least expensive product or service option. In fact, it’s downright hard to do!
Trying to be all things to all people is not only frustrating, the pay sucks!

Looking for someone to tuck you in and make you cozy? Maybe that’s not what you need…are you expecting a lullaby? Maybe you need a wake up call. Remember, if you don’t like change, just wait untill you experience irrelevance.

per the Institute for Supply Management’s index, U.S. manufacturing rose for the 5th consecutive month from 53.6 to 55.9. The highest level since April 2006. Does it ‘feel’ like that to you? Hmmm… Wonder if these are the same geniuses armed with ‘data’ and utilizing algorithms which didn’t foresee the biggest market drop in 70 years…???

Are you utilizing and leveraging Social Media (yet)? If you’re in Business and the answer is no, you may want to watch this brief but insightful video (less than 1 min)

Your perception is your reality. Really.

I’ve found an entertaining game to play while waiting for and traveling to my 6th floor destination. Don’t have an official name for it yet, but I’m open for suggestions. I try to determine, usually in less than 15-20 secs, solely based upon body language and appearance, which floor people are headed towards…and you know what? I’ve gotten really good at it!! 90% of the time I’m right.

Future of business? Future of Careers? Definitely the future of marketing…here are 2 great video examples and 1 article via Inc. Magazine

For college educated adults over the age of 25, the unemployment rate is only 4.3%
But don’t take MY WORD for it, the Feds say so…

5 reasons your company should be utilizing a recruiter…REGARDLESS of the market conditions.

‘Guest Post’: When a company has downsized to the bone, it exposes the true abilities (and weaknesses) of the remaining players.

Always keep in mind that a good relationship with a solid agency will pay great dividends. Seek a trusted advisor. Not so sure? Consider this, when’s the best time to have a ‘relationship’ with your attorney? I’ll tell
you when it’s NOT: @ 3am, in jail, asking to borrow the yellow pages to make a phone call.

Boo Yah ~I’ve got an Ice Scraper with my employers name on it! They MUST love me!! Company Swag proves it!

Here’s an EXCELLENT example of socialmedia done well…you may understand the significance, but unable to recognize a good opportunity for effective implementation within the day to day functions of your business. Dont feel bad, you’re not alone…

Do you know the ’secret handshake’? Familiar at all with this acronym: CLAMS+X???
If you don’t know what you want, you’re not likely to get it… Make it objective. Utilize this diagnostic tool, it works like a charm…

You wouldnt BELIEVE some of the things people have done within our company ~ like the time a guy had his RESUME on a job board while simultaneously recruiting and marketing HIS OWN PROFILE to company’s ~are you kidding me??

Combined aforementioned with the typical results of RIF’s, Mergers and Acquisitions, outsourcing, consolidation, etc, has caused some of your best and brightest performers to consider making a change. Previously they had no interest in making a change – but that was yesterday…

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The future is now…its here….  ooops, there it went. We’re now in the past ~ Capiche?
In the words of one of my mentors, and one of the wisest men I’ve ever known:
“There will only be one of you for all time… FEARLESSLY be yourself” ~David J Oberting

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So many resumes so little time…
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Can you identify with this? Don’t you have better things to do, like RUN YOUR BUSINESS? Let the pro’s handle the increased candidate flow.
BTW, if you think youve got the best candidates ~you’re dead wrong. You’ve got the best candidates that have applied. BIG DIFFERENCE.
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It can be a lot like utilizing a Recruiter.
Which option would you choose?
A) Take whatever from options provided via a home builder at a specific development
~ or ~
B) Would you want to know about other homes…maybe even homes that had NOT yet hit the market?

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10 mpg Hummer (H3) ~ Too good to be true? Maybe not. Check out what the Governator has to say… Arrrr NoooolD!

OK. Let’s pretend that there are 1,000 people in the US that have a special skill set that you need. Your company needs just ONE. Let’s see: 1,000 viable candidates ~should be a piece of cake, right? Better take a closer look and think again…

In these difficult economic times, there’s no need to make a bad situation worse, albeit very common, by making any one of the following mistakes when preparing a resume

How much is ‘insight’ worth to your business? Poor insight will cost you a FORTUNE!
Heisman Trophy: presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football. 99 times of 100, this is also the MOST EXPENSIVE player available.

So how many of us, like me, find ourselves on the sideline, worrying about market conditions in the same way? We should be LEARNING right now. Lets face it, we rarely learn anything when we’re winning all the time…

It’s the single most often asked question. It comes in many variations: How’s Business? How’s the Market?

It’s about Leadership. More to the point, about POOR Leadership and the casualties of this behavior.

It’s usually even more difficult for those with the most tenure. In other words, this happens to some of the best. In this regard, it’s an equal opportunity issue and often doesn’t discriminate…

If getting the best person available isn’t worth the additional expense, will someone please help me understand why every NFL owner lines up, blank check in hand, to sign for the annual Heisman Trophy winner?

USA Hockey, Miracle on Ice, Herb Brooks pre-game speech…wait for it…by a 4 year old! *NOTE* I’ll be taking retainers for is employment (that wont legally happen until circa the year 2022)

Is change imminent in your career or business? It’s always a good idea to have options…BEFORE you have to make difficult decisions

The older I get, the more I appreciate the sacrifices others have made… MLK definitely falls into this category. Here are a few of my favorite quotes and a link to U2’s Pride in the Name of Love

EASTeam’s Top 5, err…uhh 8 Quotes 4 Business Career Life

John Abraham had no trouble meeting his high school sweetheart. Ruth Mensendiek was the only girl in Pattonville High School’s Class of 1938. With only four boys in the class, Abraham became the first graduating male for a simple reason. “We graduated in alphabetical order,” he said.

For that and his experiences during World War II, Abraham was inducted Nov. 11 into the Pattonville High School Hall of Fame. Ruth died in 2002.

If distinguished Veteran of Foreign War is how his military career ended, it sure didn’t begin nearly as glamorous

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