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Leadership Selling: Stop Bidding and Start Proposing

BNP Media Staff
January 5, 2011
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Just think: If price were the only factor in a builder’s purchasing decision, a roofing contractor could fire all its salespeople. 
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Smart Business: Common Sense vs. Nonsense

Jim Olsztynski
January 5, 2011
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Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart is immortalized by his famous statement that while he couldn’t define pornography, “I know it when I see it.” He pretty much spoke for all of us in that regard.
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Measuring Up: How Much Should a Salesperson or Project Manager Sell?

Monroe Porter
January 5, 2011
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Frequently, contractors will ask how much volume should a salesperson or project manager be able to sell. This is a very difficult question to answer because there are so many variables. 
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The Uncertainty Principle

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
January 5, 2011
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Happy New Year! These three words always bring on thoughts of new beginnings and new challenges. I like that the beginning of the calendar year is the time when we look forward instead of back. It is the time when we resolve to do new things or to do old things better.
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Measuring Up: Leadership Is Not Optional

Monroe Porter
December 7, 2010
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Most bosses tend to see themselves as leaders even if they are not. Leadership comes in all shapes, sizes and forms but is one of the most misused buzzwords business academics and consultants like to pontificate about.
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Smart Business: Reckoning Time For Trade Associations

Jim Olsztynski
December 7, 2010
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In general, trade associations in many industries are decades removed from their peaks in membership, participation and influence. 
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Safety Advice: Inciting Safety

Chip Macdonald
December 7, 2010
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There are many ingenious methodologies designed for motivating safe work practices among your employees. One of the most popular methods of controlling the way in which workers make decisions concerning jobsite safety is to offer them incentives.
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Legally Speaking: The FMLA: It's Not Just For Pregnancies Anymore

Richard Alaniz
December 7, 2010
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A recent survey by allbusiness.com determined that the average cost to defend a Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) lawsuit is $80,000, even if you win. 
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The Glass Half Full

Rick Damato
Rick Damato
December 7, 2010
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The first column of this year had me looking forward with an optimistic point of view. I must tell you that compared to some other years my numbers have actually been off in 2010, but the outlook has really worked for me. Not only with my business, but on a personal level as well. I am not a born optimist so I have to work at it.
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Safety Advice: Five Ways to Lower Your EMR

Chip Macdonald
November 4, 2010
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The Experience Modification Rate (X-Mod) is a percentage-based multiplier (pricing mechanism) established by each state’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB). It’s used to calculate an employer’s workers’ compensation premium based on a number of empirically confusing statistical factors.
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