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One page strategic plan
A strategic plan has a better chance of being successful when it’s easy to understand, easy to find, and easy to share.
Here’s a great example from http://www.churchofcustomer.com/2009/12/how-to-create-a-1page-strategic-plan.html
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Court Allows Suit Against Bank For Poor Online Security
I saw this article on Finextra. Since I’ve been working with BrandProtect (www.brandprotect.com), I’ve become extremely aware of identity theft scams as well as the bank’s role in providing a sufficient level of security.
The whole story is available here (http://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=20454). Here are a few lines…
A US couple who had thousands of dollars stolen from their [...]
Illinois smallmouth fishing
Had a great day on the water with my buddy Eric – an absolute crazy man when it comes to smallmouth fishing. He maintaints a blog here: http://www.fishthefox.com/Sep_09.html Scroll down to September 18th to see my smiling face.
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One day of all you can eat intel from ZoomInfo
Just got word from ZoomInfo that Aug 26 is B-to-B Intelligence Day.
While I would prefer gifts of chocolate, ZoomInfo is giving anyone and everyone unlimited access to their database of 45M people at 5M companies for one day only.
Individuals and businesses interested in participating in this promotion can sign up via the following website – [...]
UPDATED:Review of SugarToad
I normally don’t write about my love of food but Wednesday’s Winemaker’s dinner at SugarToad (www.sugartoad.com) was fantastic. If you are located in the Chicago area, don’t mind driving the suburbs and haven’t tried this treasure, I highly recommend it. Bring your appetite.
The next winemaker’s dinner is August 4. For more information, watch Chef Jimmy Sneed’s [...]
Veteran Benefit Link Collection
Below are web-sites that provide information on Veterans benefits and how to file/ask for them. Accordingly, there are many sites that explain how to obtain books, military/medical records, information and how to appeal a denied claim with the VA. Please pass this information on to every Veteran you know. Nearly 100% of this information is [...]
Do we really want to understand the sex lives of our grandparents?
We talk about the value of transparency. On paper, transparency seems like a good idea.
But sometimes transparency can go too far. Don’t ask how the sausage gets made.
As communicators, we believe that rational people appreciate a look at the inner workings of a process or a negotiation. We think this transparency helps others understand the various [...]
Hilarious – twitter disguised as a spreadsheet.
Twitter disguised as a spreadsheet. Not allowed to Twitter at work? Here’s the work-around.
http://www.elliottkember.com/spreadtweet.html
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Bound to burn
Peter Huber writes a great article and makes some great points with respect to the Kyoto Protocol — roughly 1.2 billion citizens of industrialized countries are expected to reduce their emissions and the other 5 billion (China, India, et al) aren’t.
Ten countries ruled by nasty people control 80 percent of the planet’s oil reserves—about 1 [...]
Yuck and double yuck on the Quiznos torpedo
At MaconRaine we’re well known Epicureans when it comes to our appetites. After hearing about Quizno’s new Torpedo sandwich I decided to treat the office to what I hoped would be a delicious diversion. Unfortunately the Torpedo turned out to be more of a limp toothpick than the sub-sinking terror promised in the advertisements.
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