A post-downturn economy can be an exciting yet perilous environment for business. Given this environment, strategic risk management becomes even more crucial.

With so many potential risks in the market, how do we evaluate the greatest risks to our respective businesses? Read More
For startups to grow, they need to adopt some big-company practices, especially concerning the sales team. In the first post of a three-part series, entrepreneur-turned-VC Mark Suster shows how growing companies should assess the deals in their sales pipelines and help sales teams focus their time. Read More
This month we tackle how to prepare for conflict given the constraint that other people might behave somewhat randomly.

Q) Margaret you say that ... Read More
Selling creativity is a subjective art except in the 'creative' industries: advertising and production. We look at the absurdity of this business model, and lay the foundations for a better way forward. Read More
I'm getting all kinds of messages and emails.  I must be wearing people down with my incessant pleas for organizations to update their sales processes--to make Read More
Seth Godin talks about the fear of going all the way with your great idea, a fear he says is rooted in our primal survival instincts and keeps telling us to play it safe, go with the flow and not stick out. Unfortunately, the lizard brain, while programmed for survival, may be keeping you from crea Read More
I was fortunate enough to spend some time in Yakima this summer at a conference. Yakima is truly an amazing place, especially if you’re from the Seattle-side of the mountains. Yakima is beautiful verdant wine country. The drive over the Pass from Seattle through Mt. Rainier National Park is abs Read More
Kev Kaye is a budding social media consultant and wordpress designer. His focus is on empowering pros, coaches, entrepreneurs and experts to build a web presence that benefits from the social internet. Read More
This weekly wrap up was designed to share the blogs, websites and/or businesswomen that I found particularly helpful this week. Relax, kick back, let your mind free to create your next big leap forward and enjoy my tops picks. Read More
Being successful is not as hard as many bloggers believe. Avoiding some bad habits might just be enough for a better blog. Discover which those habits are. Read More
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