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The Key to Your Security

There’s a lot of talk these days about the lack of security in the workplace, especially in corporate America. Events such as downsizing, re-structuring, mergers and acquisitions have many workers wondering whether the job they have today will be there tomorrow. This uncertainty has, in some places, resulted in a loss of morale and an unwillingness for some employees to give their best. After all, they think, “If I could be gone soon or have my job radically changed, why give 100% to this organization?”

Selling From the Inside Out

If you are pushing for sales, it’s time to change your strategy. The fact is that with the advent of the Internet the psychology of the sales process has changed drastically. While once, it was push, push, push, to coax the customer to make a buy, it is now pass to use this antiquated approach. Not only that your likely to win enemies and influence irritation.

Jamaican OverDrive – LCD’s in LDC’s

OverDrive – an e-commerce, software conversion and e-publishing applications leader – has just expanded an e-book technology centre by adding 200 e-book editors. This happened in Montego Bay, Jamaica – one of the less privileged spots on earth. The centre now provides a vertical e-publishing service – from manuscript editing to conversion to Quark (for POD), Adobe, and MS Reader ebook formats. Thus, it is not confined to the classic sweatshop cum production centre so common in Less Developed Countries (LDC’s). It is a full fledged operation with access to cutting edge technology.

Competition With Others

You might be tempted to say: “What’s wrong with a little competition?” Nothing’s wrong with it. It’s healthy. It’s when your need to compete, and be superior to someone else, gets in the way of the best possible outcome for both of you – that’s when competition becomes a liability. I’m talking about the kind of person who always needs to be “one up” on other people.

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