Podcasts: "Your Business"

Depending on the country that you are from, feedback is perceived differently. In Japan, receiving feedback is welcomed and appreciated. In the U.S., however, people are very sensitive to the feedback from others.

When people are presented with information that is in conflict with their world view, they can often become defensive. This is because they perceive the information as a threat to what they are doing and who they are. Therefore, one must be very careful in providing feedback.

Because of the sensitivity of most people to getting feedback, we usually refrain from providing others feedback. This can be disastrous in a work environment. If good information is not provided, poor decisions can be made, which can ultimately diminish the company's bottom line.

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feedback-v-criticism.mp3

Persistence is an extremely important value.  It separates the big winners from the almost winners and losers.

The steps in developing persistence are:

• Desire
• A Plan with Continued Action
• Intolerance for Negativity
• Friendly Alliances
   

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persistence.mp3

The role of websites have changed over time.  Initially, websites were just online brochures created by a web designer once without client interaction.

Now, SUCCESSFUL (those that create more revenue) websites embody the following:

• Extension of business to client
• Ongoing content creation
• Compliment to other forms of marketing
• Integration of Multimedia
• Interactive

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dynamic-website.mp3