Photo courtesy of Blog.Autoshopper.com By Lisa J. Lehr What’s wrong with this picture? The fictitious Modern Widget Company in Grass Valley has a small staff of reasonably capable people who do pretty much everything. One day, Bob notices a leak in the restroom. “I can fix that,” he says, “and I’ll save the company a [...]
One of the nation’s largest potato growers has been indicted by a Riverside County Criminal Grand Jury on charges of laundering campaign contributions in violation of state law. James Larry Minor, 70, of San Jacinto in Riverside County, was arraigned at 10 in Department 52 of Riverside County Superior Court. The indictment charges him with [...]
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SACRAMENTO—United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Stephen Marich, 43, of Ely, Nevada, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Kent J. Dawson in federal court in Las Vegas to embezzling at least $3.7 million from the First National Bank of Ely over about 10 years. Upon discovering Marich’s activity, the Bank of [...]
by Lisa J. Lehr Would you like to have more communicative employees—or be one? Have a more effective sales force, or be a trainer with phenomenal presentation skills? Be a more confident, competent leader? Be persuasive, inspirational, and/or entertaining? That’s what 235,000 people around the world are doing right now, and it’s called Toastmasters International. [...]
by Lisa J. Lehr If you’ve been in business for any length of time, you know that getting new customers is a lot more work—and a lot less profitable—than selling more to your existing customers. Needless to say, people who’ve bought from you in the past already have a relationship with you, so they don’t [...]
Bermard L Madoff after his arrest The court-appointed trustee for Bernard L. Madoff’s estate has sued three major global financial institutions for a combined $17.4 billion, alleging that the banks aided Madoff in his Ponzi scheme. Madoff, former investment advisor and chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, in March 2009 pleaded guilty to a massive [...]
by Lisa J. Lehr They are all parts of marketing “clichés” that could skyrocket your sales. “It takes ‘seven touches’ to turn a prospect into a client.” “Know me, like me, trust me, buy from me.” “The money is in the list.” What do these sayings have in common, and what do they have to [...]
by Lisa J. Lehr I don’t know about you, but I’m getting really tired of hearing the phrase “in this economy.” As in: “Everyone’s trying to save money…in this economy.” “Who can afford this, that, or the other thing…in this economy?” “Good luck getting a job, making a profit, running a business…in this economy.” It’s [...]
by Lisa J. Lehr On Saturday, October 23, my friend and fellow Toastmaster Jolen Punches and I will be presenting the workshop “Discover and Conquer Your Obstacles and Get Your Life Back on Track” at Sierra Commons in Nevada City. In this workshop you will learn how to: · Shift your thinking in order to [...]
