by Mary | Feb 25, 2010 | Blog, Business, Inspirational, Marketing
Does your company have a Delores or Frank? The “Undercover Boss” wants to know. If you haven’t checked out the new TV show “Undercover Boss,” you’d better! It’s on CBS Sunday at 8:00 pm CST. Joe DePinto, CEO of 7-Eleven, went undercover to learn about the heart and...
by Mary | Feb 18, 2010 | Blog, Business, Negotiation, Professional Speaking
At a recent women’s conference for supply chain managers I conducted a Negotiation workshop. After the session a young woman asked me how she could be more effective as a negotiator. I immediately noticed her strong accent. She spoke in a soft, sweet,...
by Mary | Feb 16, 2010 | Blog, Business, Computers and IT, Financing, LeaseSpeak Dictionary, Leasing, Negotiation, Printing and Graphic Arts
A “gotcha” can be a feeling you get when something bad happens to you. My “gotcha” feelings hit my gut first, move to the lower back, then up my spine to my neck. Finally, the “gotcha” is an Excedrin headache. Sometimes it’s...
by Mary | Jan 28, 2010 | Blog, Business, Computers and IT, Financing, LeaseSpeak Dictionary, Leasing, Negotiation, Printing and Graphic Arts, Request for Proposal (RFP)
A Personal Guarantee is a written guarantee given by the business owner guaranteeing payment performance on a lease in the event the company defaults on the lease. Personal guarantees are applicable in closely held corporations, partnerships and proprietorships....
by Mary | Jan 20, 2010 | Blog, Business, Computers and IT, Financing, LeaseSpeak Dictionary, Leasing, Negotiation, Printing and Graphic Arts
Automatic Renewal is an end of lease option that automatically renews a lease for a few or for many months. If you fail to give written notice to the leasing company during the approved Notification Period, the lease renews at the same payment as during the original...
