And why they don’t have to Have you been to Best Buy lately? If you have you’ll see a store that is going to go out of business, sooner than later. And the shame of it there is no need to. Last Saturday I dropped off a computer because the “J” key had come off […]
Book Recommendation – Learning to Succeed: Rethinking Corporate Education in a World of Unrelenting Change
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu. Learning to Succeed: Rethinking Corporate Education in a World of Unrelenting Change By: Jason Wingard Copyright 2015Amacom Price $29.95 Pages: 220 with Notes and Index You can never stop learning It’s time we took learning seriously. For many years things in business were static enough or at least much […]
Book Recommendation – Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The Real Secret to Success second edition
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu: Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The Real Secret to Success second edition By: David Livermore Copyright 2015 Amacom Price $26.95 Pages: 255 with Index A passageway to Global Leadership Let’s get right to it. Cultural Intelligence CQ is a measurement of your ability based on knowledge and experience to lead […]
To Be Great You have To Be Unreasonable!
To be great you have to be unreasonable. You have to be the one who expects more from yourself and the people around you than you are all comfortable giving. You have to get off your butt, get out of that comfort zone and make things happen that no one thought possible. Look, reasonable people […]
Catching Up with Vector Fabrication’s Quang Luong: Here Comes Vietnam!
I have known Quang Luong, the owner of Vector Fabrication, for many years now, and I have always been interested in his business and how it operates, especially since he is the only PCB shop owner I know of who has a company both in the U.S. and in Vietnam. Saigon Silicon City Based on […]
Book Recommendation – High Profit Prospecting: Powerful Strategies to Find the Best Leads and Drive Breakthrough Sales Results
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu 10/2/16 High Profit Prospecting: Powerful Strategies to Find the Best Leads and Drive Breakthrough Sales Results By Mark Hunter Copyright 2016Amacom Price $18.95 Pages: 206 with Index Man this is a great book. This is by far the best book on prospecting and lead generation I have ever read […]
How To Get The Most From Your PCB Vendors
We have talked a lot in this column about how board shops should treat their customers. How they should try to get to know their customers and their needs. So now let’s switch things around and talk about how customers should treat board shops, how they should work with board shops to get the best […]
Book Recommendation – Learning to Succeed: Rethinking Corporate Education in a World of Unrelenting Change
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu Learning to Succeed: Rethinking Corporate Education in a World of Unrelenting Change By: Jason Wingard Copyright 2015 Amacom Price $29.95 Pages: 220 with Notes and Index You can never stop learning It’s time we took learning seriously. For many years things in business were static enough or at least […]
Book Recommendation – Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu: Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis By Jeffrey A. Krames Copyright 2014 Amacom Price: $14.00 Pages: 124 with source notes 12 great lessons from a great leader Now here is a guy who knows what he’s talking about. No I don’t mean Mr. Krames, although I’m sure […]
Book Recommendation – Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu: Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis By Jeffrey A. Krames Copyright 2014 Amacom Price: $14.00 Pages: 124 with source notes 12 great lessons from a great leader Now here is a guy who knows what he’s talking about. No I don’t mean Mr. Krames, although I’m […]