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We are just a week away from making our 2012 Election Day choices. For the first time in my voting career, we’re choosing more than our political leadership for the next four years — we are deciding its destiny, choosing between very different ideological paths.
No one needs to be told that employment is a big-deal issue this time around.[…] Continue Reading »
Typical market research surveys a focus group of people — likely customers or potential customers — who know they’re being interviewed. But what happens when you look at the millions of customer conversations already had on the social Web? These conversations are unfiltered and without the bias of someone asking direct questions.
Interestingly, you can learn a lot about your customers from diving into this way of researching the market.[…] Continue Reading »
Maggie Walsh, Ph.D., leads Forum Corporation’s leadership development practice.
In January, the 2011 Edelman Trust Barometer — an annual global survey of trust in institutions — showed that the percentage of Americans who trust U.S. businesses dropped from 54% to 46%. While it may not be a sharp decline, it’s alarming because citizens are raising concerns and doubts about their nation’s leadership and the direction in which the country is heading.[…] Continue Reading »
How a carload of teen girls taught Guy Kawasaki a lesson in humility; the final word on Steve Jobs; and seven words you should drop from your business vocabulary.
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