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POPSAn Example of Courage and Leadership First, This has nothing to do with my normal fare of Logistics related blog posts. It's an article I write to illustrate a profile in courage. I am honored to be related to the subject of the story. My cousin is a TV news anchor in San Antonio, Texas. KSAT's Leslie Mouton is my mothers niece. Beautiful, intelligent, funny and talented. The person I see on TV doesn't seem like the down-to-earth kid I grew up with. The first time I saw her on TV, I didn't recognize her. That was years ago now. She contracted breast cancer a few years ago. Rather than hide it, Leslie took it and made it a public thing. She talked about her illness on-line, on the news, and even did the News Bald...to show that a woman can be in recovery from cancer and still perform in that most plastic of worlds...Television. That effort, and her other local work with cancer charities etc., landed Leslie on the Oprah Winfrey show. She was highlighted as a hero by Oprah for being so br
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POPSThe Truck Driver who Reinvented Shipping Malcolm McLean was a pioneer in ocean transportation. He founded McLean Trucking, then ported that experience into founding Sea-Land Service Company, then sold that to take over United States Lines. A great man who revolutionized a business. Without his singular invention, the ocean container, the China Import revolution couldn't have occurred. Wal*Mart would still be a sleepy general store in Arkansas.
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POPSThe Wal*Mart "Category" Killer Article. This is an old 2003 article, but I think its worth reading again. This talks about selling too much to one customer...and making a deal with the devil in doing so. This doesnt just apply to Walmart and i think since 2003 Walmart has realized it has the power to kill its vendors. (which helps nobody.) Certainly it did not motivate vendors to help WM with their RFID initiative.
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POPSCharacter:: The Single Most Important Factor Character is the single most important factor in life. What do you do when nobody is looking? Its also a huge factor in whether you get promoted, or even considered for a job. Its the basis on which your parents taught you made real.
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POPSWhy Blogging is good for your Career An article that helped influence an old school guy like me that blogging is critical to personal branding. If you have something to say, SAY IT! A blo g can be a clutter buster in your particular industry or field of interest.
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POPSChanging Your Thoughts This is a very neat article. It deals with confidence and how to memorize written material. I have to think actors practice something similar.
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POPSOvercoming Failure A nice article on keeping failure in perspective. Life is a journey and the road taken isn't always the right one.
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POPS6 Startup Lessons For The Year 2007 A short history of startups on the Internet suggests that everything starts off with a single category, which is then naturally subdivided into more categories as the number of competitors rise. Division is a process that is unstoppable. To survive, startups must position themselves to be different, and the only way to do that today is to carve as narrow a niche as possible. The article that follows dictates the immutable laws all startups must follow for the sake of survival.
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POPSLeadership Styles Interesting article that outlines four different styles of leadership. I find the references to be European oriented, but its a UK site.
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POPSManaging Knowledge Means Managing Oneself Drucker is a genius. Basic sense of the article is that to manage organizational knowledge, you need to know what to value. Values are personal. Its an intriguing and thoughtful article worth reading.
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POPSENTREPRENEURIAL DEATH TRAPS How to avoid the classic entrepreneurial mistakes. Scary accurate real life advice on how to avoid fundamental mistakes in startup businesses.
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POPSStartup Venture Toolbox A great site for evaluating starting your own business. From proof of concent to soliciting VC funding, good practical advice.
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POPSFire Your Bad Clients! Not every client is a good client. The advice in this column applies to both small companies and mega corporations a like. Firms that are losing money should consider this strategy early.
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POPSBizStats.com Outstanding site for statistical analysis and information on various industries.
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