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Why People Unfriend Each Other on Facebook

March 19, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

At the end of December 2011, Facebook had 845 million monthly active users. A whopping eighty percent were from outside the U.S. and Canada. More than half this staggering population — 483 million people — are loyal, active, daily users. Add it together and Facebook permeates the world every second of every day. To frame […]

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Why Dual Career Couples Face Challenges

March 14, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Dual career couples outnumber sole income providers in current family structures. This is especially true in work corridors such as the West Coast, New York, Baltimore-Washington, Chicago, and Denver. While the pursuit of wealth is good, dual careers restrict mobility. Roughly 600,000 annual corporate relocations involve dual-career couples, many of which are necessary uprootings triggered […]

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Why Feeling Good Is Somewhat Formulaic

March 12, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

“I beg your pardon. I did not do it on purpose.” — Marie Antoinette Marie’s last words, uttered moments before her execution, were to cheer up her executioner. Petite though she was, she had stepped on his foot. To the end, Marie felt it important to be polite. Inspired on this glorious Monday morning by […]

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Why Job Satisfaction Hinges on Four Things

March 8, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

By definition, job satisfaction is a conclusion we draw from a compilation of interrelated experiences and data points. When those — or at least most of those — are positive, we enjoy our work. But when important things filter through our minds as negative emotional experiences, our job enjoyment drops. Four things usually shape job […]

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Why Many Businesspeople Are Scared of Public Speaking

March 2, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

“All the great speakers were bad speakers at first.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson The number one fear in business is public speaking, which is a learned skill. Anyone can transform speaking from a weakness to a strength if he or she is motivated to do so. The fear factor stems from three things: Self-induced pressure […]

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Why Situational Leadership Matters

February 29, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Few businesses are static. Nearly all of us deal daily with the challenges of changing priorities, competitive pressures, people, problems, margin pressures, and rules. Because of that, it is important to integrate flexibility into your leadership style. Managing and leading are different things. Managers tell and inspect. Leaders inspire results through others. Be clear on […]

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Why Being Nice Matters: One Man’s Tribute to Angelo Dundee

February 2, 2012 by Ocean Palmer 3 Comments

I first met Angelo Dundee in 1977. I last saw him in Florida the day before Thanksgiving. I drove my wife and daughter to Clearwater to meet Angelo and a friend. The five of us had breakfast. Angelo was a man who filled my soul with all good things. We laughed for ninety minutes, swapping […]

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Why Coaching is So Brilliantly Maddening

January 29, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

My business classes are the most fun and effective when classes are small and interactive. This is by design, for reasons way beyond my allergic aversion to PowerPoint. It’s not that I despise the tool. Like all delivery channels, PowerPoint has its pluses and minuses. It is fine to supplement a big room presentation but […]

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10 Tips for Simplifying Your Life

December 30, 2011 by Ocean Palmer 1 Comment

The more gadgets we invent to simplify our lives, the more complicated it gets. Since busy people beget crowded heads, here are ten suggestions for decongesting the space between your ears. Live with a sense of purpose and urgency. Since time is a finite commodity, stay aware of how it passes: you waste it, spend […]

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Why Control Freaks Struggle to Succeed

December 11, 2011 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The late George M. Steinbrenner III ruled the New York Yankees as managing partner for a club-record 37 years, during which his team won 11 American League pennants and seven World Series titles. Ultra hands-on, Steinbrenner’s most printable nickname was “The Boss.” He meddled in everything, which kept all his employees on yo-yos of nervous […]

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