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9/11 happened a long time back. Our nation needs to heal and move forward. We must never forget the lives lost and and always remember the sacrifices made during that horrific tragedy. We must also continually watch out for the lone wolves or radicals who seek to destroy our peace. We must also work together on stopping new illegal immigrants coming to our country, but must do so in the right way, the human way, the peaceful way! However, we can't terrorize our immigrants because they look different or believe they "took away our jobs." According to numerous studies, legal immigrants have not only created more jobs in our glorious republic, but also have been peaceful and at times, model community members. These immigrants work hard for a living, and moved here in the pursuit of giving a better life for themselves and their families. Immigrants also bring diversity to the workplace which results in greater creativity and opportunity. Some immigrants have ma...

Is Knowledge Shared Power Squared? Happy Friday everyone. We are highlighting some of the best tips shared on our growing business community during the last few days:  10 Steps for a Successful Personalized Web Engagement Strategy. Customers want to feel like individuals, not like numbers.  Read more   Find out the simple rules of email formatting that insures proper delivery to your customers.   Read more  Listen In: How to Get High-Profile Guests on Your Podcast Show  Read more How to Reduce Operational costs by creating an effective maintenance cost reduction strategy.  Read more 7 Digital Marketing Predictions You Need to Keep Your Eye On  Digital marketing is very fluid. Strategies are changing on a continual basis and it’s impossible to sit back and relax. Read more:  Read more Are you looking for some financial advice? Learn these...

Shri Narendra Modi, the current prime minister of India, is an inspiring orator, quite possibly the best I have seen in many years, perhaps equal or better than U.S. president Barack Obama. What makes Shri Narendra Modi such an amazing speaker ? What can we learn from his inspiring public speaking? Here are five key points that we can takeaway form Shri Modi ji's speeches: 1. Simple and Easy-to-understand Message During the speech, Shri Modi ji conveys three to four main messages in a very simple manner. Even the most layman person can understand what he is trying to say. He shares examples for each of his message to further illustrate what he is trying to accomplish. For instance, in today's speech at Madison Square Garden, he talked about what makes India the only nation in the world with three key qualities, creating programs to make India clean and especially Ganga river, providing basic necessities for India's poor people including a home and toilet, and creating econo...

Apple under Tim Cook's leadership has done good since he was nominated the CEO of Apple on August 24, 2011 (when Steve Jobs resigned). Apple hasn't floundered; Apple hasn't stopped growing; Apple hasn't stumbled; Apple hasn't given up its crown as the world's most valuable company. Apple still generates a lot of cash every quarter. Apple is sitting with over $158 billion in cash . Apple would be the envy of any business in the world. Apple stock has done quite well since closing at $361.57 on August 24, 2011. Apple stock now sits at $536.86, or a gain of 48%. This should be pretty impressive for any company, and even more so for a large cap company. In the two and a half years since Tim Cook took over as Apple's CEO, the company's annual revenue has grown by about 58% , and its profits by about 40%. That compares favorably with many of its rivals, including Google, whose profits increased by about 25% in the same period. Why then Apple and Tim Cook are b...

Quite often, today's innovators become tomorrow's laggards, and many either die or just stop growing. The real question is: Why? Some of the popular and innovative companies of yesterday such as Hollywood Video, Borders, THQ, KB Toys, Frontier Airlines, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Nortel, Habitat, Polaroid are dead. Some reasons for the eventual demise and the death of innovation at these companies are: 1. Dependence on the familiar - Most companies become over-dependent on existing products for far too long, keep on adding bells and whistles and additional features that current customers keep on asking for, until they realize that these products are now bloated and obsolete. Worse yet, new customers don't want to buy the bloatware, and existing customers are also getting tired of the extra things that are not needed. 2. Change of management structure - Many times, as the company grows, the culture, leadership and management becomes more and more process oriented, and les...

Preparation is easy to praise but very hard to master. No modern coach, in any sport, understands that bet­ter than NFL veteran Tom Coughlin. He led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl vic­tories with his system of relentless preparation and old-school resilience. He teaches his players that you can never guarantee a win, but you can always earn the right to win—with focus, consistency, hard work, and anticipation of obstacles. And if you’ve earned the right to win, you can sleep soundly before a big game and take the field with confidence. Now Coughlin shares his best advice and anecdotes and shows how they apply beyond the gridiron. His philosophy focuses on mental preparation and con­sistency in the face of adversity. And his direct, honest wisdom can help leaders in any field rev up their own organizations. Coughlin’s lessons include: Using time efficiently, both in making and sticking to a schedule and planning for the long-term Preparing for unexpected...

Do you want to get inspired this President's Day on February 18, 2013? Look no further than our past and current U.S. Presidents. These presidents worked hard and got their generations going through actions, and not just words. Share these quotes with your family, at work, at school... wherever you need inspiration!   Quote from President John Quincy Adams on Leadership! Be the Inspiring Leader.   Quote from President Thomas Jefferson. Be Flexible on the Surface, But Steadfast in your Values! Quote from President Theodore Roosevelt. Believe in Yourself! Keep Faith, and Stay the Course... Quote from President Abraham Lincoln. Always Move Forward. Slow and Steady Wins...  Quote from our current President Barack Obama. Keep Walking on the Right Path...to Achieve!! References: Entrepreneur Magazine