SELF IMPROVEMENT AND MOTIVATION

The problem with most business is that CEOs or GM don’t sit close to the customers. Ego kills. Not knowing and understanding the new age market has put many brands out of work... Here’s how most businesses are run:  1. The CEO sits at the center, completely disconnected from what’s actually happening in the market. 2. They make decisions based on old data that doesn’t make sense anymore. 3. The CEO spends too much time inside the company to drive it forward in a meaningful way.   Here’s how I believe companies should actually be run:  1. The CEO should be as close to the customers as possible. 2. The company should be able run separately, for the most part. 3. The CEO should be able to bring real time data and bring the right vision to lead the company forward.  So tell me what you think? Share your thoughts... Are you a peoples person? Not to the staff but to your customers.

Strike up a conversation about work values, and it won’t be long before someone brings up a pyramid — a famous psychologist’s best-known theory. Abraham Maslow’s  big idea  was that we all have a hierarchy of needs: once our basic physiological and safety needs are fulfilled, we seek love and belongingness, then self-esteem and prestige, and finally self-actualization. But that pyramid was built more than half a century ago, and psychologists have  recently concluded  that it’s in need of renovation. When you review the evidence from the past few decades of social science, it’s hard to argue with Maslow’s starting point. If your basic needs aren’t met, it’s hard to focus on anything else. If you have a job that doesn’t pay enough, and you’re up all night worrying about survival, chances are you won’t spend much time dwelling on self-actualization. But Maslow built his pyramid at the dawn of the human relations movement, when so many workplaces in the manufacturing ec...

True leadership is not so much about what is in your head as about what is in your heart and how you use that to inspire others to greatness. A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.. For the longest time, I believed that there’s only purpose of life: And that is to be happy. Right? Why else go through all the pain and hardship? It’s to achieve happiness in some way. And I’m not the only person who believed that. In fact, if you look around you, most people are pursuing happiness in their lives. That’s why we collectively buy shit we don’t need, go to bed with people we don’t love, and try to work hard to get approval of people we don’t like. Why do we do these things? To be honest, I don’t care what the exact reason is. I’m not a scientist. All I know is that it has something to do with history, culture, media, economy, psychology, politics, the information era, and you name it. The list is endless. We are who we are. Let’s just accept that. Most people love to analyze w...

What do you need to know to understand the theme park industry? Here at C4C, we've devoted our experience and consulting work ,  plus several books  research and cross checking, in helping consumers understand theme parks enough to help them get the most value they can from a theme park visit. But if you're going to take a step back from a consumer's perspective, to understand themed entertainment  as an industry , you need even more information.  Think of it this way: You don't need to know how the animatronics, ride system, and show effects work to have a great time on Pirates of the Caribbean. But if you're going to analyze the attraction like a designer, you need to know those technical details. If you're going to analyze Pirates like a park manager would, you need to know the ride's cycle time, load time, and hourly guest capacity. And if you're going to consider Pirates like a corporate CEO or stock analyst would, you need to know its capital const...

Sales Presentation Made Easy Using These Simple Methods Are there situations where you need to present your products or services to a group of clients in a meeting room? In an ideal case, you want a deal to be closed on-the-spot. Here, we’ll share with you a few simple methods to ensure you are ready for your next sales presentation.  Who is in the meeting? It’s tempting to just meet the executives and hope that they present the idea to their boss. That way, you don’t have to deal with the hardcore bosses who might grill you during the presentation. Unfortunately, that’s not effective. You need to have the decision maker in the room. Without the decision maker, there is absolutely no way to close the sale during the sales presentation. You need them there to decide. So, the next time you set a presentation, make sure the decision maker is present. Building rapport So now you have successfully set the presentation with the decision maker and the rest of the clien...