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Equifax’s “free” offer is asinine and self-serving

September 12, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

Were you compromised? Log in with all your personal data to see if we have already compromised your information! This should be filed under, “Things No One Should Do – Ever.” And yet, millions of … [Read more...] about Equifax’s “free” offer is asinine and self-serving

Filed Under: And More, BusinessTagged With: Equifax, hack, nothing is free, security breach

Nothing is free (and you are for sale)

August 17, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

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San Francisco mother, Amanda Rushing, this month filed a class action lawsuit against Disney for what she claims is the company’s ability to create profiles of children that can be exploited by … [Read more...] about Nothing is free (and you are for sale)

Filed Under: Business, TechnologyTagged With: COPPA, data protection, Disney, ecommerce, Free is not free, information, lawsuit, mobile apps, selling

Company Culture. It’s a Real Thing.

August 4, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

A longtime and very dear client of Vivo has worked with us at both his current and former companies. His former company had what I call “accidental” culture, just as Vivo did for several years. But … [Read more...] about Company Culture. It’s a Real Thing.

Filed Under: Business, Management and LeadershipTagged With: Accidental Culture, Corporate Culture, culture, Employees, Vivo

What a leader is not

July 6, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

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Sometimes the easiest way to decide what to do is first to determine what you don’t want to do. Likewise, the first and easiest step in identifying a “leader” is to define what a leader is … [Read more...] about What a leader is not

Filed Under: And More, Business, Management and LeadershipTagged With: Leadership, what is a leader

Make it about ME, not you

June 30, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

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I receive about 25 spam e-mails an hour. Although I may have provided an email address to a few of them at some point, I never asked any of them to check in hourly without even offering to buy me a … [Read more...] about Make it about ME, not you

Filed Under: BusinessTagged With: email marketing, free tips, spam

KPIs for Business Targets – A mid-year look at actual performance

June 23, 2017 By Marilyn Weinstein

We’re approaching midyear. And whether or not midyear is also your mid-fiscal year, it’s still a good time to think about the alternatingly dreaded or eagerly anticipated KPIs – Key Performance … [Read more...] about KPIs for Business Targets – A mid-year look at actual performance

Filed Under: Business, Management and Leadership, TechnologyTagged With: Business Targets, key performance indicators, KPI, Leadership

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