I was reading an article today by the Associated Press that appeared in DevilsLakeJournal.com. It had to do with The North Dakota Hospital Association’s negotiations with the Indian Health Service and Three Affiliated Tribes over how much North Dakota hospitals are owed in unpaid medical bills. The article stated: “Hospital Association Vice President, Tim...
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Rosemary Crom, who was the daughter of Dale’s second wife, Dorothy Carnegie, put together a booklet called, “Dale Carnegie: as others saw him.” In this booklet is a particular passage penned by Carnegie that recounts his trip to China in 1932. In light of our country’s recent (and wild) market fluctuations, I thought there...
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“He who treads softly goes far.” — Chinese proverb The Socratic Method of teaching is named after Greek philosopher Socrates, who taught students by asking question after question, seeking to expose contradictions in the students’ thoughts and ideas to then guide them to arrive at a solid, tenable conclusion. The principle underlying the...
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With all due respect to Alfred E. Neuman of “Mad Magazine” fame, Dale Carnegie is the epitome of “Cool.” For a guy who was born into a poor farming family, and who worked his way through college while getting up at 4:00 a.m. to milk the family’s cows, he had a lot in his...
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Amidst the country’s overall uncertain economic climate, at least there’s some good news for the people in North Dakota: State Tax Commissioner Cory Fong announced that taxable sales rose to $3.5 billion during the first three months of 2011, representing a 33.6 percent increase compared to the same period a year ago. “While we...
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Good news for North Dakota: Up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil are estimated to be in the Bakken and Three Forks formations, a rock bed spanning 200,000 sq miles underneath the surface of North Dakota, Montana and Saskatchewan. That would make it the biggest oil field discovered in the contiguous U.S. in more...
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Before we sell any product or service we must first sell ourselves, and consequently, we all must be salespeople to some degree. Unfortunately, however, one of the biggest mistakes most professionals make when they first meet someone is overselling themselves. Impromptu first impressions are what they are, but scheduled first impressions like sales calls,...
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Recruiting top talent requires a sizable investment. It’s estimated that recruiting expenses total about 35% or more of an employee’s first year salary. Naturally, any employer would want to recoup those expenses by retaining their top talent for at least a few years. But how do you keep them once you’ve landed them? To...
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New college graduates are often eager to begin their job search, thinking that the diploma they worked so hard for represents their ticket to corporate success. That’s certainly part of it, but not necessarily the entire picture. Graduates who are depending on their newly minted credential alone to carry them are in for a...
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One area that affects a business’ bottom line more than most is in negotiation. Striking business deals is the cornerstone of the business world, and can make or break any company regardless of size. One bad deal can bring a company to its knees, just as an excellent one can boost a tiny business...
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