More North Dakota Women Own Businesses There are an estimated 18,400 female-owned businesses in the state of North Dakota. The businesses employ about 19,000 and make about $2 billion in sales, according to the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, a study of U.S. Census Bureau data commissioned by American Express OPEN. The increase in...
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Dale Carnegie once asked Paul Boynton, then employment director for a major oil company, what is the biggest mistake people make in applying for jobs. Carnegie figured Boynton ought to know: he had interviewed more than sixty thousand job seekers; and he had written a book entitled “6 Ways to Get a Job.” Boynton...
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As we head deeper into this election year, we have to consider ethics as one of the traits most essential for any type of leadership. With the recent North Dakota Republican Caucus, and the upcoming Governor’s race, along with Township, City and School District elections, ethics is on center stage across the state. Ethics...
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Why is it that all of us are flawed in some way? Imperfection is the basis for everything that we do and when you think about it, everything that we are. In leadership, as we continue to improve along with the strong North Dakota economy, we might let imperfection get in the way. Educating...
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Those who know us as likeable, personable individuals lift us to a higher level. Every friend you make lifts you just one notch higher. And indeed “being likeable makes you lighter to lift.” Successful people follow a plan for liking people. And while people who reach the top don’t discuss much of their techniques...
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Creativity is something that companies love to talk about, but few do anything to foster it on a systematic basis. “The monotony of day-to-day systems can sometimes stagnate the creative juices in employees,” says Peter Handal, Chairman and CEO of Dale Carnegie Training. To build a creative environment, he suggests that companies: Hold brainstorming...
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Everyone has bad days. There’s just no avoiding it. However, there are some very simple and easy things that you can do to try and help improve the quality of your day. Make your bed. Sounds simple, but making your bed in the morning will help start off your day with a routine that...
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A friend of Dale Carnegie of North Dakota recently got a surprise e-mail in her inbox. It was from one of the global vice presidents of her medical research company. She had recently created a spreadsheet to help her team with data clarity. She had done this on her own and it was very...
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In his book, “How to Develop Self-Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking,” Dale Carnegie tells the following story about Thomas Edison and the powers of observation: Thomas Edison found that twenty-seven of his assistants had used, every day for six months, a certain path which led from his lamp factory to the main...
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The difference between decision-making and problem solving can be confusing. Let’s look at an example. The year was 1985. Coca-Cola was having market share problems. In April of that year, it had replaced the original formula Coke with a much sweeter version. We now know of course that the decision to change the formula...
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Coach Carolyn Happiness and success are up to you.
