http://successfulbusinessleadership.ibc01.com Personal and professional development for business leadership Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:14:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Despite the drumbeat of negative things the politicians and media have to say, society today is and has been good. It is likely to get better, but only if we work to achieve a better life and have a positive attitude. Honestly, I’m tired of all the negativity, fighting and ... http://successfulbusinessleadership.ibc01.com/index.php/2008/05/25/society-world-change-globalization-and-business/ Recently, I got back from Europe where I spent over a week visiting Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In my quest to find innovative business and product ideas, I ran across a few that were new to me and I thought worthy of sharing. The key point is that we are ... http://successfulbusinessleadership.ibc01.com/index.php/2008/04/26/some-european-business-innovations/ Dear Mr. Obama, I thank you for the speech you made on race in America. I thought it was excellent and what America needed to hear. Clearly not all the wounds have healed in Black America and we all need to support achieving change and the opportunity for “pursuit of happiness” ... http://successfulbusinessleadership.ibc01.com/index.php/2008/03/21/a-business-letter-to-barack-obama/   Wisdom is knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action. It is also said in business and life that knowledge is power. We all have, however, different experiences and backgrounds, strengths and weaknesses, meaning none of us have all the knowledge (or wisdom) for ... http://successfulbusinessleadership.ibc01.com/index.php/2008/03/01/business-wisdom-101/ As you know, Microsoft recently announced a bid to takeover Yahoo for $44.6 billion in order to create scale in the search and advertising business, and to compete better against Google. Yahoo is expected to announce this week that they will turn down the offer. The purpose of this post ... http://successfulbusinessleadership.ibc01.com/index.php/2008/02/10/microsoft-and-yahoo-a-brief-analysis/