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Stephanie Calahan - Click Here To Read Stephanie's Articles - Stephanie L.H. Calahan (www.Step
hanieCalahan.com) of Calahan
Solutions, Inc. is a dynamic entrepreneur,
nationally known expert and speaker, media
personality, author, publisher,
productivity/ organization consultant, &
business start-up coach. She focuses on
conducting presentations, personal
coaching, productivity assessments &
organizing services. She believes that
diversity of thought, communication
styles, backgrounds, & experiences lead to
more innovative, longer-lasting solutions.
Steph has worked with hundreds of clients,
and understands that every person is
unique & requires systems that work for
them. As such, she has been featured on/in
numerous venues (w
ww.calahansolutions.net)
She is an active member in many
professional organizations & is an active
community leader. As such, she has
received many awards recognizing her for
her contributions. Her corporate and small
business expertise as well as her Computer
Science & HR backgrounds give her a unique
perspective of what works at work. As a
wife & mother, she knows family & leisure
time is more important than ever.
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Sam Allman - Click Here To Read Sam's Articles - Sam Allman is CEO of Allman Consulting and
Training, Inc. and is an internationally
recognized motivational speaker,
consultant and author. For almost two
decades Sam has been one of the most
in-demand sales speakers. Delivering high
content, customized, inspiring programs in
areas such as leadership, customer
service, management, team building, retail
and outside sales
and personal development. Sam has been
featured as a keynote speaker for
organizations in industries ranging from
Technology, Retail Sales to Health Care.
He captivates his audience by his humor,
enthusiasm, knowledge and expertise.
Sam has created hundreds of training and
educational learning programs and systems.
His latest published book, “Heart and Mind
Selling” has helped hundreds of sales
professionals build genuine trusting
relationships with their customers that
will last a lifetime. Through Sam’s
leadership, Allman Consulting, Inc. has
developed training departments or
“universities” for major corporations that
have actually realized profits within two
years.
For Speaking, Training or Consulting
contact Bill @ 770-425-2142 or bi
ll@allmanconsulting.com
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Jack Greene - Click Here To Read Jack's Articles - Jack Greene is president of Jackson
Productivity Research Inc. He writes about
practical business actions which even in
today’s economy will control and reduce
costs; plant layout; time study;
motivation; productivity improvement;
capacity, constraints, and utilization;
merger and consolidation of facilities;
cost justified relocation within or into
the US.
Jack uses his experience in dozens of
productivity improvement, work
measurement, cost reduction, and layout
projects; for large and small companies,
US and international, as a basis to share
insights. He recognizes that a business
must continue to satisfy customers and
produce quality product even while
controlling costs. The articles address
all businesses because they deal with
people and the elements of work; with
efficient facilities, tools and equipment;
with successful management practices.
Mr. Greene established Jackson
Productivity Research in 1991, and
previously headed division or corporate
industrial engineering for three Fortune
250 companies; ITT, Abbott Labs, and
Bausch & Lomb.
Jack Greene Jackson Productivity Research:
Productivity is our Middle Name jack@jacksonproductivity.com jac
ksonproductivity.com
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James Ladd - Click Here To Read James's Articles - JAMES LADD B.A., C.H.R.P., C.P.I.R.
Life & Business Coach, author and speaker,
who has without a doubt been down the
"Road Less Traveled," having survived and
thrived after a double lung transplant in
August of 2003. Jim comes to this place in
his incredible life journey with a dynamic
combination of work and life experience.
Jim worked as an Organizational & Human
Resource Development Specialist for over
35 years in the private, public &
non-profit sectors and also managed a
provincial government employee assistance
program serving over 15,000 employees. He
has authored and facilitated a wide
variety of training programs covering such
diverse topics as; managing organizational
change, conflict resolution, performance
management, managing and/or coping with
stress, interviewing & counseling skills,
supervisory & management skills. His most
recent publication titled; "THE PERSONAL
TRANSFORMATION GUIDE: Raising Awareness of
Self to Slay the Dragon," is available
through his website. In the community he
became an award winning football coach
over the course of 25 years (Coach of the
Year 3M of Canada, Coach of the Year,
Developmental Category, Coaches Assoc. of
Manitoba
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John Heap - Click Here To Read John's Articles - Productivity is my 'bag' ... it is what I
know about. I am President of the World
Confederation of Productivity Science -www.wcps.info
and Director of the National
Productivity Centre in the UK www.n
atprodcentre.com - go to this site for
some good free resources and some (paid
for but low price) e-learning on
productivity.
I also edit the International Journal of
Productivity & Performance Management.
My views on productivity and on learning
(which I think are related) are summarised
at www.johnhe
ap.net .... and current productivity
news and views are on my blog - w
ww.donotcomplicate.blogspot.com
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Gurutej Khalsa - Click Here To Read Gurutej's Articles - Gurutej Kaur Khalsa is the founder of The
Energy Gurus. Her background includes 38
years in creating and directing conscious
communities and businesses in Toronto and
Los Angeles. Gurutej is a well known
master teacher of yoga and health
techniques to thousands of individuals in
the Los Angeles area.
She is currently consulting with
businesses, organizations and corporations
to bring practical knowledge and exercises
into the workplace. She assists business
owners in a process of increasing
productivity through supporting people
with techniques to regain their energy,
enthusiasm and productivity
Gurutej’s mission is to sustain, support,
and uplift humanity through individual
practices that create awareness, energy,
and productivity in the home, workplace,
and community
www.gurutej.com www.theener
gygurus.com
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Jim Stovall - Click Here To Read Jim's Articles - Jim Stovall has been a national champion
Olympic weightlifter, the President of the
Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television
Network, and a highly sought after author
and platform speaker. He is the author of
the best selling book, The Ultimate Gift,
which is now a major motion picture
starring James Garner and Abigail Breslin.
Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes
magazine, says, “Jim Stovall is one of the
most extraordinary men of our era.”
For his work in making television
accessible to our nation’s 13 million
blind and visually impaired people, The
President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity
selected Jim Stovall as the Entrepreneur
of the Year. He was also chosen as the
International Humanitarian of the Year,
joining Jimmy Carter, Nancy Reagan, and
Mother Teresa as recipients of this
honor.
info@jim
stovall.com
www.narrativet
v.com
www.u
ltimateproductivity.com
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Andy Piper (Premium Author) - Click Here To Read Andy's Articles - Andy Piper is the author of Enterprise
Readiness 101 and the founder of www.
enterprise-readiness.com. For over
ten years, he has worked with enterprise
companies. He has developed applications
and implemented solutions as a systems
engineer. He spent several years at
Microsoft as a sales engineer. Since
2004, Andy has been a product manager for
different start up organizations such as
Ardence and most recently Casenet.
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Karen Parsons (Premium Author) - Click Here To Read Karen's Articles - Hello my name is Karen Parsons and I am
President and Founder of Successful
Solutions Life Coaching.
We are providers of Personal and Business
Transformation solutions; we teach our
Clients how to awaken to their Infinite
Potential for Greatness in Life and
Business!
Successful Solutions Life Coaching was
formed because of a deep concern I have.
Stress, unhappiness and lack of meaning in
the workplace has become an epidemic!
Organizations are paying a very high price
for this epidemic!
Statistics Canada tells us that
work-related stress directly affects
current and long-term productivity of
workers in terms of reduced work
activities, disability days, absenteeism
and turnover!
It is estimated that the replacement cost
of an entry-level employee is 30% of their
annual salary up to 400% of the annual
salary for a high-level employee!
Progressive companies know that providing
their employees with solutions for
reducing stress and finding meaning in
their work is no longer just a luxurious
option, but a necessity if they want to
improve Productivity and increase Employee
Retention!
Please visit our Website! www.successfulsolutionslifecoaching.
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Joan Friedlander - Click Here To Read Joan's Articles - Joan Friedlander is the founder of
Lifework Business Partners, a coaching and
training company guiding creative
professionals to design profitable,
well-run businesses. A four pronged
approach offers just the right structure
without squashing creativity: Focus,
Automate, Simplify, Delegate. Visit ww
w.lifeworkpartners.com for programs,
services and products.
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Stan Berry - Click Here To Read Stan's Articles - Stan Berry has devoted the past 34 years
to improving the writing skills of over
55,000 business and government
professionals. After completing his
Master’s degree from Yale University, he
co-authored five books on writing that he
uses in his seminars. He’s been a member
of the American Society for Training and
Development (ASTD) since 1975 when he
served as the newsletter editor and on the
Board of Directors for the Twin Cities
Chapter. Stan can be reached at www.Berr
yWritingGroup.com or 612-578-1487.
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Silver Authors |
Michael O'Grady - Click Here To Read Michael's Articles - Well known in the services industry for
his high-volume tickets, record-breaking,
tenacious, self-disciplined, and
self-motivated selling and sales training
style, Michael O'Grady is an accomplished
Sales Manager, Sales Trainer, Business
Owner, aspiring Sales Coach, Independent
Consultant and Entrepreneur. During his
20-year sales career, he has set and
achieved many industry and personal
records as well as his personal and
professional goals. He is dedicated to
inspiring others to do the same.
Michael invites you to visit
Sales-Psychology.com for more
articles, tools and resources that explore
sales and business at a deeper level.
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Dave Crenshaw - Click Here To Read Dave's Articles - Dave Crenshaw’s mission is to help you
“Magnify Your Time.” Dave has shown
business leaders worldwide how to uncover
hidden hours every day and increase their
per-hour worth. Dave is a frequent radio
guest on stations through North America.
He is the author of The
Myth of Multitasking: How ‘Doing it
All’ Gets Nothing Done, a time management
bestseller recently reviewed in TIME
magazine. For more information about
Dave, visit www.davecrenshaw.com.
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Georgina Forrest - Click Here To Read Georgina's Articles - Georgina Forrest, your Organizing Expert,
provides office organizing services,
consulting and training workshops to busy
professionals. She shows them how to get
calm-control of their workspace one pile
at a time. Sign up for her FREE audio
course, 7 PAINLESS TIPS TO GET & STAY
ORGANIZED - FOREVER! at sworganizin
g.ca
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David A. Mayen - Click Here To Read David A.'s Articles - David A. Mayen, holds a Masters
Certification in Applied Neuroscience from
Cambridge College in Boston, MA. He is
also the Executive Director for the Sleep
Recovery Centers in Southern California.
David has lectured on a broad range of
topics including The Bio-Electric
Neurophysiology of Sleep; Anxiety and
Sleep; and Traumas'Effect on Restorative
Rest Cycles. He is the also the author of
two up-coming books, The Sleep Recovery
Project: "How Advanced NeuroScience is
Creating Restful Sleep Without Sleeping
Pills" and "Creating The Ultimate
Relationship: How to Achieve the
Partnership of Your Dreams Through
NeuroScience" published by Obelisk Press,
Inc.
He can be reached at: www.S
leepRecoveryCenters.com or by calling:
1-888-866-REST (7378)
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Michael D. Diercks - Click Here To Read Michael's Articles - Michael is the regional president of the
Columbus office of Leadership Management
Institute, an international leadership
development firm.
Michael’s experience includes:
· Over 25 years of experience as an
executive with:
o GM
o EDS
o McQuay International
o WLR Foods
o RR Donnelley & Sons
· Business Strategist for a $1B business.
· Facilitated growth strategies for
small, midsize and large enterprises
leading to documented performance
results.
· Written numerous articles for business
periodicals including BizJournals and the
LMI Journal.
· Speaks before hundreds of CEOs,
presidents, owners and other professionals
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Bruce Oliver - Click Here To Read Bruce's Articles - Shiftwork Solutions is the international
leader in solving shift work and shift
schedule problems faced by organizations
with multiple shift coverage requirements.
With offices in the United States and
Australia, we have helped shiftworkers and
shift work managers in service and
manufacturing industries worldwide.
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Dr Jürgen Strauss - Click Here To Read Dr Jürgen's Articles - Director of !nnovaBiz:
We work with businesses to provide cost
effective internet marketing strategies
and personal/ team productivity
solutions.
We make extensive use of Mindmapping in
all our work to allow creative
visualization of ideas, solutions,
strategies and projects. We use
innovative, scientifically developed
systems customized to each client's
particular situation.
I am passionate about helping people in
business achieve amazing results and
create greater success through innovation
in marketing, customer experience creation
and using systems to improve
productivity.
During my 25 year career in the corporate
world, I gained extensive experience in
people management, marketing, product and
brand management, technical and business
project management, development of new
products, customer relationship
management, strategic planning, team
building, creative thinking, sales
service, technical service and research
(chemical and photographic) and the
development of business systems and
processes.
further details see www.in
novabiz.com.au
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Fred Patterson - Click Here To Read Fred's Articles - Fred Patterson has been involved with
guiding companies through technology
development into commercialization for
over forty years, including having worked
with the SBIR Program and all of its
aspects virtually since its inception.
Currently enjoying a well-recognized
nationwide consulting practice as “The
SBIR Coach”, Fred teaches his dozens of
client companies the SBIR “ropes” and
guides them in the process of producing
clearly articulated and reviewer-focused
proposals, effectively doubling their
chances of obtaining funding.
In addition to SBIR and other Federal
government sponsored funding programs,
Fred also works with several State
sponsored technology accelerator
initiatives, as well as with many Angel,
Venture Capital, and other private sector
investment sources to continually refine
its trademarked “Funding Readiness Level
(FRL)®” index (a combination of Technology
Readiness, Business Readiness, and
DealsmanshipTM) that the company uses to
help its clients prepare for the
challenges of seeking, securing, and
managing funding for commercialization and
growth.
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Julie Melillo - Click Here To Read Julie's Articles - Business and Life Coach, writer, speaker,
artist, Julie Melillo was raised
in Tucson, Arizona and lived in Phoenix
for five years
after college. She then moved to Manhattan
in 2007 to
bring her happiness-focused coaching to
stressed out New
Yorkers. Julie brings her passion and to
her clients with
her five-step goal-reaching success
process and
personality type strength expertise. Julie
is a member of
The International Coach Federation and is
a Certified Life
Coach from an accredited school. She has a
BA in
Communications, minor in Journalism and
graduated
Magna Cum Laude a semester early. She
currently lives in
Manhattan's Lower East Side and coaches
clients
in-person in Manhattan and internationally
over the
telephone and internet.
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John Stepleton - Click Here To Read John's Articles - A serial entrepreneur and 3-time Inc. 500
Growth Company owner, John guides others
how to observe their situation to find
opportunities that may not be so apparent.
Always preaching the value of learning,
John shares his experiences on how measure
passion so that it can be focused more
meaningfully.
John lives what he believes. The epitome
of entrepreneur, at the age of 27, without
any money or experience, John did what
true entrepreneurs do – he boot-strapped a
start-up business. He ended up turning the
“boot-strap” research firm into a three
time Inc. 500 Growth Company growing the
business into a 500 employee firm.
John's success in business is a direct
result of his passion for understanding
and his obsession with measuring and
assessing. Over the years John's interest
in benchmarking and his involvement in
researching best practices have led to a
depth of knowledge as to what makes
organizations tick that's unseen.
John's study of what makes great business
is what led him to his newest start-up,
knowledge-fulcrum.
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Robert Rutherford - Click Here To Read Robert's Articles - Rob Rutherford is a partner and the
technical director at QuoStar Solutions, a
leading provider of IT services and
consultancy.
Rob has been delivering business enhancing
IT solutions on a global scale for over 10
years, working with large international
businesses through to those with ten
employees. He has a genuine and deep
passion for providing technical solutions
to business issues, which are measurable
and make a real impact to a business’s
operations and bottom line.
Favourite Quote:-
"Any suitable advanced technology
is indistinguishable from magic."
- Arthur C. Clarke
Rob can be contacted on robert.rutherford@quostar.com and
his main company website address is www.quostar
.com
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Michael Pilling - Click Here To Read Michael's Articles - Michael Pilling is the lead consultant at
HighProductivity.ca. Specializing in
business software implementations, wikis,
groupware and productivity tools,
HighProductivity serves groups and
companies across North America.
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John Cousineau - Click Here To Read John's Articles - John Cousineau is Founder and President of
innovative information inc. For over 30
years, he's helped companies improve their
performance through innovative uses of
information and technology in their
business processes. A 'systems thinker'
skilled in finding ways to help smart
people work smarter, often with new
information that makes their choices
clearer. Product visionary for Amacus, an
advanced sales productivity tool for Sales
Reps, patents pending.
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Bill Tyler - Click Here To Read Bill's Articles - Hi, my name is Bill Tyler, Founder of The
Bubble Planner. Our company creates time
management tools that enable people to
unleash their potential. I have a passion
for helping others design the life they've
always wanted.
I believe that everyone has within them
right now the power to create startling
and powerful change, thereby, experiencing
success like they never thought possible.
It is my further belief that a lack of
knowledge and effective tools are what's
holding people back from realizing their
dreams.
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Janet Barclay - Click Here To Read Janet's Articles - As the Founder & General Manager of
Organized Assistant, Janet Barclay
enhances the productivity of small
business clients by taking on tasks and
projects which they lack the time or
skills to complete.
She has a wide range of administrative,
supervisory, and front-line experience
from a variety of sectors, including
manufacturing, financial services, social
services, and government.
A former Silver Leaf Member of
Professional Organizers in Canada who
spent three years on their National Board
of Directors, Janet has been recognized as
a productivity expert in The Globe and
Mail, The Star Tribune, OfficePRO and
other publications.
Her particular areas of interest are using
technology to maximize productivity, and
applying her knowledge of personality type
to help individuals develop time
management and organizing strategies that
meet their unique needs.
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Kelly Holm - Click Here To Read Kelly's Articles - Kelly L. Holm
(visit Kelly’s website, www.Coa
chKelly.com)
Kelly is a certified executive coach and
award-winning leader with over 22 years of
business experience working with a diverse
combination of senior leaders, leadership
teams and “high potentials” spanning
small, medium and large, private,
employee-owned and public companies in
over 30 industries. The result is an
effective blend of experience and insight
for coaching diverse individuals, teams
and organizations to clarify, align,
achieve and sustain leadership excellence.
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Nick Pagan - Click Here To Read Nick's Articles - The guiding principle behind the writings
on www.nickpagan.co
m is that if you are emotionally
well-balanced, then you naturally want to
engage in carrying out useful and
productive activities. If not, then you
will struggle against yourself to get
things done. This reduces your efficiency
and your effectiveness and, at times, it
leaves you immobilized and unable to get
anything done on important, yet difficult
issues.
There are four key topics that remove the
resistance to getting things done:
Understanding how the mind works, so that
objectives are designed and managed to be
easy to carry out.
Understanding the process of problem
solving, so that practical difficulties
can be overcome.
Understanding how learning and skill
development occurs, so that the
capabilities needed to fulfill objectives
can be gained quickly.
Applying enhanced productivity techniques,
so that work is carried out more
efficiently and effectively.
When you combine these elements together,
you get free-flowing, highly leveraged,
and deeply satisfying progress.
www.nickpagan.co
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Cheryl - Click Here To Read Cheryl's Articles - Business Imaging is a business development
firm specializing in fostering “Individual
Effectiveness & Productivity”. We believe
that effective interactions are obtained
when individuals tap into their innate
qualities and leverage the same when
interacting with others. This process
leads to a higher probability of achieving
desired outcomes.
Our client services include a full range
of business development services including
one-on-one & team coaching, training
development & facilitation, process &
project management services, small group
seminars as well as speaking engagements
upon request. We provide our clients with
the tools they require to improve results,
achieve goals, and get more out of each
interaction.
The firm is led by Cheryl McDuffie James,
Managing Director, with over twenty years
of experience in the areas of Finance,
Marketing, Sales, Consulting, and Process
Management. Her experiences were achieved
in several industries including,
Telecommunications,
Pharmaceuticals/Biotech, Restaurant, and
Consumer Foods. Ms. James has a BS in
Accounting and a MBA. She is also a
recipient of multiple sales and leadership
awards.
www
.businessimaging.org
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Deb - Click Here To Read Deb's Articles - Deb is an online marketing professional,
presently working with Quality Web
Solutions. It is one of the leading web
design and development companies that has
been offering website design, graphic and logo
design, web content writing, offshore
staffing and search engine optimization
services all over the world.
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