Americanics

Remember the time your company restructured and changed its name? When you threw out hundreds of business cards, a few dozen reams of letterhead and a heap more stuff that added to a huge waste pile? What, you haven’t been restructured? Well I have; so often I could write a book about it (and probably […]

Let’s go on a little flight of fancy. Let’s go car shopping. Now usually when you go car shopping you start with a budget in mind, don’t you? You go from dealer to dealer, trying to get the best deal that you can, but what really sells you in the end? Is it the value? […]

Money makes the world go ’round. And when it comes to meeting planning, money can probably get you whatever you want. However, few event planners have the luxury of an unlimited budget. Your boss may like to drink champagne on a beer budget. In other words, caution you to spend less, […]

One of the strongest weapons available allows business, non-profit and association managers to begin changing the behaviors of their key external audiences in ways that lead directly to achieving their primary operating objectives.
The name of that weapon? The fundamental premise of public relations: People act on their own perception of the facts before them, which […]

You need to secure money for your project. You visit venture capitalists to see if you can get that money. A venture capitalist views your project as a pure investment. A venture capitalist has no emotional attachment unlike you. You need to write a proposal that is structured around a venture […]

“To come to be you must have a vision of Being, a Dream, a Purpose, a Principle. You will become what your vision is.”
by Peter Nivio Zarlenga
It’s the New Year again and you are off to a strong start with your goals. But what usually happens after the first few weeks? You start to […]

The key to time management is not a perfect system. It is not learning to prioritize tasks like a pro. It does not even have much to do with how many tasks we have laid out in front of us. Time management inevitably boils down to a simpler, very personal, consideration.
Time management […]