Socrates Says

Friday Filosophy 2015-2

It is time for our second Friday Filosophy of the New Year.   Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Marie Curie   Heaven never helps the man who will not act. Sophocles   Who aims at excellence will be above mediocrity; who aims at mediocrity will be far […]

Thought for the Day: Capital Goods Industry Management

Continuing with the philosophical, I want to share with you one of the approaches that I used when I was in a leadership position as an employee.  One thing I teach – and this does not just apply to Capital Goods Industry Management, but to management in every industry – is that we manage process. […]

Words of Wisdom 2015-1

Over the years, I have used various expressions to make a point or get the attention of a group.  I have taken to calling these words of wisdom “Sleeisms.”  Here is a short list of them.  Enjoy.   Always assume the other person is twice as smart as you are and work twice as hard […]

Membership

American Express coined the phrase “Membership has its privileges.”  This is entirely true.  Most of us have professional memberships to various organizations: the Associated Equipment Distributors, the National Trailer Distributor’s Association, the National Groundwater Association, the National Trailer Equipment Association, just to name a few. We are inviting you to become members of our own […]

Friday Filosophy #2015-1

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. Aristotle   When a man feels throbbing in him the power to do what he undertakes as well as it can possibly be done, this is happiness, this is success. Orison Swett Marden   […]

Pricing Power

Webinars come in a wide variety of forms and flavors. Some are offered for free as a means to whet your appetite and get you to buy other services. Others represent a transference of information en masse.   Then, there are many options in between. We have already told you about our new dynamic. Now we […]