September 2012

September 2012

Sales and Marketing: The 10 Commandments of Networking Unless you’re a “people person,” networking can be intimidating. It can also be unproductive if you don’t have a plan of action. Here are the 10 commandments for a successful networking event and...

Do I Need Coaching or Consulting?

STRATEGIC Do I Need Coaching or Consulting? Mark Komen, President Kodyne, Inc. Plymouth, MN Are coaches, “consultants?”  Are consultants, “coaches?”  Can someone do both?  To address these questions, I look at coaching and consulting as activities not labels...

The Need for Nurturance

STRATEGIC The Need for Nurturance Kalli Matsuhashi, Owner Executive Confidante Eagan, MN Mark left his programming job at an Atlanta software firm six years ago. He had worked on a number of projects for clients in the medical field, and began to develop his own ideas...

Beware of Benchmarking

STRATEGIC   Beware of Benchmarking! Mark Komen, President Kodyne, Inc. Plymouth, MN If there was ever a business quicksand pit, it would be the practice of benchmarking.  Benchmarking, as a business practice, came into prominence in the 1980s as organizations...