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One of my favourite all time quotes is from Henry Ford. He once said ‘Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can't: you're always right'. Just take a moment to think about that in your life and your business.We are all born with an incredibly powerful bio computer (our brain) that really does give us all unlimited potential. So why is it that certain people are far more wealthy and ‘successful' in life and in business than others? Why do some people work excessively hard and never seem to get anywhere whilst others just seem to be complete and utter money and success magnets!?Are they more intelligent? Did they go

How To Develop A New Product
Where do you begin when you have an idea for a new product? With the sales page! Yup, before you even create the product you need to know 1) if there is a need for your product and 2) what exact needs your product will meet.I had an idea formulating for a new educational series. I created a survey that asked questions that would guide me in meeting their needs. I sent it to the people in my e-magazine list and discovered that they wanted to:Focus their passion and talents in a profitable business endeavorLearn to make passive income Get more clientsStudy alone at their own pace with audio/vid

The July 2006 issue of Worth magazine called you the “glue” that holds S.C. Johnson’s fifth-generation family team together. How do you see your role within this family team? We are a family, first and foremost, and that can make for some interesting team dynamics from time to time! We trust and respect one another, and we value each other’s opinion. And, we keep our values as a family and as family businesses front and central in our individual and collective business decisions. That means always doing what we believe is right for the long-term health of our companies and our people. No one’s role in the family is more important than another’s, and each of us is as responsible as the others for keeping those values alive for the next generation.

Within the Family Business Council established by your father, Sam Johnson, there is no chairman, and decisions are made by consensus. How does this work? What is a typical Council meeting like? There’s no such thing as a typical meeting. Our Family Business Council includes the family and a small select group of family advisors. This is where we come together to really dive into issues and opportunities facing the enterprises individually and as a whole. Wh

What Is The Question To Start Asking Questions?
I love asking “What If”. It is the biggest door opening question ever conceived. Yesterday, whilst I was at a Toastmaster’s meeting, I had a one of those “flashes of brilliance.”It started with me thinking that a lot of people may be feeling that they have been “sentenced” to spend their life in Customer Service. And I started thinking “How very sad for them” that they don’t see the real potential there is for a lifelong career and how rewarding that really is.Now, some of you that know me would say that there were several times in my life that I did not see it that way at all. Yep, it happened to me too. I lost my objectiv

nteresting team dynamics from time to time! We trust and respect one another, and we value each other’s opinion. And, we keep our values as a family and as family businesses front and central in our individual and collective business decisions. That means always doing what we believe is right for the long-term health of our companies and our people. No one’s role in the family is more important than another’s, and each of us is as responsible as the others for keeping those values alive for the next generation.

Employees, Get Used to Working under Surveillance
Let's face it. Monitoring employees' e-mail, tracking their Internet use, logging everything done at keyboards has become the norm in Corporate America.With computer monitoring software so cheap and easy-to-apply it's no wonder that workplace surveillance becomes more and more widespread.Here are some figures from the 2005 Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey made by American Management Association and the consulting firm ePolicy Institute:76% of companies monitor websites their employees visit, and 65% use software to block connections to certain websites.36% use software to log keystrokes and keep track

t means always doing what we believe is right for the long-term health of our companies and our people. No one’s role in the family is more important than another’s, and each of us is as responsible as the others for keeping those values alive for the next generation.

Textiles Applications in Automotive Industry
With the rising level of automobile production and its corresponding worldwide stocks based on the rapid industrialisation in Asia, Africa and Latin America plus the rising demand in Eastern Europe, the proportion of textiles in a motor car is increasing in response to more stringent comfort and safety needs in industrialised countries like the USA, Japan and Western Europe.Automobile textiles, which are non apparel textiles, are widely used in vehicles like cars, trains, buses, aircrafts and marine vehicles. Hence, the term automobile textile means all type of textile components e.g. fibers, filaments, yarns and the fabric used in a

the next generation.

Rotary, The Instant Business Connection
Gene, a friend of mine in the chemical business told me about traveling to see a potential client in Manila. They had a morning meeting and discussions were going well, but as the clock got to about half past eleven, Gene noticed that the client had something else on his mind. Eventually, the client told Gene that he was sorry, but he had somewhere else he needed to be.Gene apologized for perhaps making the client late, but asked a favor, “Can you tell me where the local Rotary Club meets?” The client beamed. He was a Rotarian, and he was on his way to the noon meeting of the Manila Rotary Club. They went together and afterwards conc

ing as a typical meeting. Our Family Business Council includes the family and a small select group of family advisors. This is where we come together to really dive into issues and opportunities facing the enterprises individually and as a whole. When big, tough decisions need to be made, this is where we make them. If the family reaches a stalemate, then we turn to our family advisors to cast a single, deciding vote. It’s a democratic, majority rules process, and it works for us. Here’s why.

Although we support one another, and are committed to the same values, vision and goal, we are different people with different perspectives and ideas. Naturally, there are times we are going to disagree. The Family Business Council gives us a forum to discuss things openly and freely, and an agreed-to process to resolve any differences of opinion in private, not in public. This ensures consistent and united family leadership and clear, focused direction to our troops, which is so critically important.

When Dad was here, he would break the tie or make the call; we really didn’t have to negotiate the tough decisions among ourselves. Now we do. So we’re meeting more often and tackling a broader range of topics. We have a Fam

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