In the spirit of the LinkedIn series, Things I Carry, I have created my list of the things that I carry. I am a frequent traveler and have well over 1 million miles of air, car, train, and bus travel over the past 10 years, and I’ve learned to travel as lean as possible. These are […]
Category: Business Management
The Best Month Ever
For the independent consultant, marketing does not come naturally for us, unless perhaps you are a marketing consultant. This is because we are technicians by nature, using the definition of technician as described in The E-Myth Revisited, the brilliant book by Michael Gerber. Our websites and blogs are one of the most visible ways in […]
Build Customer Loyalty by Adopting their Vision, Mission, and Culture
For the small consulting firm and independent consultants, building strong customer loyalty can make or break your business. Weak customer loyalty, at the very least, will make the struggle to keep your sales pipeline full a lot more difficult. Strong customer loyalty will provide dividends for years to come. Some of the common approaches to […]
Free E-book: Think and Grow Rich
I am pleased to offer the classic book, Think and Grow Rich, by Napolean Hill, as a free download. Thanks to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA), this book is in the public domain and can be freely copied and distributed throughout the United States and most of the free world. I may, at some […]
Coming Soon: Think and Grow Rich Audiobook
{{ Update: you can now get the audio book here: Think and Grow Rich Audio Book }} I have been reading my way through a number of classic motivational books and have recently read the grand-daddy of them all, Think and Grow Rich, by Napolean Hill. I recall seeing this particular book on my maternal […]
WTF? (Where’s the Facebook?)
If you look for Matrice Consulting, LLC on Facebook.com, you will not find us. If you are looking for Facebook on matricellc.com, this post is the only place you will find it. I am asked or told at least once a week, “Why aren’t you on Facebook? You should be on Facebook”. I am one […]
Why Remote Workers Are More (Yes, More) Engaged
An interesting article from Harvard Business Review arrived in my email this morning that I want to share: Why Remote Workers Are More (Yes, More) Engaged. Two points that stand out to me are: Absence makes people try harder to connect Leaders of virtual teams make better use of tools I agree with Mr. Edinger […]
Must Have Oracle HCM Resources
This is a short but powerful post. Here is a list of must-have resources for anyone using the HRMS / HCM Suite in Oracle Applications E-Business Suite: Oracle HRMS Forum: This is the official Oracle hosted forums, moderated by real live Oracle employees. This leans more towards the technical side of the applications, but I […]
Book Review: A Message to Garcia – The Best Book You Have Never Read
I stumbled across an amazing story, A Message to Garcia, about 6 months ago, which sums up what we all should strive to be and should look for when hiring people. This book is in the public domain, and I am including copies at the end of this review, based on the Project Gutenberg texts. […]
I am on a First Name Basis with Arby’s
What does a fast food restaurant and IT consulting have in common? They are both businesses that rely on face to face communications and relationship building to help create loyalty and repeat business. What can we learn from Arby’s that can help improve our relationships with customers? And why Arby’s in particular? Isn’t Arby’s just […]