Business Help and Success Tips from John Spence http://blog.johnspence.com One of the top 100 Business Thought Leaders in America give you Business Success Help Sun, 12 May 2013 23:22:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 It Is All About Perspective http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/05/it-is-all-about-perspective/ http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/05/it-is-all-about-perspective/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 16:55:47 +0000 John Spence http://blog.johnspence.com/?p=2784           As most of you who read my blog know, I read a lot… an average of 100 or more business books a year and a good number of books on other topics as well.  I also read fast, I can typically get through a 250 page book in just a few hours.  [...]

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]]> http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/04/the-ten-biggest-issues-in-business-today/feed/ 13 The Power of a 3 x 5 Card http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/02/the-power-of-a-3-x-5-card/ http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/02/the-power-of-a-3-x-5-card/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:08:35 +0000 John Spence http://blog.johnspence.com/?p=2711 Mark Miller: There’s something extremely powerful in a shared purpose. This may seem obvious to any of you trying to build a great team. But you’d probably be surprised how often teams do not have a common sense of purpose.

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]]> http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/02/key-elements-winning-culture/feed/ 10 John Spence Named a Top 100 Business Thought Leader http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/01/john-spence-named-top-100-business-thought-leader/ http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/01/john-spence-named-top-100-business-thought-leader/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:52:06 +0000 John Spence http://blog.johnspence.com/?p=2628 John Spence has once again been recognized as one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior. This year's recipients hail from around the globe and include leaders from the public and private sectors as well as authors, consultants, researchers and academics. These people collectively represent an elite group that genuinely transforms the way organizations do business across the world.

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]]> http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/01/john-spence-named-top-100-business-thought-leader/feed/ 12 The Power of Face-to-Face Networking for Small Business http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/01/power-face-to-face-networking-small-business/ http://blog.johnspence.com/2013/01/power-face-to-face-networking-small-business/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:36:19 +0000 John Spence http://blog.johnspence.com/?p=2597 A guest post from Eric Jones Technology enables aspiring small business owners to launch and operate enterprises from their own living rooms, but no matter the business, failing to pursue a human element limits potential and stunts the opportunity for long-term success. Expensive websites may convey more information than traditional business cards, but the priceless [...]

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