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Wally Adamchik
Member since 02nd September 2006
Wally Adamchik is the President of FireStarter Speaking and Consulting, a national leadership consulting firm based in Raleigh, NC. You can visit the website at http://www.FireStarterSpeaking.com or email him at wally at beafirestarter.com. His book No Yelling (http://www.noyelling.net) was selected by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the best business books of Summer 2007.
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10th November 2008
Change and a promotion go together. When someone gets a promotion, they face new tasks, new peers, new relationships, and new opportunities. Often they become “in charge” of a team or work group. All of this can be heady stuff, and it can change peop...
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07th October 2008
The sky is falling. The sky is not falling. We are doomed. We are fine. Confused? You are not alone. The economic roller coaster of September, 2008 presents unique challenges. We simply do not know what exactly is going to happen and that uncertainly is p...
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05th September 2008
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it one hundred ten times--that overused cliché urging you to give 110%! But, times change and 110% is no longer good enough. If I am in a leadership role I want 300% from my people. You should, too...
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17th August 2008
You would have to be from another planet to not know that our economy is weak today. While some of my clients continue to prosper and are as busy today as they were last year at this time, others are under pressure on the top line and the bottom li...
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14th July 2008
You are reading this because you’re in a position of leadership. You may have some people working for you who are not quite cutting it. So, you have three options: live with them, get rid them, or help them. Said differently, you can surrend...
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26th June 2008
Some businesses and business managers view Operations (the functions and people who produce revenue) as better than every one else. Some firms recognize the critical and complementary role played by those not directly involved in Operations. For m...
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25th May 2008
Are you familiar with the rumor mill at your business? You can kid yourself that there isn’t one, but trust me. Your employees know about it… listen to it… take part in it. The path to the rumor mill begins with employee uncertainty and lack of inf...
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11th February 2008
I just delivered a presentation at a national convention on the best practices in recruiting and retention. My business focuses more on the retention side of the equation, but the client asked me to put this together. I learned a lot doing it. In fact, I...
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18th January 2008
Push These 5 Buttons for a Better Life
OK, you have all seen the commercials, just press the Easy button and troubles go away. And you all know the reality, which is why the commercials work. There is no Easy button--never was, and n...
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03rd September 2006
As a Marine Aviator, business owner, and consultant, I have dedicated many years to honing my leadership and development skills both organizational and personal. In my experiences I discovered three simple principles that, when properly applied, will ma...
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