The Power of Not Being Productive

Thursday, 02. 11. 2010  –  Category: Ranger Wireless Solutions

If you have ever watched an episode of the television hit House, you know there is a method to the madness of Dr. House.  Despite his antics to analyze, dissect and generally torment the minds of his co-workers and patients, he always seems to come away with a solution that no one else sees.  Often, the solution hits him at the unlikeliest of times when his mind is far from the case at hand.

In a recent episode of the comedy The Big Bang Theory, the character Sheldon was suffering from a mental block.  He tried numerous tactics, including taking a “menial” job as a bus boy (his words, not mine) to help stimulate his problem solving skills just as Einstein had once been a patent clerk. …

Be Careful Who Watches Your Digital Life

Friday, 01. 22. 2010  –  Category: Enversa Companies

The world of social networking sites, like MySpace, Twitter, and Facebook, is not only brilliant but addicting.  For many, these are personal accounts utilized to stay connected with friends and family, share basic updates about their lives, and post photos of their kids.  For others, it is their whole universe and key to their social world.  Daily updates, hourly posts, pictures of every at-home project, night out with friends, and vacations, and new diet ideas are posted for review and feedback.  Like any circle of friends, it can take time to adjust and crack the “shell” of personal inhibition.  To request a friend, to confirm a friend, to share plans for the weekend, to post those vacation photos of you in a swimsuit or with…

Honesty is Indeed the Best Marketing Policy

Tuesday, 12. 8. 2009  –  Category: Enversa Companies

Nobody’s perfect.  Let’s establish that from the outset.  You and your product, no matter how hard you try, will not be everything to everyone.  There will always be limitations or competitors that keep you from being alone at the top.  As a result, it is natural for companies to talk up their competitive advantages and sweep away those unappealing nuances.

With a real-time news cycle and an ever decreasing sense of privacy, it is likely that all of those data points you want to keep hidden will surface eventually.  As a result, many companies (and individuals) are now feeling the pain of not being open and honest up front with their followers.  Before you find yourself in a position of playing catch up to a story…

Being Friendly: A Dale Carnegie Business Solution

Wednesday, 11. 4. 2009  –  Category: Enversa Companies

Great business relationships are the key to meeting and hiring new personnel, gaining more customers, finding a new job, etc.  Being a friendlier person helps improve your relationships with everyone, especially in business.  Even if you consider yourself to already be a very friendly person, reading Dale Carnegie’s book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, is a great way to grow professionally and brush up on how to be a friendlier person.  The book contains several principals to improve business relationships, and therefore are something that every business professional should be eager to learn.  What you will learn, however, is not anything new, but instead an emphasis of what you know but might not be practicing.

How to become a friendlier person:

1.    Do not criticize,…