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 Do You Remember? Business leadership can be exhausting. So take a break, and indulge and reflect on glorious memories of   our National Pastime. It’s springtime in Chicagoland, and thoughts, at least on the north side, again turn toward the perpetual saga of the Chicago Cubs. After endless agonizing decades, three short years ago,   the Cubs managed the seemingly impossible, and rose again to the status of World Series champions. And now, each year, anxious fans wonder, “Are we going to have to wait for another 100 years?” In 2016, millions of lifelong fans, and new fans, and miscellaneous believers in miracles, agonized over every pitch, every catch, every breath, and every decision by the coaching staff. “They should pull the pitcher now!” “Why did they pull the pitcher?” “Why is he starting?” Several million armchair coaches screamed, and groaned, and shouted their managerial input to anyone remotely nearby. Countl...

Topic: How Leadership and entrepreneurship are an integral part of Success in multi-location organizations Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville, and co-host Fred McMurray of Mediavine Marketing, as they discuss the Pillars of running a multi-location business with guests  Larry Broughton  , Founder of Broughton Hotels  , Leland Forst and Doug Stout Past episodes

Topic: How Leadership and entrepreneurship are an integral part of Success in multi-location organizations Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville, and co-host Fred McMurray of Mediavine Marketing, as they discuss the Pillars of running a multi-location business with guests  Larry Broughton  , Founder of Broughton Hotels  , Leland Forst and Doug Stout Listen live on Thursdays at 4:00pm Central time. Call in to comment. (323) 580-5755. Past episodes

Topic: Ways to Improve Customer Service focusing on Customer Service Training, Leadership, Communications, Telephone Skills Training, Sales, and Attitude. Guest: Nancy Friedman , The Telephone Doctor Join host Ray Pillar, Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville, and co-host Fred McMurray of Mediavine Marketing, as they discuss the Pillars of running a successful franchise and interview franchise owners and experts. Listen live on Thursdays at 4:00pm Central time. Call in to comment. (323) 580-5755. Listen to past episodes  

Topic: Franchise leadership development. How can you transition from being an everyday manager to a phenomenal leader? Join host Ray Pillar , Owner of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville, and co-host Fred McMurray of Mediavine Marketing , as they discuss the Pillars of running a successful franchise and interview franchise owners and experts. Guest: Dr. Maria Malayter , professor of business psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Listen live on Thursdays at 4:00pm Central time. Call in to comment. (323) 580-5755. Listen to past episodes

As a rule, I do not watch television, mostly because I am just too busy and I find most programs to be boring and repetitive.  But for some reason, on a Saturday afternoon, in between vacuuming and dusting, I was drawn to a program about emergency rooms and the daily routine of the medical staff  working […] Read more at: Susan Neustrom, Ed.D. Never Give Up -Such Bad Advice

Of course, you can always justify your decision by adding more and more obstacles to your long list of “But I can’t do it because…”. That way it is not really your fault for not transforming your big vision to reality. Read more at: Susan Neustrom, Ed.D. Does this vision make my BUT look too big?

As a rule, I do not watch television, mostly because I am just too busy and I find most programs to be boring and repetitive.  But for some reason, on a Saturday afternoon, in between vacuuming and dusting, I was drawn to a program about emergency rooms and the daily routine of the medical staff  working […] Read more at: Susan Neustrom, Ed.D. Never Give Up -Such Bad Advice

I can’t help it.  I never stop thinking of ideas.  Ideas come in a flash when I least expect them and I need to write them down because I never know when a stroke of genious will hit and become the next big idea.  I have post-it notes everywhere, on my desk, on the refrigerator, bathroom mirror, […] Read more at: Susan Neustrom, Ed.D. Four Clues To Discover If You Are A Really Big Idea Leader?

Want to build strong relationships, gain recognition, and influence people?  Try some chocolate.   I will admit that I really like, okay love, chocolate.  I know I am not alone with my love of chocolate.  In fact, Americans consume about 3 billion pounds of chocolate a year, almost half of the world’s chocolate consumption.    I always […] Read more at: Susan Neustrom, Ed.D. Leading with Chocolate

Today on We Plus You, Straight talk about Conscious Business Collaborations, Carly Alyssa Thorne explores a further view of helping Veterans transition from military to non-military life with her guest Deanna Wharwood who has dedicated her life to helping many do just that.   A Note from Deanna My name is Deanna Wharwood. I am known as the Veterans Coach because I consult, mentor, train and coach active duty, veterans and military spouses who choose to transition from military life to their dream life either by getting a great job they love or starting their own small business. Unlike other coaches, consultants, mentors and trainers, I am a veteran who successfully transitioned from military life to a great job I loved and on to entrepreneurship. I lived within the military community for many years, first as a dependent daughter, then on active duty for over ten years and finally as a dependent wife. As a dependent, I coached and mentored ”military brats” and military...