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  • Doing Right vs Doing It Right
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    Doing Right vs Doing It Right

    ByJoseph Paris April 18, 2017February 18, 2026

    It seems that not a day goes by without our reading about someone getting caught in the processes of a system – aggreged not (necessarily) by nefarious intent, but by a process that didn’t take into consideration some set of circumstances.  Sometimes, the angst endured is amplified by the subsequent processes initiated in a chain…

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  • Business Rule #1: The customers have a choice … Make sure they pick you!
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    Business Rule #1: The customers have a choice … Make sure they pick you!

    ByJoseph Paris April 3, 2013February 18, 2026

    For every company, it’s a jungle out there… Every day, every moment, you are either the hunter or the hunted. The strong and the skilled survive while the weak get cut from the herd to be killed and eaten – or just fall back and left to die. And the pace gets quicker each and…

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  • Healthcare: No End In Sight – Poor Value at Unsustainable Costs
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    Healthcare: No End In Sight – Poor Value at Unsustainable Costs

    ByJoseph Paris November 1, 2012February 18, 2026

    Something is seriously wrong… The healthcare industry as a whole in the United States is corrupt, dysfunctional, ineffective, and inefficient.  And regardless of “party affiliation”, everyone appears to share this opinion.  The only real disagreement (and a heated disagreement at that) is what should be done about it, and whether what has been done to…

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    Follow the 5% / 75% Rule

    ByXONITEK October 6, 2011December 30, 2020

    For years, Jason has been an avid exerciser.  Running and weight lifting frequent his routine. With such an active exercise regimen, energizing music is definitely required.  A few years back, those clunky, skip-prone CD walkmans were the newest craze, but they just didn’t cut it for exercise!

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    5 Myths Every Business Must Avoid in order to Survive by Vivian Hairston Blade

    ByXONITEK June 6, 2011December 30, 2020

    Recession Plagued At a recent stockholder’s meeting, the Vice President of Sales for a global manufacturer reported, “The economy has been tough on our industry.  Sales volumes significantly declined and have not nearly returned to pre-recession levels.  The company has laid off employees, cut expenses and, unfortunately, has had to cut price to remain competitive.  Competitors have cut price…

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