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3 Rules of Successful Meetings

by Lea Strickland | Dec 13, 2011 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)

You’re late, you’re unfocused and you take without giving. Who would do business with you? You set up a meeting with a prospective customer or service provider. Location, time and all the details are confirmed. But when it’s time for the meeting to...

5 Focuses for Businesses Fighting to Survive

by Lea Strickland | Nov 29, 2011 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)

Do you know what you should be working on and doing, yet get distracted easily? I have clients like that. It isn’t a crime, but not being able to focus on important things such as getting results on projects and keeping costs under control when cash is low is...

Entrepreneurs Need to Pin Down the Details

by Lea Strickland | Oct 4, 2011 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)

When striving for success, it is necessary to know precisely what you want to achieve so you know where to aim your efforts. If there aren’t specific, measurable goals, how can you know you’re moving toward them? Read more of this article on The Street....

7.14.11 — Innovation Strategist and Author Lea Strickland Expands Coverage of Entrepreneurial Issues

by Lea Strickland | Jul 14, 2011 | Press

(Cary, N.C.) The award-winning national financial media outlet TheStreet.com has published an original article by F.O.C.U.S. (TM) Resources President Lea Strickland, MBA/CMA/CFM/CBM/GMC, on two 11-year-old entrepreneurs pitching their innovative ideas at this summer’s...

Count on Hard Work, Not ‘Overnight Success’

by Lea Strickland | Jun 29, 2011 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)

Success does not come easy to most of us. It typically takes an investment of time and money. There are instances of “overnight” success when one moment of brilliance intersects with perfect timing and you get the big payoff, but you’re more likely...
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