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I Finally Got my Electric Car

As many of you remember, I was on a waiting list for a new Chevy Volt last year. Well, the car finally came in, and I picked it up on Sunday! I usually don’t get too excited about cars but this time I...

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A Nod to Steve Jobs’ Culture of Innovation

Last month Steve Jobs announced he is stepping down as Apple’s CEO. Even though it was widely publicized that he has been ill, I was emotionally taken by the news. I don’t personally know him, but his...

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My Friend Tim Can Help You With That

I’d like to introduce a guest blogger, Scott Leslie. A consummate “matchmaker,” Scott has led the development of our strategic alliance program over the last few years, which builds formal...

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In the Final Hour, Teamwork is What Counts. Just Ask the Rays

Last night the Tampa Bay Rays and St. Louis Cardinals both clinched a Wild Card Playoff berth in baseball. Both teams came back from historical levels to catch the team in front of them during an...

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Seth Godin Usually Resonates with Me, but Not Necessarily This Time

The other day I was working with some of our people on strategic planning, and we were evaluating how we are doing from a cultural perspective and what we can do to better support our team. I was...

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Learning the Acronyms Pays off

Hi everyone – here’s another blog entry from my colleague, Scott, who runs Tribridge’s strategic alliance program.Most service executives spend much of their time researching customer pain points,...

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All Children are Our Business

On Friday night I was watching Real Sports on HBO. It was a story about tennis great Bob Hewitt and allegations that he abused young girls he was coaching. I am so frustrated with the abuse of...

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The Power of the Team

I'd like to introduce a guest blogger, Jeff Lynn, Tribridge's Director of Integrations. Some of you may have been part of formal training sessions to show the power of the team over heroic, solo...

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We can Learn A Lot from the Man on the $5 Bill

I’ve recently been reading a lot of books about Abraham Lincoln. The latest one I read was Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. It had been at least 20 years since I picked up a book on...

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It’s All About the Game

Sports can provide the greatest metaphors for business. You can gain a lot of insight by connecting what happens in a game with how you should conduct yourself. The Super Bowl last week was a prime...

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A Dad’s Love

Last week I boarded a flight from Dallas, and a guy sat down next to me. He had a Taco Bell wrapper in his hand and looked pretty stressed and annoyed. I, on the other hand, was in a great mood. I was...

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Big or Small, Good Leadership is Universal

Last week, Deloitte hosted a seminar called Private Perspectives for privately held companies. The guest speaker was the CEO of GE, Jeffrey Immelt. It was held in NYC with a live audience and simulcast...

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25 Years (and a lot of advancements) Later, Not much has Changed

It’s hard for me to believe it, but I celebrated 25 years in technology sales this month. What’s really hard to comprehend is that for more than half my life I have been meeting new prospects, taking...

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The Water Cooler Incident

One of the things I love about the Tribridge culture is the power of decision-making on the individual level. We have 450+ team members who make thousands of decisions everyday on behalf of the...

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Everybody Sells

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had the privilege of meeting with two separate groups of business owners. It’s always great to connect with other entrepreneurs. I really enjoy helping people...

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Marketing Works

My last blog was about the importance of business owners taking personal responsibility for generating revenue. The “everybody sells” mentality is one I learned throughout my years as an entrepreneur,...

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Hardware?! Why are we talking about Hardware?

It seems like there is a lot of Microsoft and Steve Ballmer bashing lately. I read a recent article in Yahoo Finance laying out a nightmare scenario for the future of Microsoft. The article talks about...

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Are We Doing All We Can to Help Local Entrepreneurs?

Tribridge wouldn’t be where it is today without help from an angel investor 15 years ago. The startup capital we received enabled us to focus on solidifying our business plan, secure office space and...

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Three Ways to Make Sure the Grass isn’t Greener

I’ve often thought that business partnerships are a lot like marriages, friendships or other personal relationships. In the beginning everything is special: the first deal won, the first transaction...

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Put Your Money Where Your People Are

For years organizations have put a lot of money and resources toward the technologies that help manage operations, finances, customers and most every other facet of the business. Except their teams. If...

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