Do Mama D Proud

by Rob on March 10, 2010

As I have written before my family is originally from New York, and as a descendant of The World’s Greatest City I consider myself to be something of a pizza snob.

There are few places on the planet that compare to the heavenly construct of even the most basic corner pizza place in NYC.

Even now as a 30 year resident of Southern California I continue to search for a great slice.

Great crust, fabulous sauce, and just the amount right combination of cheese all cooked to golden perfection.

Enter Mama D’s Italian Kitchen.

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Why Wholesalers Leave the Firm

February 19, 2010
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Yesterday I had a chance to sit in on a conference call by Advanced Sales Corporation that reviewed some of the findings of the 2009 Wholesaler Survey done in partnership with Cerulli Associates.
Knowing that at the time the survey was being conducted the industry was in the throes of tremendous upheaval, the findings still revealed [...]

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We Is Not Me

February 15, 2010
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Have you ever been to a restaurant and heard the waiter say, “How are we this evening?”
I don’t know about you but this drives me nuts.
Today I called Verizon as my less than 6 month old Blackberry 8330 was flashing the red light of death.
In speaking with the tech support rep he asked the following:

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Strategic Listening? Yeah, yeah, yeah, got it, got it, got it

February 10, 2010
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In this video Tom Peters makes a bold claim – and one I agree with.
Strategic listening is more important to an organization’s success than a strategic plan.

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Looming Turnover in Financial Services Jobs Will Spell Trouble for Employers

February 8, 2010
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The month of January saw a flurry of informative surveys about the state of the employee union.
Ignites reported new research from The Conference Board about overall job satisfaction. The study suggested that 54.7% of respondents are “dissatisfied” at work.
Gallup Management Journal, on the other hand, suggested that even at the height of the [...]

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Covering All The Angles

February 1, 2010
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Was in San Francisco this past weekend and stayed in a room at the Hilton San Francisco with a great balcony that afforded a sweeping view of the city. From the 280 freeway on the south all the way to Coit Tower to the north.
The view from 44 floors up was beautiful.
And as I usually do I [...]

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My Halo Might End Up Choking Me

January 26, 2010
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Back in November 2009 I wrote a post entitled Maybe Your Business Sucks Because You’re a Flake. In it I lamented the sad state of affairs of people simply not doing what they say they will do when they say they will do it.
Soon after that post a fellow speaking professional Ed Rigsbee posted [...]

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