During the first part of this month, America will find itself with a new Commander in Chief. This person will be called to guide our nation out of some serious turmoil – both abroad and homegrown.

Are you tired of the words ‘bail out’ yet?  Do you find yourself watching the financial news like it’s some kind of train wreck that you can’t turn away from?  Has the media convinced you yet that the world has ended?  It can be difficult to be grateful for things in times like these.

Knowing is not just having a factoid that you talk about for five minutes and then move on to the latest update on a TV series.  Rather, knowing is having the mental acuity to understand the facts surrounding the issue and the reasons opposing points of view have, or lack, merit.

Rich Delaney & I are offering a Webinar on October 10th on best sales management techniques entitled Top Sales Management Blunders (And How to Recover!).  One part that I had included in the Webinar but had to eliminate due to time constraints had to do with the mistakes managers make when giving employee appraisals.

There are a lot of traits that can help you become a better business owner (and a better person for that matter) – things like integrity, foresight and accountability get a lot of discussion.  Another trait that doesn’t get as much discussion but is equally important is transparency.