Recent articles by Kevin Burns.http://www.trcb.com/en-Us60Sat, 26 May 2012 08:09:56 ESTCopyright 2012 Kevin Burns, TRCB.com All Right Reservedhttp://www.trcb.com/sales-and-marketing/marketing-strategies/1-in-sales-means-nothing-14387.htmWhat about real estate signs that read, "Number 1 Realtor?" I've seen signs for three separate Realtors these past few weeks marketing themselves all as #1 Realtors - and they all work for the same company in the same city. Huh? What is the criteria for being a #1 Realtor? How can every seventh Realtor claim to be #1? Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:49:19 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/sales-and-marketing/marketing-strategies/1-in-sales-means-nothing-14387.htmTRCB.comSales and Marketing / Marketing Strategieshttp://www.trcb.com/business/team-building/why-teamwork-is-a-bad-idea-13368.htmBefore you think teamwork is the answer and spend large sums of money on team-building exercises, maybe you should consider whether your place of business needs teams at all. Perhaps more would get done by leaving your people alone to do what they already excel at. Forcing people to join teams simply for the sake of inclusion is a bad idea. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:15:57 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/team-building/why-teamwork-is-a-bad-idea-13368.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Team Buildinghttp://www.trcb.com/business/human-resources/the-hard-truth-about-soft-skills-13168.htmThere are 350,000 opinions (books) on "leadership" on Amazon. Corporate America can't seem to draw a consensus on what leadership is so it's really no big surprise that Corporate America can't figure out what soft-skills are and why they are important either. Here's the best way to put it. If it's a skill you need to perform your job, it's a technical or a performance skill. If it's something that makes you a better person, it's a soft-skill.Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:07:13 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/human-resources/the-hard-truth-about-soft-skills-13168.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Human Resourceshttp://www.trcb.com/business/workplace-communication/the-ipod-and-the-downfall-of-social-interaction-12736.htmPeople have checked out of communicating face-to-face. And while this may have occurred, it has left a small void for people with decent social skills to climb the corporate ladders quickly. The successful CEO's of tomorrow are going to be the one's who know how to look people in the eye, shake a persons hand, wear a real genuine smile, make some small talk and refuse to be cut off from the rest of the world.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:59:16 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/business/workplace-communication/the-ipod-and-the-downfall-of-social-interaction-12736.htmTRCB.comBusiness / Workplace Communication