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INDEX EXECUTIVE NOTES Keith Burleigh at Milmark Painting Milm.arl< P..tnlting. Inc .. one of COillTn ltmcntto cu~omer -,crvicc 1hat ll1e Wilh;um Companie'>. enable ll\ 10 deliver UlC ht ght..">> level Thi~ September in the Inland Empire Rabobank, .A. ha\ appoint in Upland ...... Hillwood ha\ Columns ed joaquin Serna-Gomez a\ promoted Ned Sciortino to announced 11 ha' promoted Keith of quality;· \aid owner and Pre>.ident Business Journal! ~c nior comm unit y banking vice pre,ident of development Burleigh to vice president of "~es for DirulC C. Williams in announcing 7 manager and Joanna Merr ill for Hillwood Inves tment the company. In hi s position. Burleigh\ promotion. ''Milmark 's News and Features as vice presid ent. community Properties. In his new capac Burleigh oversees <;ales and marl
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Blue Cross ... insurers from following Blue rescission upon a show ing of a requisit e "willful" standard. Cross's bad example. patient 's willful misrepresen Don't Manage Time, Invest it in People continued from page 8 tation of hi s or her health hi s 3. Bar any rc~cis~ions stem By Dr. Gary Bradt unpayable medical bills. The Those regulations mu st: tory. Department reviews must ming from ill egal post-claim s have access to all medical underwri ting. longer your Departme nt Time management 1 ~ a g rand can onl y imagine the di\CU\ Tom Peters ' old technique of ent hack. They ask questions records and in surer documents delays the draft rules. the I. Req uire independent review idea when dea ling wi th the 'ion' they had "' they drove management by wa lking versus bark orders. We hope to see ac ti on soon. more complic it your by your Department before and where necessary include thing> in your life. It '' all about back and forth and th e bond' around. Get out of your comfort each resc ission is carried out. interviews with the patient and Department becomes in the organi zation . efficiency and ge t they forged and th en carried for 1onc. Vbi t place~ in your orga n 5. ~: xp l ore ideas and build Sincerely. illegal behavior. As required by law. the burden his or her doctors. ting thing' done. A' a tool for wa rd . It \ no coincidence that itation where you don't kn ow'" relationships beyond the must be on the insurer to seek leading people through change. the fol lowi ng ;ea;on Steve many people. Talk to at lea" boundaries of work. 2. Reaffirm that such reviews Here is the hi story of what has and receiv e permission from however. it mis~c~ the mark . In Smith emerged '" th e team's one new pe"on a day. Take the Engage people on a variety shall be carried out with the Jerry Flanagan happened: the Department for each fact . when leading change. the bigge\1 star and helped lead new guy or woman to lunch. of topics beyond your common Ja~t thing you want to do is man them to a Super Bowl appear When you vi!) it remote 5,i t c~. industry issues. • September 21 , 2006 - DMHC age your time. lnMcad. invest it ance. m a ~ e it a point to meet people Refin ing someone's leader fined Blue Cross $200.000 in the peopl e with potenti al to Mr. Ri chardson identified relevant to yo ur line of bus ine"· ship often means helping them for illegally rescinding the become change leaders them Steve Smith a' someone I call a then. fol low up with tho'e you look beyond the confines of health insurance policy of selves. and the return~ you ge t 'diamond-in-the-rough.· a leader meet. th eir everyday world for novel one if it s members. may surpri 'c you. Following i' of untapped potential. Then. he so luti ons and product innova • October 18. 2006 --- DMHC an inc redibl e "ory that illu' pef'onally in vested hi s time and 3. Once you find them, ti ons they can bring back to it. required Kai ser to reinstate trates the point. energy to help Steve unlea'h his don' t delegate your 'diamond' Become emotionally invested coverage for one patient. A few yea" ago I became potential. You can do much th e dc,•elopment. Cert ainl y human too. Spend time getting to know • November 13. 2006 --- FfCR 'he U!r upset when a player on the sa me for the un cut diamonds in resource.!-. and yo ur training your future leaders. Find out petitioned DMHC to promul tmate Business Networking Event NFL's Carolina Panthers beat up your organi ?a ti on. Here arc five department have a role to play what matters to them, inside and gate new regul ati ons. a teammate and sub,cquentl y ti ps to help get you started. in poli,hing future leaders· ou"ide of work. Sometimes • December 13, 2006 -- was suspended for one meas ly ' kill s and capabilities. But the engag ing in ~ m a ll talk can lead DMHC responded to FfCR game by the team. I felt thi s I. Hold yourself account savv iest leaders take personal to bi g insights. You may discov request and states intent to punishment was too lax (a ft er able for people de,•elopment. responsi bility for helping people er a personal 'ituation that i' promulgate regulations. all , the att acked teammate Common comfort zones such as grow. Once you have identified holding someone down or hold • January 29, 2006 --- DMHC Meet New ended up in the hospital) and crun ching num bers and formu the people you think could be ing him or her back, such as the held a public hearing in Los wrote an angry letter to the lating st rategy have their place. future change leaders for your illness or loS' of a loved one. Angeles to coll ect public team's owner, Jerry Ri chardson. but both are useless if you don't orga nization . get pcr~onally You may not be able to do any comment regarding the new ex pressing as much. Mr. ha ve leaders in place to execute. involved in their development. thing tangible to help, but sim regul ations. Business Clients Richardson not on ly ack nowl Therefore , hold yourself Jerry Ri chardson answered my ply knowing that you care can • March 22. 2007 --- DMHC edged my lett er. after I fi gured it accountable for the people side letter and placed the initial call be reassuring and provide a issued a report finding Blue would end up in the trash. but he of the equation too. Recognize to me. Jerry Richardson invited boost. If you want people to be Cross violated the law in all went one giant-step further. He more pressing issues will Steve Smith to join him on his there for you when the going 90 cases reviewed and fines offered to come visit my 13- always come up, so do whatever visit. Jerry Richardson even gets tough, as it inevitably will the company $1 million. Wednesday, October 24, 2007 year-old son. who was a big fan it takes to make finding and drove the car himself. He didn't when things change, you need to 5 :00- 9:00pm, $15 per person of the team's. and me, along developing people a priority. delegate these duties; he owned personally invest in them first. We appreciate that the with the star player in question. Schedule time for building rela them as hi s. Poor time manage Department has identified wide receiver Steve Smith. tionships into your calendar. ment? Perh aps. But. poor time A Final Word Blue Cross as a repeat offend Ontario Convention Center They made the two-hour Make a list or create a spread management often creates the If investing in people sounds er --- as evidenced by the 2000 E. Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 9 176 4 drive each way from team head sheet to track your progress if conditions for great change like a 'soft' activity to you, recent hearing investigating quarters to my home and stayed you must. Set goals for people leadership to occur. you' re right. It is. But rare is the possible violations of Blue EXHIBITOR BOOTH SPACE AVAILABLE!!! with us for three hours. !learned development and hold yourself business that can consistently Cross's merger agreement that day that Steve Smith is a to them. 4. Polish your gems by ask return good, hard results with including up to $6.5 billion in good man who made a bad mis ing questions. The best leaders out making soft investments in Inland Empire's Largest Mixer combines the networking power of Inland Empire area chambers illegal profit transfers. of commerce and business organizotionsto provide the ultimate networking experience. take and was willing to learn 2. Identify your Steve ask questions - lots of them. people first. People determine However, investigations into and take responsibility for hi s Smiths, or your "diamonds-in They don't invest much time in whether you win or lose, illegal behavior concerning Get ready to mix ond mingle with professionals representing hundreds actions. I admire him greatly for the-rough." You can't invest in running around telling people whether the game is football or the merger cannot distract you of industnes and companies throughout the Inland Empire and beyond! that. From Mr. Ri chardson, I your future change leaders if what to do. In fact. they don't business or life. To better lead or the Department from pro learned the power of a leader you don 't know who they are. hire people who have to wait to change, stop managing your gressing quickly with the new being personally invested in Some 'diamonds' are obvious. be told what to do. Instead, they time and start investing it in regulations. www.IEmixer.com future leaders who can make a Their talent and ability dazzles unleash talent by presenting people. Then enjoy as the wins 909.560.2800 difference. and stands out, but others may problems and asking for ideas pile up. Blue Cross enrollees need Jerry Richardson invested require energy and effort to versus offering solutions. They you to hold Blue Cross time in me that day, but more unearth. This may be especially understand their job is to lead, For more information on accountable. That accountabil importantly he invested time true if you work in a large not do. They encourage people Dr. Bradt, please contact: ity must include the new regu and energy in Steve Smith, organization where talented to think. They encourage people www GarvBradt com lations. All Californians need someone with potential to lead people lay buried within the to act. They remove organiza you to implement the new reg IEMPIR£1 E La O plnJ6n changes on the field of play. I bureauc,.acy. In this case, use tional roadblocks that hold tal- tV ulations in order to bar other BUSINESS JOURNAL· PAGE 12 Sept ember 2007 September 2007 BUSINESS JOURNAL • PAGE 13
COMMENTARY 12 months). Senator Dutton golden construction A' th e 20.2 million square parachutes ... feet of construc ti o n space State Bar Needs The Dirt People of Rialto Reacts to Deal boom ... comes on-line over the next By Joe Lyons com inued f rom paf!,e I continued f rom page I nine month;. we expect that Sen. Bob Du11 o n reacted fo r a prett y ni ce parachute: ~ el'> . but vacancy rate'> in the vacanc) rate\ wi ll continue to with mixed emoti ons to a dea l More Public Scrutiny Now that the 2 10 Frt."Cway ha' the stories of people coming up to oth er ~ub m a rk e t s are m uch climh. de,pite projected st rong reached by th e San Be rn ardino By Bill Leonard, opened up, the good times are Amt.! ri ca for the "ocial g i veaway~. Edi t o r ~ Note: Also he get.\ lower. in th e 0.6 percent to 8.9 growth in demand. This could County Board of S upe rvi\Of\ Member State Board of Equalization here for the city of Rialto. We dis why aren'tthe'e di n people in line health care. Here i.\ one guy the pe rce nt range. Rental ra te ... cau'c rent a l rate' and sale and Californi a Att orney cussed thi s here in the pages of the ;ome where? What are they doing Uni\'er., iry of California did a remain in the low $0.40 PSF pnce'> to \O ft en in those ' ub Gene ra l Je rry Brown over th e The press is giving big ments abo ut applicants, and Business Joumal with our recent down in the hole? Arc there chil 1-:ood job educaring. lie i.\ no ra nge. and ~a l e price" per m a r~ c t ' w ith hi gh level' o f county\ General P lan and play to the State Bar those who make acc usations interview from Mayor Grace dren down there·> dumm)'. and all from rhe H"allel.\ , quare fee t have c limbed co n ~ t r u c ti o n ac ti v ity and how Grcenhou\c A ssoc iation Board o f ne ve r have to fa ce th e candi Vargas. She even point ed with There u;cd to be a family, it d ea l ~ with of tcu payerj and .\lude flf .\. ' harpl y ( +27 percent in th e pa'>l vacancy. Directors announcement that date they accuse. It brings out pride at t11 e four new Starbucks · with kids and a couple of big dogs, Ga\ Emi\..,ion red uc tion .... Governor Sc hwarzenegger 's the worst in people. even if stores th at have opened in her cit y. who spent their ni ghb in a parked B rO\'- n fi led ~ uit again ... t appointee. lawye r Elia Pirozzi, they we re not lawyers. Eve n Starbucks wouldn 't be there if car o tT of Founh Street in Ontari o. San Be rn ardi no County in to the San Bernardino County if the State Bar did not have a they didn't sec an upscale lane and but they were in living in luxury April of thi ' year c lanning the bench is not qualified . I know libe ral be nt . I would still ques Wi-Fi crowd moving in around compared to these din hole.\. ge neral plan d 1dn "t do enough Pirozzi. and he is more qua li tion its conflict o f interest in them. And before you say. ''We need to addrc...,..., Grccnhou..,c Ga.., fied to be a judge than most o f e valuating th ose appointments And yet. even where their new to do something." ; top and think. Em i \\IOn reductiOn\ C\Ctl the me mbe rs of the State Ba r by the gove rn o r. store is at the comer of Cedar and TI1ere is plenty being clone here in though the rcgulallon ... ha\C Board of Direc tors. What the I c ha ll e nge the State Ba r to Foothill. an unusual sociological the Inland Empire'" it is. Federal. not yet been completed. r hl! press does not te ll you in th e ir re le ase the name; o f those phenomenon is occurring. There state and local programs. not to agreement bct\I. CCn the two rus h to smear Pirozz i and slam lawyer; who s ubmitted the ir are people li vin g undergro un d. menti on pri vat e and fa ith-based agc n cic~ J.. cep.., the i \\Ue o ut of the gove rnor is that the Sta te c ritic isms ~o that th e ir biases Not in f Cuban cigars ... ranging from a single case 10 prohibition extends to such out . here's another Perelman multiple instances. products acquired in Cuba. repo rt . cominued from page 2 Substance Abuse Programs in the Inland Empire It ·s worth no ti c ing that as irrespective of whether a trav Muc h pre"' coverage has Haul.,, t1 hJ \11mb, r uf /'rof('\\imwl \tuff OFAC acquires records of eler is li censed by OFAC to att ended the purcha>-e of a cigar , 111111' I nf Prurt,,ivnal for monitoring violations of the lorPel""o'ftv' TfT~Imcnl : Aduk-<.t'rnl Pl'Uj.!l'lllm l'op l.oc'al f. \KUiht' \dd.,...~ .... ,.. rr transactions going back as far engage in Cuba travel-re lated by an a ide for Californi a PMtienL' 'cnt-d \ kohol (,nJoUP~'i""' I lilt• U.S. trade embargo against Cil). \uur. /ip transaction>, and to such prod Governor Arnold Hntj.! ~llnuh Coun""linlo( Cuba has U.S. cigar smokers in as five years. it is imposing t - \taiiAdd""'' SchwarLcncgger during a trip to fines. no doubt based on th e ucts acquired in third countries lkm l-ord ('rnler its sights. :mo 1.000 NH lnraucnt.<)utro;attcnt John Schwar.d~ \VCek. NOiil.l 1\ot- I lop..· I)! number and size of th e viola by any U.S. traveler. including Ottawa, Ontario la ~ t y,., D.a) ltc.alnlt:nl Prc~tdcnt/CEO The Office of Foreign Assets R.mchu \ltr.at:c. (_' \ 9:!::!711 tions. In addition. OFAC has purchase!> at duty free >hops. If the report ' filed by th e 'lc' Chtldrcn'•l>rnilr.&m I1NJ1 77\-4101{77\-4141 Control (OFAC). a department bcl!)'lot'do:cnlt'fOfJ ('4dll'otle) sent lette rs to smokers with Importation of these C uban Associated Preu and the of the U.S. Treasury. has handed ltHRII I ind11 l nht'""il' 1(1(1 Yc~ \note P')•ht.tln• Jlo,pu .. l Art 1-.artl Washington Post arc factual. l. lkha' i<.tl'llll \h-dkine Ct'nlcr U.S. addresses who arc sus goods is prohibited whether 'l c' lntc;n,t•cOutpJII•·nt('hcmt•·•l lh·~n~l'l) \o:nlll'' J.)m:llf~ out seven penalties so far this 17 10 B.m.m R1l pected of being customers of the goods are purc hased th en the purchase of a Partagas 'l c' l)cpendcn., A ' ">•h to~lr ll t909J ~'iR '-1:!0() year with fines totaling R ~: dh~.n.h l ' Q:! rn .&e.t!ll(a.ah' llurn.. edu Interne t s it es. which ship directly by th e impo rt er or cigar by one of th e governor s $13.712.75 to Americans who Amt.•rinn M:tto 'rry Crnter Ill\ I "o 12-\\cp \urron Grou~ Havana c igars into the United given to the importer as a gift. aides was in fact in violat ion of ~1M)\\ \o~lk~ llhd ··purchased Cuban-origin c igars ... Y~ Pomon-1 Drus Ooun. Smgk P.. rcm• Admtnt,U11101' States. So while the practice Similarly. the import ban the U.S. trade embargo wi th l'nrtll">fiJ ,(r\~17~ Yc• '41C'htltlrcn, COt:ncr;aJ Rdtd -· offered for sale on the Internet.·· Cuba. CJIY.urt.., f)a' rrc;atmem That 's high level of continues. the U.S. extends to Cuban-origin l'l" Tn1on Commomcattons, Inc. For details, contact your account manager at 663 Brea Canyon Road Stc. 4 Walnut. CA 91789 • Fin:tncialln<;;ltiUtJOn'i ord Quar1cr. '07) • llealth Care • 2 - ~- SALES Transcend the Details "Corde Valle" Getting past the little things to get what you want A Taste of Shangri-La By: Marc Freeman By Camille Bounds Travel Editor and will ac tua ll y decn.! a -.;c the to Ji , tc n to the othe r'· goal" Eve ry tr a n~a c ti o n ha ~ a tion without th ~~c Jj..,, .., i'i liJ... c and need ..... You ''ant to he The cliche "The Be\! Kept acquired over the years. This looking the ninth ho le. This There is a hi ghl y rated spa myriad o f de taib th at arc part g oing to an exam "itho ut likelihood of gelling what ) ou ... u rc..: to add r e~-., thc 1r mai n Secret" has been overu,cd in pristine ll$-hole. par 72 course choice will start the day with a on premi•e' with all services o f the deal. Many time' people "udyin g. You "ill he unpre w ant. The idea j.., not to ... train . j-, ...,u e. an d once thi !', i~ cleared many a rea~ but it ... hould have sits on 260 acres of stunning glow. Gourmet picni c baskc" offered by regi>tered spa techni seem to get bogged down in pared and won "t be able to Start w ith a few o f the ca ... y up for them . th e re't of th e been 'avcd particularly for thi ' view' and superbl y maintained can be ordered for day excur c i a n ~. Meetings. retreats. wed small de tails or get derailed by accomplish everything you thin g~ on your li ~ t. Thi ~ i-., a negotiation will proceed much vcr) special Eden nc,tled in the playing areas. The spa wi ll .., i o n ~. ding; and receptions arc all han sensitive issues. and this sta ll s need to do to be ' ucces>ful. great way to break the ice and more smoothl y. Yo u never foothil l> of the Santa Cru; accommodate the golfer on the dl ed with the classic effic iency the process. Each and e very Having a li st give' you a path c reate a common gro lmd fo r Awa rd -winning Executi ve ~n ow . the ir bi g i" ue may be Mountains. M any of the loca l' in 18th hole with massage 'ervicc' Chef Luca Rutigliano bring' an with Corde Valle's on site profe' detail will have to be to follow so you don 't forget moving forward . As you reach very easy for you to accommo the area arc not c,·cn aware that to fit the need; of the golfer. imaginati ve blend of magnifi ' ional coordinator. Hiking. bik addressed. but you will be sur anything. agreement on smaller i ~:-. u c:-.. date and thus make the m much thi "i ve ry lu xuriou.., loccHion cent menu' to the three dining ing. nature retreats and wine prised at how far you can get each subseque nt di>c ussio n Accommodations are the easier to deal with. ex i; ts. Cordc Vall e is the ultimate ultimate in lu xuf) ---750-,quare experi ence' in The ,_.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._..__, by keeping your goal in mind will go a lillie easier. 2) Rate your list in exclu , ivit y and offer\ the and not gelling bogged down foot bun galow; and 1. 100- Dining Room. The Give your li st a rating sys fin c~ t in ~.;c r vicc. food and ' quare-foot vill a, come with Grill and The Bar. by those details. 4) Know when to bring 6) Come back to some of tem based on impo rt ance and accommodatio n' that can be ovef'i;cd bathroom,. firepl ace,. Chef Luca utili zes the During the process. some up the big issues the smaller issues simplicity 10 get through eac h found any" ·h ere on th e pl anet. and hi gh-speed wirele" Internet fresh produce from things that were once consid Don't ove rwhelm the othe r After you wrap up some of detail. By identifying your CordeVall e i' j L"t ~ () min "crvicc. In some co tta ge~. ~ t ea m th e local growe rs. ered important will become the larger issues. you can go main goals, you will have a parties with a li st of a million ut es south of San Jose . .J.'i min \ howcr.-, and jeued tub\ and out l1alian di ~ h c " ~ u c h as irrelevant: and others that bac k to the smalle r, unresolved clear understanding of what small details. Save some of ut es north o f Mont erey and a lit door privat e whirlpool <; pa \ tH e canne ll o ni avoc ado ~ weren't an issue suddenly needs to be accomplished . them for the end of the negoti issues on your li st. Afte r reach tle over an hour from Sa n avai lable for your pleasure. The tilled " ith cream of become a deal breaker. This is Realize that you might have to ations. Since you have already ing an agreeme nt on each Franci,co. Thi, ver") plu, h. ele most c urre nt nat-,crecn TV. goat chcc-.,c. <.,c rved in normal and does not have to concede on some points in dealt with several simpler party's main goal . the smaller gant propert y that covef\ 1.700 ' tcreo. CD and DVD players arc co ld mar7ano tomato mean the end of any negotia order to gain others. You can details smoothly. you can now objectives won ' t present a plus acres of lu sh fi elds. brooks in all co tta ge~. There arc a fc:v. broth . and topped tion. 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When visiting we were derived from the Spanish phrase. from the negotiation table other party but not important to address your most important ing to co ncede the smaller by Golf Digest th e #2 course in and pri vate baths make up these treated to a cooking lesson from " EI Corazon del Valle" or "Heart happy with the results. to you and then concede. This issue. If you do too many issues just to wrap up the deal. California and th e #II golf luxurious accommodations on Luca 's mother (stopping by from of the Valley" (thus the name Here are six tips that will will give the other party the small issues first. by the time Don't forget to constantly resort in North America. In the first fairway. Every amenity Italy). 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Digital Vox Populi Avoiding Six Common Sales Mistakes By}. Allen Leinberger By: Paul Cherry The art of commun ication phone. It ha s ge ne rated more po litician' put out regular rebellion that no Elvis record has changed in revoluti onary stiff finger problems for blogs to let th e ir people keep or James Dean movie could Not all sales interactions customer probably not be over demanding. even confronta it comes to dealing wi th cus ways over th e la 't decade. E youth than th e fir>! Nin tcndo. up with th em. Of course. you have gene rat ed 50 years ago. tional. yet provides you with tomer objecti ons. They may run smoothly; even the best joyed with your response. but mail has virtually replaced Ba>ically you punch o ut don't have to be famous to There are pages on bringi ng little to no business for all the offer to lower the ir price or salespeople inevitably hit a you will have failed to address the an of postal leu ers. E words from the 9-dig it key put out a blog. It has become gun s to school and which irritation he's giving you. automaticall y throw in product bump in the road. Maybe the heart of the matter: how to mail is easie r to compose. it board on your phone. This th e 21st century equi va lent c lassmates to kill. Morality Sometimes customers like thi s extras. without li stening to the you've hit that bump because fix your customer's problem. ha' spe ll -c heck. and it i' has led to new types of digi of soapbox speake rs in is cat to the wind and anar actually cost you money reasons the customer is upset. you unwittingly mishandled a de li ve red in stantl y. E-mai l i, ta l ' honhand for word s. London's Hyde Park . Anyone chy rules. because you spend so much While you're be in g condi situation, or because your cus 3. Rushing to judgment. why the po"al serv ice h" LOL. for example. means can say anything. Blogs led The worst part is that time trying to please them. You tioned to respond to objecti ons tomer had conflicted feelings As a sa lesperson. you ea rn ed th e name "~ nail lau gh out loud. CU i,. sim to podcasts. which are regu there is no supervision . No hope that if you keep doing with concessions. your cus about a sale. Either way, if you should work to focus all of ma il. " ply. See you. larl y running report s on th e "checks-and-bal ances." All want to salvage your hard work business with them. they'll tomers are learning th at when Web on just about anything. your attention on your cus We should probably state You would not say " I will read what gets typed out and make sure the sale goes eventually reward you for your ever they compla in , they're tomer and hi s or her needs. It 's a few po int s of e-mail eti mee t you at the Burger The 3rd annual Podcast there. through, you must learn to deal loyalty - but let's face it, there rewarded, much like giving all too easy to swoop in to pres quette ri ght here. Usc of all King." You would type, Conventi on wi ll be coming The n there is YouTube. with these obstacles to meet are some customers you just whiny chi ldren toys or treats to ent a solution instead of listen capital le tt ers is the di gital "CU@ BK." The re are as here to Ontario at the end of This is the video equi valent your customer's needs. don' t want' quiet them. For example, a cus ing to your customer's com equivale nt of shouting . many keyboard slangs as we September. and last year th ey tomer mi ght ask you to cut of MySpace, but for the most plaints and the specifics of her DON ' T DO IT!!! had verball y as kids. gave out awards to everyone pan it is a coll ection of Here are the six most com 5. Shifting blame. your price by 5% to clinch a from the priest who said a situation. In thi s rush to cut to People on the other end Pan of the problem with videos of s lacker dudes mon mistakes salespeople deal. When you agree to this daily rosary to a group who the chase, you' re in danger of For the past 20 years. will take things in th e wrong lines of communication is the doing stupid things on skate make and how to overcome deal. you're setting up her re poned o n advances in coming across as arrogant. and organi zati ons have embraced way. In fact , any time you arc use in c lass. Kids have been boards . In fact, there has them: expectations for the next time homosex ual society. iTunes your customer ends up feeling the concept of teamwork. expressing anger or rage or pass ing messages and test been a fri ghte ning ri se in you negoti ate. She'll think all carries most blogs and many her input is unimportant and When things go awry, though, just pique, save the leuer and answers e lectronicall y. injuries from stupid stunts she has to do is rai se an objec are set on a s ubscription I. Fearing the customer's unappreciated. it 's easy to point fingers. re-read it the next day, before where we used to use paper performed for the handheld ti on and you' ll alway> give in . bas is. Voi ced on simple but reaction. Embrace any information Donald Trump's TV series, you send it. There are now and pen and some stupid dis camcorder to feed to You Having only one approach to effective recording equip When salespeople are your prospect gives you. "The Apprent icc ... ; how<> how estimates of nearly a trillion traction. Many schools have Tube. re ~o l v in g customer issues ment, the podcast has afraid of what a customer whether you believe it's valu individuals can tum on each e-mails sent each day around banned the use of phones in Let it be said here that the results in two mistakes: become a new alternative to might say, they end up losi ng able or not. If you don 't have other to protect the ir own inter the world. How many of class to avoid such proble ms, people who run YouTube are radio, although the most pop sales opportunities because time to talk at length with this ests. The boardroom meetings those do you think people but of course. new technolo beginning to take some • You ' re not addressing ul ar ones downloaded from they don 't find out what the prospect. request the opportu with "the Donald" show a dif regret after the fact. gy is always one step ahead responsible control. Not nity to call him back when you ferent side of each contestant 's your customer's real problem. iTunes are usually from customer really wants. For While we are at it , please of the current rules. There is every tasteless tape gets on. do have the time. Otherwise, character. One individual must National Public Radio example, you dread hearing lighten up on the funny stuff. even, I am told, a special fre Michael Vick style dogfights put down your briefcase, close be eliminated from the show • You end up offering more shows. customers say, "Your price is Granted, some of it really is quency phone ring that peo have been banned, and they your office door, and listen to each week, so one gets singled than what your customer really When applied for jour- too high." It's almost a knee funny and some of the photos ple o lder than 20 are no even produced a recent him for as long as he needs. out for letting the team down. wants. nalist credentials for this jerk reaction to offer a lower are truly amazing, but every longer able to hear. It is sup Democratic Candidate Forum Remember, even if you hear When customers come to year's Podcast event, I was price. Instead, be proactive and day half of my mat! is stuff posed to be just unde r the in L.A. exclusively for the story all the time, it is you with problems, do you told that qualifications had try to uncover the unique buy It's better for both you and like that. range of a dog whistle. I need YouTube watchers. bee n tightened up because ing criteria important to the unique and personal for each know someone on your team your customer if, instead of to get my hearing checked. If any of this could be Give me a break. they had to technically con customer so the price objection customer. Instead of interrupt who tries to shift blame to giving price cuts to close the More sophisticated forms channeled for good, these (And that's not to men sider anyone with a podcast doesn't come up in the first ing your customer with your another person or department deal, you really listen to what of computer communication new forms of digital commu tion the number of interior program a journalist of sorts. place. standard solution, let him have in your company? Pointing fin your customer tells you, then have linked to the Internet. nication could revolutionize ministers from Nigeria who the floor and explain his prob gers only delays resolving cus go from there. Slowing down There was a time when Web From the podcast we our ability to share our lem. Only then can you proceed want me to hide 414 million 2. Taking it personaUy. tomers' issues. When things go and listening when you reach sites had chat rooms for peo move on to MySpace. This is thoughts and philosophies with the process of finding a well in your firm, everyone US dollars in my account and a kind of blog-Webcast-pod Sure, in your head you business relationship speed ple who wanted to share with each other. solution for whatever ails him. should definitely share the the dire warnings of comput cast-diary. The difference is know that a customer's bad bumps works better in the long ideas about things like "The There are those who think glory--and when things go er viruses that will eat the that diaries used to have attitude doesn't reflect on your run than always trying to X-Files." that Muslim and Jew, Irish wrong, everyone should share food in my refrigerator.) locks on them and they were worth as a human being. But Beating a Dead Horse. swerve around them. From such humble begin and English, Turk and the blame, too. Then there is the new kept under the bed. MySpace our egos get in the way, and we How do you know when, nings came the Blog. That is Armenian, even Navaho and communications medium for pages are out there for the internalize the customer's neg despite your best efforts, your short for Web Log, if you Hopi, could come together, 6. Theatlng aD customer com high school students. entire world to read. ativity. When your customer customer relationship is Paul can be reached at hadn ' t figured it out. Blogs pixel to pixel, and create a plainls with the same approach. Texting. Parents fear MySpace brings up a problem, don't get beyond saving and therefore 302-478-4443 or e-mailed are a sort of running com new electronic brotherhood because it has given rise to a defensive and explain the prob taking up more time than it's Some salespeople have a at cherrv@pbresults com. It is, simply, sending mentary about just about of man. type of organized teenage lem away. Not only will the worth? When that customer is one-size-fits-all approach when typed messages over the cell anything. Movie stars and If only. 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An overly cautious or were not used that they might GABRIEL you can encourage a culture in One CEO made an uninten punitive corporate culture will be used in the future. and that Reliable & Timely Service Nationwide your organization that values tionally offensive remark in the ultimately suffer in numerous they're welcome to continue to r ~ 866 - 4 - PHASE I • 951- 545 - 0250 the good that can come from course of a presentation. When ways from its "safer for now" U ABRIEL cominued on page 33 ---- w w w . g a b r I e I · c n v i r o n m e n t a I , c o m BUS INESS JOURNAL · PAG E 30 Se pte mber 2007 Sept ember 2007 BUS INESS JOU RN AL · PAGE 3 I Environmental Solutions in the New Millennium en vi ron mental structu re wi ll be pu,hed past the technologies. I 0. E nvironmental need: breaking point. A qualit y of li fe 5. Conservation: An c>. tab With traffi c blocking our road Hy }oe Lyons solutions ... ba l a n c~ between jobs. hou; ing li;hed interest in protecting and way'> and cloggin g our air. change continued from page 30 and cnvtronrncnt is paramount to preserving natu ra l rc-,ourccs " needed to bring in job,. take Traditi onal! ) e n v iro nm ~ nt a i a ;ustainable fut ure. GVI wi ll pro (Multi-Spectc' Habitat people off the freeways and pro IM S and devd oper !-> have OCc n menial fo rce' to bring n ~w job>, vi de the reg ion with a clear brand. Co n ~rva ti o n Pl an. etc.). mote clean industry and qualit y exact op po; it ~s. Not unlike fi re greater opponunitie>. and a hi gher a cohc,ive qualit y-of-li fe foc u' 6. Established Industries: JOb' th at can ' uppon the environ and icc. day and ntght. Yankee' quality of li fe to the region. and a ' ustainablc economy. Kramer Juncti on\ .... olar famv~. ment we want in our future. OS U DERTHESTARS It goc; on to explain th at a and Red Sox. or in my ca> ~ . the ~TIIIUPI'GIT THE UIIRIII&ffiABlU FiMJNDA11011 Loc ~ yers plan include; a top llcliostate \ thennal electric fam1 C leveland Brown' and the movement i.-.. un derway to bri ng I 0 list of environmental issue' 111 BaN ow. Palm Spnngs' wind Of co u ~. you can 't accom Pittsburgh Stee lers. You just green technologies and .., u ~ t ai n th at mu; t be add r<">.ed. fa nn>, Salton Sea'; geoth cnnal plb h all of thi s ju' t by building would not want to in vite them to a bl ~ practi ces to th e Inland fann. Phoeni x Motorcar\' electric new golf cour\e,. TI1US we come the same pany. Empire. T hi > will reduce th e I. Unpn>ccdcntcd growth: 2 car company in O nt ari o and the to a company known as MBA. But thi> i> the 2 ht century region's long commutes. under million new res i de nt ~ will move Waste to Energy plant in MBA i' a com prehcn; ivc and the va't amount of avail able ut ili zed resources and non-cohe h er~ 111 the next 15 year\. Romohmd. to name a few. environmental planning service.., land here in the In land Empire i, sive bu s in c~s and land-u"ic prac 2. Land availability: Space 7. I ntcrnationa l interest in finn ~pcc i a litin g in environmen r•pidl) di,appearing. THE ti ces to tran>fOml Ri ve"ide and is avail able to buil d fac ilities to green technologies: TI1c prime tal documentation, planning. and Endangered 'pecie' habit ah Slm Bemardino Countie> into a accommodate the Green Valley ti me to Implement the vision. natu ra l re..,ourccs management. are ta king up va lu ah lc .... pace place where sustainable economic lmtiati vc. 8. C limate: Sun; hinc and MBA actu all y has eight branch development and qualit y of life \\ hilc dc \ do~r-. arc di"tcovcrin g E GLISH 3. Infrastr ucture: Proximit y consistent wi nds; the region ha; offi ce>.. inc luding San that joke' about K-r•t harbeque' go hand-in-hand . to intcn, tate freeways. rail sys the ideal climate for many renew Bern ardino. as well as Palm are not &:L' funn} a.., they v. ere a The GVI is con, idcred impor tems. intemati onal a irpon~ and able energic>.. Spring' ru1d Irv ine. decade ago. trull because Rivc"ide luld San pon; already exist> and can sup 9. Market demand: The Arc deve lopers confused Bern ardi no count ies arc expec ted Expansion here in our ar~a BEAT/ pon bu>. ine>.s here. Southem Califomia region is par about the late'! environmental has taken on a n ~\\ color. and that to grow by 2 million new resi 4. Education: 17 coll ege; ti cul arl y recept ive to environmen regul ati ons? Or. perh aps they're color is green. Environmental dent >. in the next 15 yea". and un iversities arc in th e area , tal conce rn ..,, prov iding a large in need of environmenta l ass b- Without the jobs to employ them. many with research and pro consumer ba>.c fo r green indus green. cominued on page 32 Thus is bom a new industry. GE ERAL the region ·s already strained infra- gram' impon ant to these nev. tries mov ing into the reg ion. The environmental consultant. One such person whom I spoke to recently helped to take a Fraa Show & Confaranoa ~ ar upon the land. that had been a Corona rock quail). and conven the area into a habitat for K-ntt.' and bobca t ~ and red ; bouldered hawks and built the best po"ible overl ay to the site. 'West Coast Facility A golf course! Granted. it is a bit unnerving to be poking around for a lost ball Engineering Show under a sign that says .. Beware of Rattlesnakes:· The issue has become so important that the California State October 1 7 & 1 a, •o7 Treasurer, Bill Lockyer. recently came to our area to address what LA Fairplex Pomona, CA was dubbed a Green Valley Initiative. This is not an initiative that you would find on a ballot in the voting booth. Rather. it is a concept that would define the Inland Empire as environmentally friendly just as Silicon Valley up OFACLOWII, north is computer friendly. Its vision is an enhanced quality of ~~--~lr-lllt••-10, I COIFESS, Sponsored by: Produced by: life coupled with sustainable eco nomic growth for the Inland -~11-IBI,IIIi'YOifRE COOL FAtlTSMDAU., rj FE 1::\ciLi r J ~s Empire ENG I NEERING. The Green Valley Initiative is described as a plan that integrates social. economic and environ continued on page 31 September 2007 BUSINESS JOURNAL • PAGE 32 Se pt ember 2007 BUS INESS JOUR AL • PAGE 33 environmental agencies. MBA believes that their Improvement center because of struction of a retai ning wa ll using embrace from now when the tec hnology ferent from what we DoubleTree ... team can move projects forward concern; over du". vibration. and auger-driven pilings rather than a or the c ustomer ba'e is ready ;oug ht but even better? continued from page 39 solutions ... expeditiously. because. they tell noise that had been raised by a poured fo undation and pile-driv mistakes .. . for it. • How can we apply th at ing. cominued f rom paf.:e 28 lesson to future projects? continued from page 3 1 the Business Joumal. .. that"' what neighboring medical facility. The But if you think everything is • Be a Monday morning we do best. ·· complai nant was also concerned Under a \Cparatc initiative for contribute idea' for future proj finished. don ·t answer yet. q uarter back. C huck Jo nc'. the The Best Mistake You lance and don ·t know where to The En\·ironmental Business that large trucks would interfere the ci ty. Hendri x also developed ects. Although Shahin te ll s the brill ian t creator of Bug' Bunny Ever Made look. MBA·s staff of biologists. Journal (no relation) ha> been so with the operati on of the medical an Air Q uality Mitigation and Bus iness Journal that. and o ther beloved Looney G rea t can botanisL~. wetlands and regulatory impressed with MBA's contribu fac ility\ magnetic rc~o nan cc Fugiti ve Du>t Cont rol Plan to • Sweep a nd save what's inn ova ti o n ~ .. Everythmg has been g utted Tunes characters. said ... ,t ·s the eme rge fro m crea11 ve problem specialists. restoration ecologists. tions to cleaner air in the San imaging (MRI) machines. ~ h ow how construction c mi ~s i o n ~ o n the cutting room noor. o ut :· he has more on hi s li st. So "um blin g th at let u' know ;olvi ng th at explores many archaeologists. paleonto logist' Bernardino area that they present After carefull y evaluating the would be clo,ely monitored to Originality and c reativit y are far the five-year project has cost what we·re really looking fo r. .. op ti o n ~ in any ~ itu a ti o n and and environmental planners can ed MBA with their Project Merit complaint and planned construc assure compliance with South the natural result ~ of an envi over $ 15 million and the job is Mi:-.takcs can be a learnin g e ncourage' forward-thinking help to g uide companies through Award .. for its role in addressing tion practi ces. Michael Hendri x. Coa:,t Air Quality Management ronment that permit ~ and still not complete. As I men experience. -..o don 't forgct to c reati ve mind> to try to imple the process. air quality problems associated MBA·s air quality and noi ~e Di ~ tri ct :-. tandard-,.. A\ a .... rc\ult. encourage) mi~takc:, in the tioned. some of th e rooms need look at the positive. Review the ment even far-fetched iclcas. From assisting prospective with commercial dcvdopmcnt in assessment section manager. rec these plans went we ll beyond contex t of problem-solvi ng. to be finished and have the flat e ffo rt s of those in your o rgani When you •top fearing mi' land owners with the due dili the City of San Bernardino:· ommended ru1 innovative ~o lution standard practices and helped After brain-.,torming "cv-.. ions. screen TYs installed. The t.ation w ho took ri -,ks and takes. and even introduce gence proces; to managing large. The cit y had suspended a that used only ; maile r. rubber ~c ure a crcat1ve -.,o lution to a th ose ideas th at you reject and Courtyard. with its fitness center turned o ut well . rather th an humo r into the proce;s. you·ll multi-disciplinary development grading permit for the develop wheeled equipment near the facil do not imple me nt may turn o ut and gazebo will not be done until continued on paxe 35 o nl y focu, in g on a mistake's learn that th e effo rt is o ft en projects through governmental ment of a new Lowe ·s Home ity in combination with the con- to be. at 'ome point . the m% t November. That alone is another doom; day potential. more impo rt ant than the end forward-thinking 'on of inge $ 1.4 m illion dollar project. Ask questions after the res ult. 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