Thursday, December 27, 2012

What Are The Best Used Trucks To Buy?

A client asked me what are the best used trucks to buy. After I answered him, I thought I would share my answers with you, just in case you had this same question run across your mind at one time or another.

Here are some of the best used trucks to buy that will give you many years of good service.

Best Used Trucks to Buy - Light Category

What Are The Best Used Trucks To Buy?

Honda Ridgeline: The Ridgeline was the favorite and scored high with drivers for the reliability, interior comfort and best road performance and style. The lockable trunk located under the watertight truck bed and dual-action tailgate rated high for innovation.

Nissan Frontier: The Frontier was introduced over 15 years ago and rates high with truck lovers. It's rugged performance and dependability keeps the Frontier rated up at the top. The Frontier appeals to a wide audience of truck buyers, due to the factory-installed spray-on bed liner and the adjustable, sliding cleats for securing cargo hauling. This truck is made for work and play.

Best Used Trucks to Buy - Mid-Size Category

Toyota Tacoma: The Tacoma comes in 18 different style variations including extended-cab, double-cab and regular cab body styles both for the long and short beds. The Tacoma over shadows the competition for performance, style and reliability. These trucks come in both 2 and 4 wheel drive models with a wide variety V-6 or 4-cylinder power house engines that will satisfy truck lovers desires for performance on and off-road. The resale value of these trucks continues to out-perform all other trucks in this class.

Best Used Trucks to Buy - Full-Sized Category

Ford F-150: If you know anything about trucks, what I'm about to share with you will not surprise you. Yes, the Ford F-150 still dominates this class and has been the number one selling truck for over 30 years. This workhorse is praised for its performance, style, dependability, interior comfort and ease of use on and off-road. It is available in either V-6 or V-8 engines and is known for its extraordinary towing capacity. Truck buyers remain loyal to this line due to the overall satisfaction and dependability. (My dad and brother had Ford trucks for years and years, and I never recall them having any major problems with them.)

Nissan Titan: The Titan stepped into the full-sized truck arena and gave Ford a run for their money. The two trucks have been rated as near-equals in most categories, with the Titan getting a small edge in towing capacity and power from their standard V-8 5.6 Liter engine. Nissan keeps chasing after Ford's market share with power-train muscle and ingenuity.

If you are in the market for a truck to make your work life easier, run your business, or you simply just like driving a truck, then you may be in the market for a good used pickup truck. No matter what your needs are, you can find the best used truck that will give you years of good service and dependability.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Types of Innovation

Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.

There are other useful definitions in this field, for example, creativity can be defined as consisting of a number of ideas, a number of diverse ideas and a number of novel ideas.

There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea generation and, similarly, distinct processes that enhance idea selection, development and commercialisation. Whilst there is no sure fire route to commercial success, these processes improve the probability that good ideas will be generated and selected and that investment in developing and commercialising those ideas will not be wasted.

Types of Innovation

Types of Innovation

Tidd et al (2005) argue that there are four types of innovation; consequently the innovator has four pathways to investigate when searching for good ideas:

a) Product Innovation - new products or improvements on products. The new Mini or the updated VX Beetle, new models of mobile phones and so on.

b) Process Innovation - where some part of the process is improved to bring benefit. Just in Time is a good example.

c) Positioning Innovation - Lucozade used to be a medicinal drink but the was repositioned as a sports drink.

d) Paradigm Innovation - where major shifts in thinking cause change. During the time of the expensive mainframe, Bill Gates and others aimed to provide a home computer for everyone.

These and other topics are covered in depth in the MBA dissertation on Managing Creativity & Innovation, which can be purchased (along with an Innovation Bible, Creativity and Innovation DIY Audit, Good Idea Generator Software and Power Point Presentation) from http://www.managing-creativity.com/

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Kal Bishop is a management consultant based in London, UK. He has consulted in the visual media and software industries and for clients such as Toshiba and Transport for London. He has led Improv, creativity and innovation workshops, exhibited artwork in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London and written a number of screenplays. He is a passionate traveller. He can be reached on http://www.managing-creativity.com/

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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Creativity and Innovation

Being creative and innovative at work has become mandatory for organizations these days. Companies like to think out of the box and present new concepts to the consumers. When creative thinking is applied to problem solving techniques, the result generated is often positive.

There are certain things that help us bring about creativity and innovation in the business. An organization must be open to learning as it encourages everyone in the office to keep thinking, innovating, collaborating, improving their capabilities, making personal commitments to their collective future, and thus increasing the firm's long-term competitive advantage.

A suggestion system must be developed by the company. They should have a system that considers creative ideas from all the employees in the organization. Every employee must be encouraged to practice this system. It should be easy to use and understand. A regular analysis should then be conducted and the employees whose ideas were accepted should be rewarded. This boosts their morale. Keep all the channels of communication open. Interaction and communication are very important as creative ideas develop through team work. This will help the company to enhance the ability to benefit from creative ideas

Creativity and Innovation

When an organization and its employees face a situation where they find themselves stuck and cannot find a solution, they should work towards arriving on a creative solution to the problem. If they focus on deriving at the right solution, their creative ability will be reduced. While doing this, a mental block can be created which will affect the flow of thought. Think of the issue in a different way and come up with a variety of solutions to choose from.

Be open to new ideas and ventures. It is not necessary to think logically at all times. Critical thinking skills based on logic are usually the main strengths deriving the right answer but it comes in the way of creative thinking and the various other possible solutions. If the company is too rigid about following specific rules it will not be able to come up with innovative ideas in the present or future. This will lead to a stunted growth of the company in the long run. Competitors may use various strategies which may leave the company lagging behind. Practical thinking comes in the way of creativity most of the times.

Bring about a little bit of fun into the workplace. This helps the mind to relax and function better by giving rise to creative ideas. Make room for mistakes. It is alright to make mistakes as they help learning what not to do. Creativity is reduced when your senses are blunted.

In order to be innovative the company must focus on doing things differently. They must we willing to try out new things and put them to practice. Every department can be broken into teams. Each team can be given an exercise to come up with the most creative solution to a problem without setting any boundaries. This will motivate the employees and make them feel important. They won't feel like they come to work with their briefcase, sit on their desk and work monotonously.

The management can find a solution to several issues if they involve the staff in solving the problem. This will lead to a rise in creativity, personal development and self growth in general.

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Friday, December 7, 2012

Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Part of the romanticism of entrepreneurship is the thought that entrepreneurs are creative, innovative, go-getters, risk takers, driven. All of that implies a high self-esteem and determination. In reality, having a clear understanding of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship allows managers of institutions and corporations, as well as individual, manage each area differently to get the best results.

People like creativity simply because it is fun. We reconnect with the pure pleasure of getting something that did not exist before. When we create we forget our problems, we are just being, the child comes out, we connect with ourselves and it simply feels good. Our energy pours from the inside to the outside and leaves our imprint, the object of our creation becomes an extended part of ourselves. Creativity also lives in a time and purpose vacuum. The worst enemy of creativity is a good idea.

People like innovation because it implies progress. When we innovate, we have a structure. Innovation becomes change. To change we need the reference, the constraints, the structure, the present, what is there. When we do things differently, we are also creating, but we create with a purpose, fun stops until we reach our goal. Thus, innovation has less power as a self-expression than creativity.

Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Then we come to the field of entrepreneurship, one of my favorite topics. Entrepreneurship is more about creating wealth than it is about creating a company. It is closely linked to creativity, entrepreneurs MUST have something NEW to offer. It is related to innovation, entrepreneurs MUST find new ways of getting in the market, making something new, doing things differently.

When we check most new businesses, they are me-too's, and most so-called entrepreneurs are people who have bought themselves a job. They don't create, innovate or add wealth. They shift what exists to a different person.

Entrepreneurship then is the process of exploring how to add value to others in a new or different way. Entrepreneurs capture that value in the form of wealth, and then that wealth with others: clients, users, employees, suppliers, community, governments, etc. To understand that being creative and being innovative is not enough and to be aware that there is a maximized value waiting to be discovered or created, is what entrepreneurs do best when they plan, then they take action, and finally, they evolve.

It is not a matter of luck as most people link entrepreneurship with creativity and innovation. If you don't have anything, you create. If you have an unwanted present, you innovate. If you want to create wealth, you give that creation or innovation, the best chance. You don't need money to create wealth, you need creativity and innovation.

It is by thinking and taking action, by consciously discovering where the creations or innovations have the highest perceived value that entrepreneurs build their wealth... and by doing so, create prosperity beyond themselves. It is not about becoming rich but building wealth.

Without the notion of creating wealth, creativity and innovation can't find a place in the market. To be able to distinguish where the highest value is, who is the ideal customer or client is to bring prosperity to our communities, and to act upon that thought, is what entrepreneurs thrive at.

There are many tools and methods that capture how entrepreneurs create wealth. It is not an art, or a science. It is the conscious effort of making the best of a product or a service, to find those who value it best, and capture that value, what lies inside the entrepreneur.

Creating wealth escapes the obvious, and creates new valued propositions. Sometimes we use innovation to improve what is there, but most likely, the best results come from a free, playful, fun exercise of creating wealth. Whatever you do to create wealth will improve your skills and build up that wealthing muscle. Even if you compose a song in tribute to your wealth when you are showering!

Here is to your wealth and joy,

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Life Expectancy For Leukemia

Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells. The bone marrow produces uncharacteristic white blood cells that do not function properly. These white blood cells eventually crowd out normal white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. One blood cell of a person suffering from leukemia goes awry and the body produces large numbers of this cell. In most cases the cell that goes awry is the white blood cell. There are four main types of leukemia. These vary on the type of white blood cell affected and the speed of progression. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) are the four main types. Life expectancy of a patient suffering from leukemia varies from one type to another.

The medical fraternity's understanding of and ability to treat leukemia has developed considerably in recent decades. In 1960, the 5-year survival rate for all types of leukemia was about 14%. It has now increased to about 50%. Children suffering from leukemia have a higher life expectancy rate, while people over the age of sixty have a comparatively lower life expectancy rate. The two main forms in which leukemia can be broadly termed are chronic and acute. Acute leukemia means that the disease grows rapidly and the usually life expectancy without treatment varies from a few weeks to a few months. Chronic leukemia, however, progresses gradually and with the appropriate cure, life expectancy can be up to 20 years or more after the onset of sickness.

Life expectancy of patients depends on the different factors such as health, age of the patient, severity of the disease, and treatment provided. While the life expectancy amongst ALL and AML is short due to its rapidly progressing nature, life expectancy amongst CLL and CML extend from three years to twenty years.

Life Expectancy For Leukemia

Over the years statistics have shown that life expectancy among people suffering from leukemia has grown considerably. This increase can be attributed to advanced studies and research. Innovation and invention of new and effective treatment procedures have also contributed to such an increase.

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