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Simply and plainly defined, a leader is one who has followers.  A leader deserves to have followers if the leader has earned recognition.  Authority alone is no longer enough to command respect.  A leader sees things through the eyes of followers, walks in their shoes, and helps them make ...

Halloween may be behind us now, but there is still time to announce the winner of the Fire Inc. Atlanta pumpkin carving contest and continue the festivities a bit longer.We received a bunch of great entries this year, which made it hard to choose a winner.  Most of the pumpkin entries that we re ...

New apps come out every day. And sometimes, it’s hard to know which ones are the keepers and which ones are the duds. With hundreds of apps coming out each week, that’s a lot of information to sludge through. And if you’re not into spending money to make sure your apps are quality, it can be e ...

Sometimes it seems like extroverts make the world go round. They are openly communicative, often very charismatic, and enjoy working with others much of the time. But what about those who prefer to work quietly, on their own, and often escape notice? Introverts are often undervalued, though the ...

In this issue of Elavia Org the newsletter gets into the spirit of the football season and honors Vince Lombardi, one of the greatest football coaches of all time.  Perhaps one of Lombardi's favorite topics was that of mental toughness, and how it was the single most important skill that any leader ...

Branding is an incredibly important step of the marketing process.  If you can’t figure out how to properly communicate your business to the public then not only will you find it difficult to acquire new customers, but you’re unlikely to keep the ones you already have.What makes a good sales me ...

Every good salesperson knows that before they get a “yes” they’re going to hear a whole lot of “no”s.  Part of being good at sales means knowing how to overcome objections and keep positive, and it's one of the primary things we teach at Fire, Inc.  But just how are you supposed to accom ...