From the Currency of International Trade - Part One Compliance & Due Diligence When we sell internationally, we cannot afford to think only of the sale or the financial transaction, the content. We need to take a holistic and comprehensive approach. We need to think of the context too. A transaction needs to be vetted …
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What is credit, you might ask? To some salesmen, it means extending a credit line for anyone who asks for a line. To others, it means selling to whoever has a need for your product or service without consideration to their paying abilities. Yet to others, credit means a complete due diligence before an order …
Albert Einstein once said: “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” As global credit professionals we need to change and adapt if we were to succeed in a global world environment. But change does not mean to empty ourselves of our values and real nature—core and substance, to adapt. The 21st Century has …
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I woke up today, Saturday, February 23, 2019, very thankful for the fact that I am still alive. I thank God for his protection and his very special gift called life. Many times we take life and God for granted. But today, I believe that I was given a new lease on life. Please hear …
Lessons for 2019 Resolutions Let me begin by sharing with you a scenario that I observed one September morning in 2018 at The Docks in Liverpool, England, UK. As I was walking along The Docks in Liverpool, enjoying the history of the Beatles' hometown, a bird trying to find some food on the ground caught …
Conquering Your Everest! Before formulating new resolutions for 2019 and before trying to reinvent yourself, you need to stop and make sure that you are in good health, personally and professionally. In fact, many of us will go to the doctor once a year for a full physical. Why? To make sure that we are …
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