Lewis Green, Founder and Managing Principal of L&G Business Solutions, LLC, (http://www.l-gsolutions.com) brings three decades of business management experience. L&G Business Solutions, LLC, represents his third company. Additionally, he held management positions with GTE Discovery Publications, Puget Sound Energy and Starbucks Coffee Company.
In addition to his business experiences, Lewis is a published author and a former journalist, sports writer and travel writer. His feature articles have appeared in books, magazines and newspapers throughout North America. He has taught in public schools; lobbied for organizations both in state capitols and in Washington, D.C.; delivered workshops, seminars, and training programs; and made presentations to audiences in colleges, businesses and professional organizations. Lewis also has served as a book editor with a large publisher, the Executive Editor overseeing four magazines, and a newspaper department editor. Lewis served eight years in the U.S. Air Force, where he received the Air Force Commendation Medal.
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Do We Want or Need Another Wikipedia?,
29 Jul 2008 in Featured Posts
Last week, Paul Barsch sent me an ABC news article introducing Google’s Knol, its own user-generated encyclopedia. Entitled Google Knol Opens to Public, writer Ashley Phillips claims the “move is widely seen as the Silicon Valley behemoth’s answer to…
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A Side of Fun with That Burger, Please,
14 Jul 2008 in Featured Posts
My wife Kay and I own our own businesses, giving us flexibility in our work schedules. Last Friday, we went on a midday three-hour date. First, we exchanged (for the third time) Kay’s not-working MP3 at Best Buy (but that’s another story) and lastly…
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The Real ROI of Blogging,
20 Jun 2008 in Featured Posts
I am a stickler for marketing and sales results. Everything we do should be measured, including our social media and social networking efforts. If what we do doesn’t return ROI, we should stop doing it. Of course, to measure ROI, it must first be…
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How to Add 10 New Clients in the Next 12 Months,
09 Jun 2008 in Featured Posts
Social Media and Social Networking can be effective tools for growing our businesses when they are part of our marketing mix. However, if they are the sole source of our marketing plan, we fail to reach the majority of our potential customers,…
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Feel the Client’s Pain,
16 May 2008 in Featured Posts
We’ve all been there. In fact, I just visited this place of client frustration and fear a few days ago. It usually happens when the solution provided to the client’s (or boss’s) problem will cost them time, money and stress. At that very moment, we…
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Why Putting People First Makes Good Business Sense,
13 May 2008 in Featured Posts
No business that strategizes around making people happy by giving them a voice and a sense that they have a stake in your business will experience less wealth. In the simplest sense we are talking about building relationships and communities around…
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Do Values Matter?,
21 Apr 2008 in Featured Posts
As America seems to be less and less about values in the eyes of most of my boomer friends, one has to wonder if they matter in business. I call my business a values-based business, because we stated the values that underpin the business in our…
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It’s About Their Agenda, Not Mine,
31 Mar 2008 in Featured Posts
Last Friday, I attended the IMCNE (International Management Consultants New England) ThoughtLeader Conference as both a learner and a presenter. I learned much more than I expected. The key to my learning, or — better yet — my remembering, happened…
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Doing Good in the Community Pays Dividends,
25 Mar 2008 in Featured Posts
There is good reason for politicians to raise values as political campaign issues. Polls show time and time again that Americans care about values.
In today’s world, we divide politics into red states and blue states, primarily based on the perceiv…
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Personal Mean-Spirited Attacks Hurt: Can They Kill?,
06 Mar 2008 in Featured Posts
The New York Times (After Suicide, Blog Insults Are Debated) reported on March 5 that, “Visitors to AgencySpy and AdScam, two sharp-tongued blogs written by advertising industry insiders, posted comments blaming the sites for contributing to the…