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		<title>Business [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Execution Business Model Innovation – Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In any high stakes venture it is vital, whether for yourself or a client, to have a sustainable edge. Warren Buffet calls it a Durable Competitive Advantage and Michael Porter refers to it as a Competitive Advantage. Regardless of the phrasing, the concept is the same. Never move into, or stay in, a space where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve been living under a rock for the last five years… First off, welcome back we need you. Second, let me get you up to speed. The hottest two business concepts over the last 24 months have been pivot and business model innovation. Business Model Innovation(BMI): the proces by which an organization reinvents how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Reinvention — the Intro</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greg Satell does a great job in his recent post ‘The New Media Value Chain’ pinning exactly where the media industry currently stands. Both Greg and I live at the nexus of media, entertainment, &#38; technology and have personally witness the ground shift under our feet. While Greg comes from a traditional media (yet emerging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You a Courageous Business Leader?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boxer Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports”… (ABC PHOTO ARCHEIVES)  Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The human drama… It’s been over 30 years since I first heard that phrase on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Apps That Help You Knock-out Work Like a Superstar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve written an awful lot from the framework of making you and your business better, after all what would you expect from someone who geeks out over empowering businesses to [re]invent themselves in the face of market upheaval. In particular from a strategic standpoint introducing new concepts, perspectives, and tools. But, strategy does not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enhancing Financial Performance – 5 Insights that Help – Week’s 5 Best Posts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a big weekend with a hectic week ahead, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to shortchange you. This week my 5 favorite business and strategy post are all about the economics, how to view them, manage them, and more importantly enhance them by taking a sharp pencil to your business model. If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Strategic Alliances Between SMEs Really Matter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a writers prerogative version of a recent conversation. Business Leader: I hear what you’re saying about defusing my risk by recruiting others to help drive initiatives. And, the derived benefit of shifting activities that aren’t key so we’re able to focus on what we do best would be great. I do have something that’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Innovation to my left, Business Models to my right… oh my. – Week’s 5 Best Posts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[photo via Alex Osterwalder’s photostream (flickr) It was a holiday-shortened week here in the US, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to shortchange you. This week my 5 favorite business and strategy post are concentrated on insights one can use to help determine how to play the hand they’ve been dealt when they’re struggling feverously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Alliances Should Fit Into Your Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last four months I’ve heard an increasing chorus of voices buzzing about business alliances. Much of what I hear is focused on the activities of larger institutions. Think: Redbox &#38; Verizon joining forces to upset Netflix ABC/Disney &#38; Nielsen’s aspiration to capture iPad user data behavior and parlay it into more precise messaging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploding Your Business Growth Potential Read this. – Week’s 5 Best Posts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, my 5 favorite business and strategy post cover: How to smartly evaluate opportunities for both their innovation and ‘cost’ potential. Ol’ School connecting; don’t call analog a comeback it’s always been here… and powerful Business Model Generation; the path to better decision-making As, always I’m looking to share with you quality information that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Ways to Improve Your Negotiating Skills… Right Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Negotiating: It ranks just below public speaking on the list of fears. Often perceived as a combative sport. Miss viewed as the province of a set of mystically trained uber professionals. The funny thing is that we do it all the time. Some without doubt more than others, but we all dive into the realm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working on Growing Your Business? Read this. – Week’s 5 Best Posts</title>
		<link>http://www.donaldmcmichael.com/growing-your-business-5-best-posts.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[photo via Wikimedia Commons This week my 5 favorite business and strategy post cover: Leveraging a business’ network to develop better solutions to wicked problems Business model generation, the who (putting together the idea target market profile), the what (your point of excellence), and the how (leveraging your unique assets). The path to better decision-making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Some Businesses Almost Always Make the Right Moves – Week’s 5 Best Posts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week my 5 favorite business and strategy post cover: Better business modeling, the why (capture an unfair advantage), how (…to maintain it), and when (6 signs that you need to rinse and repeat). The art of a sweet science; financial modeling it’s not just about the numbers. The Business Model Canvas – an entrepreneur-centric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The #1 Most Common Goof In Executing A Business Model</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[photo via PatrickS’ (flickr) Pop quiz: Why is a business model, and the strategic value proposition that binds it together, often treated as if it will stand the test of all time? Is it because the core market need is constant? Is it the fear of scrapping existing assets (infrastructure, business knowledge, and/or people) and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Strategy, Big Data, and ‘The Paper Chase’ Oh My – Week’s 5 Best Posts</title>
		<link>http://www.donaldmcmichael.com/financial-strategy-big-data.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald McMichael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, my 5 favorite business and strategy post cover: Why building your finance function like Groupon, Twitter, and LinkedIn works for you How to get your Big Data on – the what, how (stewardship), and why (BI analysis) Bartering redone — the new cash flow enhancer As, always I’m looking to share with you [...]]]></description>
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