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5 Apps That Help You Knock-out Work Like a Superstar

April 17, 2012

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,

Enhancing Financial Performance – 5 Insights that Help – Week’s 5 Best Posts

April 14, 2012

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

Do Strategic Alliances Between SMEs Really Matter?

April 11, 2012

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

Business Innovation to my left, Business Models to my right… oh my. – Week’s 5 Best Posts

April 7, 2012

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

How Alliances Should Fit Into Your Strategy

April 3, 2012

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 & Verizon joining forces to upset Netflix ABC/Disney & Nielsen’s aspiration to capture iPad user

Exploding Your Business Growth Potential Read this. – Week’s 5 Best Posts

March 31, 2012

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

3 Ways to Improve Your Negotiating Skills… Right Now

March 27, 2012

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

Working on Growing Your Business? Read this. – Week’s 5 Best Posts

March 24, 2012

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

Financial Strategy, Big Data, and ‘The Paper Chase’ Oh My – Week’s 5 Best Posts

February 25, 2012

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

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