Do you know where you’re at? Are you cool with that? If not continue reading to understand an 8-point checklist that focuses you onto the right coordinates. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, employee, or retiree you can benefit from periodically stepping back and taking stock. After all,
5 Fav Business and Strategy Post #30
photo via Donald McMichael While I never going into depth about the finds, I do encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. NYT Paywall, Huffpo Lawsuit – Symptoms of the same misconception In this post about survivability of the New York Time’s (NYT) paywall
60 Second MBA: Negotiating Genius in a Pinch
The March 31st post - 60 Second MBA: Rescue Your Negotiations; 3 Commandments - on negotiation drew a fair amount of interest. Why, because negotiation skills are important for everyone, no matter what they do for a living. It is something that most everyone uses often in life; skills to swing
It’s All About the Customer – Failure is Death
I invite you to join me as I continue my… well let’s call it a voyage of discovery. Publicly, it all started last week with a post entitled “It’s All About the Customer; 5 Myths to Bust to Get There”, the premise is that businesses have/are moving away from selling a product to selling a solution by
60 Second MBA: Is Cultural Context Stymieing Your Business Development Effort? Are You Sure?
Whether we recognize it or not we live in a global marketplace in which markets are local. In years past it very rarely crossed our minds that we – when I say we I’m talking about us as individuals - would be interacting with both partners and customers from around the world on a daily basis. We
60 Second MBA: Rescue Your Negotiations; 3 Commandments
Today's tip on negotiating comes directly from a conversation I had with one of my neighbors Marty. It is often said that great neighbors are the result of a strong fence. If that’s the case then outstanding neighbors are those who have a knack for sharing appropriate knowledge
It’s All About the Customer; 5 Myths to Bust to Get There
I was thinking about what I would like to write about this week – media analysis (NY Times metered model), business growth acceleration, bridging the gap between strategy and action, strategic financial business analysis, or negotiating. Then, as I was going through my files doing
Do you work only with the ‘Best of the Best’?
“Do things the long short way. Take a lot of time upfront to really make sure you’re getting into the relationship with the right person, using the right strategy. As opposed to the short long way, which is doing things for instant gratification – jump into relationships just
60 SECOND MBA: How to Sell an Idea in 30 Seconds
Today’s tip was pulled from the January 1, 2011 NY Times interview with Catherine Winder. When talking with people about a new project start with the big picture. Focus on what the collective is trying to do in terms of quality and creativity. Keep in mind that everyone comes to the table