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Structure your business efforts according to…

12:22 pm

“Assess the advantages in taking advice, then structure your forces accordingly, to supplement extraordinary tactics. Forces are to be structured strategically, based on what is advantageous.” - Sun Tzu

60 Second MBA: Rescue Your Negotiations; 3 Commandments

10:34 am

  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

1:58 pm

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

60 Second MBA: Do you spend you day finding or filling abysses?

11:47 am

Do you believe yourself to be an entrepreneur or business owner? Most often people use the term interchangeably… especially when talking about start-ups or small businesses. This is a mistake that I often run across, and most of those I’m talking with are involved in established businesses. One

5 Fav Business and Strategy Post #27

6:02 pm

photo via The Advocacy Project   While I never going into depth about the finds, I do encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. How to Test a Business Model Like a Scientist Whether you like it or not we base our decisions on the way we believe particular things work. This is

5 Fav Business and Strategy Post #26

12:09 pm

photo via Flickr.com Commons   While I never going into depth about the finds, I do encourage you check them out if they sound interesting.   The future of business is the “mesh”: Lisa Gansky on TED.com In this presentation Lisa Gansky talks about the concept of

5 Fav Business and Strategy Post #25

8:50 am

photo via Flickr.com Commons While I never going into depth about the finds, I do encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. Six Reasons Being Focused Is The Greatest Determinant Of Success This post lays out six common sense reasons why a laser focus is more likely to lead to

5 Fav Business and Strategy Post #24

10:34 am

photo via LinkedIn   While I never going into depth about the finds, I do encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. NBC News Digital Chief: Video News Consumption is Bigger Than Ever Mark Lukasiewicz, NBC News VP for Specials and Digital talks about how consumers are

Push Convention & Engage

9:21 am

When you settle for mediocrity, the status quo wins. Don't. Breathe deep, dream big. Take an improbable journey. Umar Haque, Director of the Havas Media Lab

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“At the end of the day, finance leaders have to be proper storytellers. You have to be constantly on top of your data and tell the story behind the numbers... The CFO has to be on top of information flow at all times.”

Gerardo Adame, VP Finance at XP Power, and Mark Partin, CFO of BlackLine

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