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WHAT'S NEW? |
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Big Vision, Small Business
from Jamie S. Walters and Ivy Sea |
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In these tumultuous and challenging times many formerly employed individuals will need to chart a new course as entrpreneurs - self-employed or creating small businesses. Jamie Walters is a visionary and your wise counsel and we have her book listed as one of the very best of all time! Big Vision, Small Business resonates today more than ever, and it will help you face your issues with greater clarity and positive momentum. Please allow yourself to be inspired and create your future with confidence and on purpose. |
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FEATURED ARTICLES |
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Holographic Enterprise: A New Look at the Potentials of 'Conscious' Business
by Jamie S. Walters |
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Conscious Capitalism has become a new buzz word and emerging business trend. Is it visionary, or a fresh version of the status quo? What are the possibilities hinted at through the weaving of consciousness and business? Assuming a holographic definition, what would a truly 'conscious business' look like?
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Benchmarking to Improve Marketing Performance
by Laura Patterson, President, VisionEdge Marketing |
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Nearly every CEO we’ve worked with is interested in improving his/her organization’s performance in two key areas: effectiveness (the ability to produce the desired result) and efficiency (reducing waste). The economic environment makes these efforts even more top of mind. This article explores the value of benchmarking, identifies marketing capabilities and processes that can be benchmarked, and outlines the five phases associated with a successful benchmarking initiative. |
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Leadership and Sustainability in Uncertain and
Unstable Times
by Dan Schneider |
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All of a sudden, some of the best and the brightest of America’s corporate leaders seem stuck in reverse, at worst, or in neutral, at best. Seduced by the shadows of Wall Street, the leaders of these and other companies depended upon business models that have proved problematic. Could different leadership styles have kept them viable? |
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Linking New Product Development to Strategy
by Gary Getz and Pedro do Carmo Costa |
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Many companies implement Stage-Gate or other forms of new product development processes that promise to accelerate growth while managing risk. Few, however, are satisfied with the output of their efforts. One potential reason for their dissatisfaction is the disconnection between their organization’s new product development (NPD) and strategy development processes. Without this connection, product development pipelines become stuffed with incremental extensions of existing products but void of breakthrough concepts. |
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A new consumer trend has been slowly evolving and it’s one that companies and their marketers should take note of. Especially since it seems to be trending, and all indications given the shift in consumer mindset is that it’s here to stay. This new trend has been dubbed “precycling” in some quarters. That’s because it’s all about “pre-thinking recycling”. |
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The Art of Non-Doing Leadership
by Eric Garner |
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Managing people without doing things ourselves is a foreign concept to most people in the Western world. Here our tradition is one of managing by harnessing, directing, controlling, dominating, exploiting and using. However, this approach works less and less in today's world. Find out in this article just how powerful you can be by stepping back and doing nothing. |
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Not to say, “I told you so”, but I did.
Business is too big. Period.
The chronicles of some of America’s most famous and enormous institutions come readily to mind. |
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In order to truly maximize the effectiveness and potential of ourselves and our organizations we must develop some solid diversity leadership competencies. You cannot lead what you do not understand. |
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Branding doesn't work in business to business. I’m doggedly determined to help B2Bs with a direct sales force understand that in B2B it’s people, and how they perform in the sales and delivery processes that have the greatest impact on current and future customers. Not Branding. |
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In the world of IT, ROI is king. But should it be? How many approved IT projects have you seen with projected returns that – in spite of the vetted calculations – you just didn’t believe? And how many projects, rejected because ROI couldn’t be calculated or proved, would have turned your company into a well-oiled machine? ROI can be a great tool, but it’s not the only mechanism for judging value. |
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Like a good doctor, managers must diagnose the situation before deciding what management style to use. Using the appropriate management style provides employees with the direction, involvement, support or freedom they need to be successful. As employees gain experience, skills and confidence managers need to move from directing to discussing to delegating. |
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Meaning has so many dimensions and is so subjective that very few rules can be written about how to achieve it. Shifting an attitude or perspective, mentoring a younger staff member, challenging yourself to grow in some respect, may be all that's required to find new meaning and satisfaction. Once you clarify where meaning lies for you, you can be intentional about creating it and savor the fulfillment of achieving it. |
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If your company is doing over $1 billion in annual revenue, you’re part of an “elite” group of organizations that have been fined an average of $80 million for each and every compliance failure. That’s right, $80 million on average for every compliance failure! Even if you’re the head of a smaller company, you may some day be handed a compliance remediation price tag in the millions. Would your company be able to survive such a hit? |
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Second Life and other virtual worlds have enormous branding opportunities. In terms of social media, virtual worlds really are communities in the most literal sense, and it is the level of interaction and engagement that creates such a strong platform for branding. Here's how to capitalize on it. |
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When we talk about organizational behaviours we are generally referring to a field of study that investigates the impact which individuals, groups and structure have on behaviour within organizations for the purpose of improving an organization’s effectiveness.Well I have, over the last number of years, encountered three ideals that have graduated from being organizational behaviours to becoming the biggest cop outs in business. |
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Ian Mills, Chief Executive of Transform People International examines the way customers buy professional services and high value products and the importance that they place on relationships. Is the quality of your relationship the real answer to earning more profitable long term revenue from every customer? |
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How can business leaders lead in the wake of this crisis? No two people will respond to these events in exactly the same way. Some may seem unaffected, others may exhibit out-of-the-ordinary behavior, and still others may react in dramatic ways. Actions business leaders take today can help improve productivity, maintain motivation, and avoid a mass exodus of alienated employees when the economy turns around. |
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As you consider how you operate on a daily basis, think as well about how much of your time you are spending working in the business versus how much is spent on it? The critical concept is for you to free up some time to work on the business. This one factor will allow you to truly “write your own story” as you mold and create your business model and operation. |
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In an economic downturn, employers need to be even more careful with their hiring decisions. And recent graduates from some of the best schools may not have the skills that matter most in the new global
knowledge economy. In researching my new book, The Global
Achievement Gap, I have come to understand that there are "7 Survival Skills" for the New World of Work, and that employers must look beyond applicants' "pedigrees" to carefully assess whether they have the skills that matter most. |
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When it's your turn to speak to one person or a room full of people stand back from trying to be perfect and decide to be you. Knock your script down to key touch points and trust that you authentic self is more than enough.
Be authentic. It's the fastest way to connect and it works every time. |
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When we practice self-awareness, even in difficult times, we can see these thoughts for what they are—thoughts. We know that we are the observer of these thoughts and we can choose whether to utilize these thoughts or not. We can choose our intentions. |
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Has the time come to find out if you are (or could be) a “thought leader,” i.e., that expert of all experts to whom your target market turns to… every time. Maybe you’re a thought leader already and don’t know it. Or maybe you do know it, or suspect it, but could use some validation. Take a moment to conduct a “thoughtleading inventory” composed of seven questions designed to help you gauge your thoughtleading potential. |
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Generally most, if not all of us, want and crave for something better and to improve our lifestyles. It is part of us to want a bigger car, a better house, to buy good things for the family. We keep hoping for more but, in order to get what you don’t have, you’ve got to do something you have never done before. All of us have heard the cliché before that it is insane to do the same thing over and over again and every time expect better results! |
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Big shifts are taking place. What does it all mean to you and your business? The strategic planning process offers a set of tools to help you logically think through complex business choices. Read about some concrete ways on how to move forward with confidence. |
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Knowledge sharing and collaboration are essential for innovation success. A key responsibility of the innovative leader is to constantly fight the silting up of the internal communications and to force contact and sharing between departments. |
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CEOs these days must feel as if they are piloting a plane upside down and backwards through the perfect storm, where all things that can go wrong, do. Making sure your employees have the talent, skill and knowledge to make it through the storm is more important than ever. Here are some key things to do– in good times and bad. |
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How to Become a Winning Sales ACE and
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