Patrick Henry, Author, Plan Commit Win: 90 Days To Creating A Fundable Startup A lot has been written about the importance of innovation as it relates to product success. Innovation is important as it relates to intellectual property, product differentiation and sustainable competitive advantage. But just building a better mousetrap does not ensure business success. The Importance of […]
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Riaz Khadem Add up all the time wasted doing things that aren’t important in your organization—by you, your direct reports and those reporting to you indirectly. You’ll probably end up with a large number. That number represents your organization’s misalignment. We once facilitated an executive session with a large company that included three levels of
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Jeff Thompson, MD, CEO Emeritus and Executive Advisor, Gundersen Healthy System As CEOs we are generally very skilled at strategic planning or operational implementation. Many are great at recruiting and others are superb at building strong teams or diverse partnerships. All of those are very important. But one of the key pieces that many of
! There is a lot to admire about successful business people. Because they made millions or perhaps billions it sometimes overshadows their own inadequacies. It could even beg the question: are they successful because of themselves or in spite of themselves? Everyone has an Achilles Heel. Everyone, the most successful and the most human of
Diana Jones, Author, Leadership Material: How Personal Experience Shapes Executive Presence Leaders maintaining relationships and emotional equilibrium under stressful conditions is more important than technical acumen. This capacity is prerequisite for inspiring others. Leaders with presence remain steady under pressure.
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What is this comfort zone we hear so much about, and where did it originate? You’ll hear people describe their comfort zones differently, but my clients tend to describe it as an emotional state where things feel familiar—a place where they experience low levels of anxiety and stress. When we’re in our comfort zones, we
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Fabrice Dumans, Co-founder & CEO, Timyo “My number one priority is my family.” I would guess that nearly all of us have said the above or something like it. I know I have. I’ve also said something like the following: “Our company is growing really fast, it’s great! Plenty of 15-hour days, but you’ve got to
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Fred Parrish, Founder & CEO, The Profit Experts Too often companies do not pay enough attention to cost control until they run out of cash. By then it’s too late to take the actions necessary to avoid major problems. Anyone who has ever tried to raise capital knows that the absolute worst time to get cash from banks
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Robin Speculand, Founder & CEO, Bridges Business Consultancy Int The pressure to transform your business to integrate digital or to keep up with the competition or to sustain market share is placing the spotlight on organizations execution capabilities. An organization needs both the ability to craft the strategy and the skill to execute it but most
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Cornelia Gamlem & Barbara Mitchell, Authors, The Big Book of HR Anyone who manages people in today’s challenging world knows that it doesn’t get easier – just more complicated and, for that matter, more interesting. The Big Book of HR has been revised and expanded to reflect some of the new realities leaders and managers face.
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