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Will You Add? - 6 Creative Questions To Move From HOW Are You To WHO Are You
Some of you may have seen articles that I have posted challenging those who would degrade the role and status of the terms manager and management. In those articles and comments I said I would post further articles on strategic management. This article is the first of, hopefully, a series of articles on strategy and strategic management.This particular article describes some general concepts, drawing on insights from General Systems Theory that may be useful in strategy formulation and strategy implementation. I am not going to produce a list of activities that you must undertake to do strategy. I am not even going to recommend a method (I hate the term methodology incorrectly applied – methodology is
Sometimes when I read franchise prospectuses I am struck by the tone used in the copy. One would think that franchises are charitable institutions judging from the way that they seem to be practically giving away their business to prospective franchisees!However, every now and then the mask slips and the true nature of the relationship becomes clear. Here are a couple of quotes from an article written for the benefit of franchise owners.'Business owners considering launching a franchise should be draconian in the way they manage franchisees''In a nutshell, micro-manage (your franchisees). Weekly reports are filed and any discrepancies or signs for concern are followed up with the franchis
Now what?
There comes a time in every conversation with someone you’ve just met when you must cross the chasm between “HOW are you?” and “WHO are you?” A helpful technique for doing so is by asking creative, open ended questions. These questions function as front porches, inasmuch as thei
WARNING - Read This or Risk Going Broke Like 96% of the population!This may shock you but the Bureau of Statistics shows that 96% of the population at age 65 end up dead or dead broke on a pension. Only 3% become financially independent, and only 1% at age 65 will become rich and there is a similar pattern in most western countries including Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, Canada, Japan and Europe.And it's getting worse...On February 26th, 2004, Peter Costello, Federal Treasurer MP, told ABC Radio that in the future "There's going to be no such thing as full-time retirement." He continued with "There's going to be part-time retirement, and part-time work.Obviously, the bottom-line
Now what?
There comes a time in every conversation with someone you’ve just met when you must cross the chasm between “HOW are you?” and “WHO are you?” A helpful technique for doing so is by asking creative, open ended questions. These questions function as front porches, inasmuch as thei
If you attend networking clubs, service clubs or Chamber of Commerce Meetings to meet people, promote your company and also help the local community while joining with other businesses in a common cause, well I salute you for your efforts. It is great to see like-minded business folks out doing the right thing. For those of you who do not do such things to help their business, perhaps you sell to people who are all outside your area where you live and instead you network online.If you are considering doing a little networking and have not yet done so, well good for you and I have a bit of advice and that is; it is somewhat unwise to go to such meetings and start selling to everyone you meet. Working a
Now what?
There comes a time in every conversation with someone you’ve just met when you must cross the chasm between “HOW are you?” and “WHO are you?” A helpful technique for doing so is by asking creative, open ended questions. These questions function as front porches, inasmuch as thei
Do you have an idea for an electronic product, the next must-have gadget, music or video system, time saver, or greatest problem-solving device that was ever invented? Even if you have the electronics product design expertise available, there are a number of tasks that you must complete and issues that you must resolve before you have an actual product design that can be produced, marketed, and sold. Once you have completed a product specification document and a marketing study, you should be prepared to have the product electronics and packaging design processes begun so that a prototype unit can be assembled and tested.One of the first choices that must be made in the electronics design is which m
Flyer printing had tremendously worked to bring in great challenges to all advertisers and business entrepreneurs. This simple material had been proven as marketing tool that aids in establishing a good name for your business whether you are a business starter or a more established one.Flyers are materials that you can easily hand out to target clients. They can be often seen on table tops, racks or even on busy streets. However if your want to keep your materials as attractive and worth keeping as it is, you need to conceptualize unique designs that will truly stand out of the crowd.Basically the following are some tips for a more productive flyer printing production.1.Know who your audi
The following list is an excerpt from my most recent book, The Power of Approachability, which has just been released and is available for sale on www.hellomynameisscott.com.
1) Who are some of your mentors?
Mentoring is a hot to
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