It used to be enough for a business leader to attempt to research and anticipate trends in business. Two executives from Hay Group, Georg Vielmetter and Yvonne Sell, make a strong argument for the importance
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Book Review: Absolute Value
It used to be that if you were selling consumer goods your field of play was limited to the shelf space immediately to the right and left of your item. People could compare packaging, price
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The ability to turn around a struggling business is a skill honed in the fires of a business inferno. Specialists in this process hope to be successful a handful of times throughout their careers. Jim
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Blind spots can produce a dangerous set of circumstances for any organization and its leaders. Mike Myatt, CEO of N2growth and the author of the best-seller Leadership Matters, calls these blind spots “gaps.” In Hacking
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The barrier between standard and extraordinary leadership can be symbolized by a door. At a certain point in your career, particularly if you’ve acquired a degree of success, you’ll find yourself trying to unlock the
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Trying to get the message of your company or brand heard in today’s social media environment is equivalent to trying to hear an ant’s footsteps while seated next to a jet turbine. The secret, according
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Change is a business topic that generates both fear and excitement among readers. Executives are being constantly reminded that the pace of change is ever increasing. The business impact of not being able to stay
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As spring comes to much of the northern hemisphere, the time is right to take the next step to build your business and focus on your development. Soundview has three new summaries to help you
Continue ReadingBook Review: Coaching for Breakthrough Success
There is a tendency among some executive readers to file certain subjects under the label of “soft skills.” Quietly, however, these alleged soft skills drive everything from sales to customer relationships to brand identity. They
Continue ReadingBook Review: The 80/20 Manager
As far as obvious statements go, Richard Koch penned one of the best in any business book when he wrote, “Work is overwhelming.” Fortunately, he sets the hook he baited for readers by following his
Continue ReadingBook Review: Disciplined Entrepreneurship
Human history has seen certain occupations lifted to a pedestal during a particular era. What explorers were to the Age of Discovery and artists were to the Renaissance, entrepreneurs now occupy places of highest esteem
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The stakeholders in a given industry today could represent a wide variety of nations, backgrounds and business interests. What’s needed to move from mere functionality to progress and, ultimately, success is the ability to bridge
Continue ReadingThree New Summaries for Collaboration, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
There are a number of skills that are required among a company’s leadership team to enable the organization to succeed. If you are an entrepreneur, your leadership team might consist of a single person: you.
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