September, 2012

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Ten Questions that Motivate Engagement and Drive Greater Accountability

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Do you want to move an important project ahead faster? Would you rather motivate and engage than give orders and ride herd? How about inspiring greater accountability? Why do I ask so many questions? Because questions deliver better results. Experience the Power of Coaching. Could poor coaching be restricting the potential of your people and compromising performance?

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Decision-Making Best Practice 17 – Informal Advisors

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Decision-making always possesses an element of uncertainty. And as the complexity of a decision increases, so does the risk of miscommunication, execution error, unanticipated conditions, and unintended consequences. StrategyDriven encourages the employment of a devil’s advocate to help mitigate such risks. (See StrategyDriven ‘s best practice article – advocatus diaboli , The Devil’s Advocate and listen to the StrategyDriven Podcast – The Devil’s Advocate.

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Complimentary Resource – How to Build a Powerful Business Presence on LinkedIn

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How to Build a Powerful Business Presence on LinkedIn. by HubSpot, Inc. In HubSpot’s newest eBook, Learning LinkedIn from the Experts, five LinkedIn specialists provide key insight into how you can use LinkedIn to successfully grow your network and business. With this eBook, you will learn how to: Build Your LinkedIn Foundation, by Stephanie Sammons.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 41 – The Big Picture of Business: When the Next Recession is Coming

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StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 41 – The Big Picture of Business: When the Next Recession is Coming explores the marketplace markers that signal a recession’s start and the timing of the next American recession.

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Project Management Best Practice 10 – Communication Plans

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Projects represent change and change requires communication. In order for communication to be successful, it must be received, understood, and acted upon. Achieving these factors can require a substantially different approach when communicating with different groups and individuals. Consequently, effective communication is frequently difficult and time consuming.

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Your sales voice. What is it saying to you? What is it saying to others?

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I was recently at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, giving a seminar sponsored by Sales & Marketing Executives International. I had an informal logistics meeting with some of the association members before the event when Jamie, the young woman who directed me to my preparation room, talked to me about her career. I asked her what she was seeking to become.

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Complimentary Resource – Big Business Marketing on a Small Business Budget

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Big Business Marketing on a Small Business Budget. by Neopost. At the speed of light (or close to it), digital marketing has leveled the playing field for small businesses competing with big businesses, turning marketing on its head and making it “do-it-yourself” and “free of charge.” Instead of asking, “How do I match their reach?” small businesses are using online tools and social media along with traditional tactics to challenge competitors with smart, targeted marketing practices.