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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

Being sharp means being succinct. If you rely on searches for your background research, so will those you work with (if they are sharp). So many sharp talented business people lose by trusting the wrong people or don’t provide an educated guidance. Additionally know what you have to trade. Rehearse your pitch.

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Family Matters | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I'm looking forward to learning from you in 2011. I'm looking forward to 2011 and I appreciate your advice and friendship. May I take to heart these good words of advice in 2011 and the years ahead. Have a joy filled 2011. I wish you and family a blessed 2011 as well. Thanks for the great reminder.

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The Benefit of Dissenting Opinion | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Therefore the art you speak of sculpts with a very sharp blade – the tongue. Unfortunately, the wildcard is PEOPLE. We serve people, lead people, we relate to people, we encourage or discourage people, and we are people.

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Recommended Resources – An Interview with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, authors of The Essential Advantage

Strategy Driven

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. Large downturns (such as this recession), technology disruptions, or regulatory shifts create discontinuities that simply accelerate the industry’s evolution toward this equilibrium state. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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Competing on Service: Eleven Ways to Beat the Competition by ‘Hugging’ Your Customers

Strategy Driven

The Bad: The Local Coffee Shop In tough economic times, small business owners should have a laser-sharp focus on great customer service, doing everything they can to ensure their customers feel respected and loved. Use technology to provide quick, efficient customer service. Make your customers feel valued. Consider leaving a comment!

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How to Pull Your Company Out of a Tailspin

Harvard Business Review

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.