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Business by Perception

Women on Business

This week has been a blur of promotions for the Lance Armstrong interview and I’ve begun to wonder, how do you protect the image of your company when your company is you? Are we growing in similar ways or are they in a market I need to be in, but can’t get into?’. Do you have a plan?

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The Value of Vision Series – Daniel Burrus

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Futureview is not the same thing as a goal, plan, ambition, or aspiration. When Martin Luther King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and spoke to a great people about their greater future, he didn’t say, “I have a plan.”. It is not something you hope for or try for. Making the Impossible Possible.

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Q&A With Best Selling Author And Expert Storyteller, Paul Smith

Eric Jacobson

Being a new author, you don’t really know what to expect in terms of book sales, marketing efforts, media exposure, translation rights, etc. Paul : I don’t have any plans for a second edition of Lead with a Story. How would you summarize the overall reaction to your Lead with a Story book? Any surprises? It’s all new territory.

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Loud and Clear: Six Tips for Communicating in a Way That Truly.

Strategy Driven

For example, Neil Armstrong used the six hours and forty minutes between his moon landing and first step to craft his historic statement. They are mindfully planned. Take time to carefully craft a few messages with catchy words. Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don’t just magically appear in the moment.

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Healthy Habits Of Successful Leaders – An Expert Roundup

Joseph Lalonde

Even if it’s walking to the local market for lunch, or parking further away in a parking lot. I plan distractions; I do not allow distractions to ruin my plan. The biggest takeaway is nearly everyone has an intentional plan for all seven areas. I set goals and stick with my plan to achieve them. Keep moving!

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Small Businesses Need Big Data, Too

Harvard Business Review

A lot of small-firm owners and managers feel that way, and in many cases they’re justifiably proud of their competitive intangibles—a gut sense of the market and the flexibility to change quickly. They were quick to adopt a more formalized approach to marketing planning.

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The Big Picture of Business – Tribute to a Great Mentor. Remembering Cactus Pryor.

Strategy Driven

I was with Cactus at a remote for Armstrong-Johnson Ford. Couch planning as the only way to avert a crisis. 85 percent of the time, proper planning averts crisis. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets.

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