Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

What types of ‘wild goose chases’ have you pursued in your networking career? Examine and benchmark the reasons and results. Power Stars to Light the Business Flame , by Hank Moore, encompasses a full-scope business perspective, invaluable for the corporate and small business markets. Budget it each year.

Strategy 92

Strategy Budgeting Risk Management Strategic Planning 92

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Identifying this so-called “growth gap” is critical, because the bigger the gap, the more a company needs to look beyond its current offerings, markets, and business models to find growth opportunities. By reaching new customers in current markets? Let’s start with the question of what year you should be targeting.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

The longer they network, the better they get at niche marketing. Inevitably, when high-level forums are organized, the juniors, mid-managers and self-marketers infiltrate and take over… which chases us away. Some commercial programs cater to this market but are usually populated by entrepreneurs on the way up.

Committee 52

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

When she's not at work managing a portfolio that consistently outperforms relevant benchmarks, you can find her at home buying and bearing bonds. But the fact is that in the Wild West of investing, an Annie Oakley is rare — the realm of investing is still very much a dude ranch. Investing is about taking stock in you.

Finance 8

Finance P&L Due Diligence Hedge 8