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The Advisor’s Corner – Are People Listening to Me?

Strategy Driven

While technology gets a lot of blame, I suggest that, like any tool, technology can be used in positive or negative ways. What really matters is HOW we CHOOSE to communicate, and use our tools. Tools work well for: sharing information. One Solution: Learn this skill or get out of leadership. ” and.

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The Advisor’s Corner – How Should I, as a Leader, Communicate?

Strategy Driven

Technology gets a lot of the blame for the continued degradation of communication skills among leaders over the past two decades. But technology, like any tool, can be used in positive or negative ways. What really matters is how we choose to communicate and how we choose to use our tools. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Why it Pays to be a Contrarian

Strategy Driven

Whether it’s Lehmann Brothers filing for bankruptcy, the introduction of a new technology, or a change of government regimes in sixteen different countries, change is inevitable. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. When others get scared, I get greedy.”. About the Author.

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The Big Picture of Business – Visioning Scope: Applying Vision Toward Your Organization’s Progress

Strategy Driven

I ask clients to do so without using the words: ‘technology,’ ‘sales,’ and ‘solutions.’ Technology is a tool, which feeds into tactics. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. Identify strategic objectives and goals.

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The Big Picture of Business – Biggest Excuses They Use… and You Should Avoid: Rationales and Reasons Why Businesses Fail

Strategy Driven

We’ve got the latest technology. Our company has got the most up to date technology. Companies spend disproportionate amounts of money on technology and neglect their people, processes and policies. Technology represents less than 1% of an organization’s pie chart. Book value is not guaranteed.

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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?, part 2 of 6

Strategy Driven

Leadership Role #1: Reading the World and Creating a Vision. Therefore, one of the most important competencies of leadership is the ability to read the world. Therefore, one of the most important competencies of leadership is the ability to read the world. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95

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A Budget Does Not A Strategy Make!

Strategy Driven

Strategic Planning is one of those things that every leadership team claims to do, but, few actually perform. Indeed, a Strategic Plan, one that truly reflects the firm’s strategic direction, is perhaps the most important management tool that an organization can have at its disposal. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95