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The Best Tools for Starting a Small Business

Strategy Driven

By investigating the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors, you can identify gaps in the market and unique selling propositions that can set your business apart. Thus, framing your business idea and conducting comprehensive market research are the first crucial steps toward starting a successful small business.

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How to stay motivated through challenging times

CEO Insider

The term VUCA was first used in 1987 at the US Army War College in 1987 to describe the context of strategic military leadership as being Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous.

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Capital vs. Influence

N2Growth Blog

From my perspective I’d advise clients to give a bit on valuation, or live with more rigid financial engineering to acquire influence (gain access to markets, knowledge, intelligence, connections or superior business savvy).

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The Fruits of Failure: 7 Successful Ways of Looking at Every Loss

CEO Insider

These words have a nasty reputation, most especially when mixed with growth-focused business and professional leadership. Miscalculation. According to conventional wisdom, failure is simply the absence of success.

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Slow Decline of Eastman Kodak due to an Inability to Reinvent

Coaching Tip

Kodak leadership missed a number of innovative opportunities in the past. In the late 1950s, Kodak owned the paper copy business using a photo sensitive paper and monobath solution to create an extra copy of a document. Develop Leadership Skills: A Reference Guide. In such devices, images are stored on a silicon chip.

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4 Key Differences Between a GOOD Leader and a GREAT Leader: It’s All About Connecting!

CEO Insider

As an investment management leader for over 30 years, I learned that GOOD leaders follow obvious leadership practices. However, GREAT leaders learn to think differently.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While there is an element of truth in that statement if this is what you aspire to as a leader it constitutes a complete under-utilization of leadership responsibility.