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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

The Key to Business and Career Success. It’s a provider that a customer or client favors in the purchase of a product or service versus its competition. A preferred provider has a significant competitive advantage over all other providers, because it is the “go-to” provider in the marketplace. ” -Stan Silverman.

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Is Business a Combination of Sport and War?

In the CEO Afterlife

I’m going to admit at the outset that I was a strong proponent of Herzog’s concept for most of my career. Proponents believe that dominant market share creates competitive advantage because ofmarketplace leverage and economies of scale. Be forewarned, this tactic destroys profits. The new economy doesn’t operate that way.

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Is Business a Combination of Sport and War?

LDRLB

I’m going to admit at the outset that I was a strong proponent of Herzog’s concept for most of my career. Proponents believe that dominant market share creates competitive advantage because of marketplace leverage and economies of scale. Be forewarned, this tactic destroys profits. But hold on for a moment.

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The Heart of a Warrior

N2Growth Blog

While not all great business leaders have served in the military, those of you who possess the heart of a warrior understand the advantages you derive from your military bearing and state of mind. I’ve rarely come across students of military history that don’t have a great command of both strategic thinking and tactical implementation.

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What’s Your Time Worth? Why Pricing Matters

N2Growth Blog

Pricing impacts everything from strategy and tactics, to finance, to branding, to marketing and sales, to vendor selection and supply chain management, to recruiting and compensation, and to customer satisfaction and loyalty. Competition : Does your pricing place you at a competitive advantage, or disadvantage in the market?

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Moving Forward From the Dirty Side of the Recession

Strategy Driven

Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17%). That’s what they have done for most of their careers. (2%). Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Research shows they can be cut in half.

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The Advisor’s Corner – Can Ethics Be Learned?

Strategy Driven

Each entity, made up of people, operating within their own culture, thinks they are doing the ‘right’ thing for the ‘right’ reasons. We look forward to answering your strategic planning and tactical business execution questions. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage.

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