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You Won’t Improve if You Don’t Focus

Lead Change Blog

This quote comes to mind whenever I think of my personal and professional improvement over the lifespan of my career. Self-Assessment through SWOT Analysis. Things do not improve quickly, and therefore it is important to manage your expectations. Aristotle once said, “We are what we repeatedly do.

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Why a Business Coach Is Every Entrepreneur’s Best Friend

Strategy Driven

There are certainly a lot of attractive selling points to starting your own business, including increased freedom, personal fulfillment, and an escape from the traditional nine to five career. However, venturing out on your own also carries its fair share of risk. Sometimes, getting all of this information can be tricky and time-consuming.

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StrategyDriven Professional Podcast Episode 2 – Standing Out Among Professional Peers, part 2 of 3

Strategy Driven

StrategyDriven Professional Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques business professionals can use to accelerate their careers and personal goals achievement. what professionals should do to ‘get to know themselves again’ importance of performing a personal SWOT analysis for each position being applied for.

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Employee empowerment and motivation are board level (strategic) issues

Chartered Management Institute

Individual empowerment includes “being valued” but also explores potential through training, fulfilling ambitions through career advancement, expressing and testing innovative ideas and achieving success and financial security. That is more than “being valued” which is basically having a clear job description and performance expectations.

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Is Wrong!

CO2

Recruiters are going to be pounding the phones and selling the virtue of working for the company that developed Marissa Mayer (and her stellar career) rather than working for a second-rate, also-ran that lost its luster years ago. All things being equal, would you rather work for Google or Yahoo? The Prediction.

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The Advisor’s Corner – ‘Strategic Action’ is better than just a Plan

Strategy Driven

In this step you may need to conduct a SWOT analysis and an Environmental Scan look at both the internal and external factors you should be considering. Strategic Planning The Advisor''s Corner advisor''s corner business leadership business management Roxi Hewertson strategydriven'

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The Top Tips for Building Team Performance

Roundtable Talk

And, be sure to plan for enough time for the discussion.

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