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Wiki Brands - CEO Blog - Time Leadership

CEO Blog

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Monday, December 27, 2010 Wiki Brands According the the NY Time is a good season to forgive. Al Ries is one of my brand heros. Marketing cannot fix a bad product. Working first on product and service excellence should be the primary goal of any company. Beautiful snow in NY today.

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White Gold: A Story of Persistence

RapidStart Leadership

Today the Goderich mine is the largest salt mine in Canada and is one of the most productive salt works in the modern world. Focused effort is what brings us closer to our goals, not hoping and wishing. Eric Ries Click To Tweet. By 1867 his salt works was turning out over 15 tons of salt a day. Ignore the haters.

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Become a Company That Questions Everything

Harvard Business Review

This requires a leadership team and work force that is always trying to ask the questions that can light up the big honking issues.”. And is it possible to encourage the “right kind” of questions — the ones most likely to lead to productive results? How can a company create an environment where people are more inclined to question?

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If You Want to Lead, Read These 10 Books

Harvard Business Review

What actually concerns me — and I hope you as well — is that in his canon of leadership books there are no women's voices, at least not in the top 11 that he relies on and that inspire him to greatness. Perhaps this explains why so few of our "Lists on Leadership" include the voices of women. So does leadership.

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A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs

Leading Blog

What follows are some of the thoughts that resonated with me: Eric Ries: “The mistake isn’t releasing something bad. You don’t want people to start amping up expectations for an early version of your product. 302). * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *. Talk to them.

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The Tragic Fall from Specialist to Generalist: Starbucks, the Latest.

In the CEO Afterlife

Leadership. by John • June 6, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 2 Comments. Last week, legendary brand positioning expert Al Ries weighed in on Starbucks reported desire to move away from its powerful ‘specialist’ strategy. Specialists focus on one product, one benefit, and one message.

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The Barriers Big Companies Face When They Try to Act Like Lean Startups

Harvard Business Review

When my publication, Innovation Leader, surveyed 170 executives who work in R&D, strategy, and new product development roles at large public companies, we found that 82% said they’ve already deployed some elements of the lean startup approach. Show customers barely-working products with rough edges?