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White Gold: A Story of Persistence

RapidStart Leadership

Sticking with it until you are successful can be an entirely different matter. But the quick success he hoped for was not to be. Fortunately, both the local county council and the nearby town wanted him to continue, hoping they would prosper if he was successful. You have to be persistent to be successful. White Gold?

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A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs

Leading Blog

T REN GRIFFIN, who writes the well-read 25iq blog , has assembled a collection of insights for entrepreneurs from some of the most successful venture capitalists and coaches of business founders in the world. What follows are some of the thoughts that resonated with me: Eric Ries: “The mistake isn’t releasing something bad.

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Become a Company That Questions Everything

Harvard Business Review

One of the ways successful companies consistently create separation from the competitive pack is by critically examining and improving the business model from end to end,” says Chris Shimojima, the CEO of Provide Commerce. At the same time, leadership should be willing to answer tough questions — from all levels and departments.

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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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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. His success is an understatement. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife.

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

Harvard Business Review

” Lean startup, popularized by writers and entrepreneurs like Eric Ries and Steve Blank, can deliver big benefits inside big companies. You want to get as close to perfection in some of these technologies as possible, but the goal also has to be progress, not just perfection. ’ Sometimes you need to be reminded of that.”

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

By now, your company probably has a new busi­ness incubator, an idea wiki, a disciplined process for mining customer insights, an awards program for successful innovators, and maybe even an outpost in Silicon Valley—all fine ideas—and yet, most likely, it still struggles to meet its growth goals and seldom thrills its customers.