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The proposal and the sale are miles apart

Strategy Driven

“Sounds good, send me a proposal.” So you run back to your office, put together a proposal, send it to the prospect, and start the follow-up process (and the prayer vigil). REALITY: The sale should be solidified BEFORE the proposal is written. How many proposals do you win – how many did you lose?

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How to Be a Less Negative Leader

Let's Grow Leaders

During the leadership meeting, your boss proposes an idea that has a shiny, attractive quality. Managing the contractor, and bringing them up to speed will cost more time and money, plus any extension of the contract would cost more money than the current situation. This is about managing yourself. See if this sounds familiar.

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How to Be Less Negative – and Still Be Yourself

Let's Grow Leaders

See if this sounds familiar: During a leadership meeting, your boss proposes an idea that has a shiny, attractive quality. While the initial cost is lower, managing the contractor and bringing them up to speed will cost more time and money, plus any extension of the contract would cost more money than the current situation.

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The price of leadership

Lead on Purpose

The authors propose three questions you should ask to assess your own leadership potential: How far do you want to go? Whether you want to pay the price to reach the leadership level of your dreams is the real question you need to sort out. Ray Hopkin gives us The Price of Leadership, from Lead on Purpose.

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Managing for the Unexpected –Understanding Emergence Theory In Business

Great Leadership By Dan

To be the organization of choice, for example, suggests that we offer the right products, at the right price, through the right distribution channels while providing the right customer experience. It does not automatically imply that we offer the lowest price or the best product in order to be "of choice". checklist executive James M.

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Nikola Electronic Truck Maker Laying Off 23% Of the Workforce

HR Digest

We are proactively managing costs and reducing expenses. Nikola is involved in a dispute with its founder and top shareholder Trevor Milton, who has called for a change in leadership and urged other investors to vote against the company’s proposal to increase the number of shares it is allowed to issue.

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How High Inflation Affects Home Ownership

The Horizons Tracker

While one might assume this would make homes less affordable, research from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management suggests that high inflation coincides with a rise in home ownership. It proposes that many homeowners purchase property as a means of safeguarding against potential future price surges.