article thumbnail

First I Launched My Company And Then I Had To Start Learning About Managing A Product.

Strategy Driven

I just didn’t know which field of study the company would rest in. So after spending much of my 20s working in finance and real estate, and then going to business school, the right opportunity sat in front of me. Not if I wanted the company to deliver on the vision I had. Real estate, 2. Marketing, and 3. About the Author.

article thumbnail

Diverse Teams Help Organizations Adapt To Change

The Horizons Tracker

Team dynamics The study surveyed over 140,000 alumni from Stanford University, resulting in a dataset of more than 1,000 entrepreneurs who founded ventures across 19 industries from 1960 to 2011, ranging from agriculture to energy and utilities.

Diversity 118
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Leadership in the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association

Coaching Tip

The RV Financing Community. The Coleman Company. Foremost Insurance Company. Ford Motor Company. Leadership Sports Travel What is Work life Coleman Company Fleetwood Enterprises Ford Motor Company John Brademas Monaco Coach Corporation Recreation Vehicle Industry Association RVIA Thetford Corporation Thor Industries U.S.

Industry 106
article thumbnail

End-of-the-Year Tax Tips for Last Minute Savings

Women on Business

Many of the business owners we work with say they’re ready to get 2011 behind them. Plenty of good news remains in 2011 for business owners yet to capitalize on three last minute tax planning tips that keep more cash on hand for 2012. January 2012 beckons as business objectives glisten with potential revitalization and realignment.

Tips 174
article thumbnail

Turnarounds and the Big Play | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • December 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. Opposite of the Apple way is an “old economy” player, the Campbell Soup Company. December 13, 2011 at 3:50 am. While they have NFP status, they are a large organization so the finance picture is significant.

CEO 201
article thumbnail

Why Are Workers Are Getting A Smaller Piece Of The Economic Pie?

The Horizons Tracker

They believe the key is the growth rates of companies that adopt very different strategies, with those whose investments focus more on capital than workers seeming to enjoy greater success than those whose investments are more people-oriented. In manufacturing, for instance, the ratio fell from 18% in 1981 to 12% in 2011.

GDP 75
article thumbnail

How to Encourage Your Employees to Think and Act Like Owners

Great Leadership By Dan

Teach your employees the fundamentals of business and finance , how their company makes money, and how they add (or take away) value. His company, Ownership Thinking , has helped over 1,500 companies to do this, and to create cultures of earning; of employees who think and act like owners.

How To 239