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2013 Trends and The Power of Women

Women on Business

I was recently asked to think about how 2013 trends will impact women in the work force and how women will impact the trends. As a female entrepreneur who has built a successful company over the past decade, I forced myself to look even further ahead and determine what might be coming, not just in 2013 but in the next five years or so.

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How Military Veterans Can Turn Their Skills into a Corporate Career

Harvard Business Review

Since 2013, I’ve keynoted talks to groups of transitioning military veterans nearly 20 times as part of Deloitte’s CORE Leadership program, which helps vets reinvent themselves into civilian careers. He tried tech, finance, and real estate — all to no avail. Do you have a strong work ethic?’”

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

Toby Bozzutto’s father, Tom, never asked him if he wanted to work in the family real estate management company. “I had to get a master’s degree in real estate development. He eventually headed up the company’s development business before becoming the company’s president in 2013.

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Know When to Kill Your Brand

Harvard Business Review

The brand died a slow death, beginning when Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in 2010 and then ultimately when its acquirer, Dish Network, decided to shut down all video rental operations in 2013. There may have been another business that they could have started, utilizing the company’s assets (real estate, technology, staff, etc.)

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Sears Has Come Back from the Brink Before

Harvard Business Review

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants. Competition Leadership Retail' A company’s age may count against it, but it’s no guarantee of failure.

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 2 of 4

Strategy Driven

Business shift from the retail dealer customer service mentality of Firestone shifted to a high-production tire operation. Real estate consultants are not business strategists, but the retail system gives them the say-so in establishing community presence. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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