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Leaders Should Be (More) Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely

Terry Starbucker

He liked hiring young accountants (I happened to be a CPA at a large firm at the time) because of their bottom-line savvy and buttoned-down approach to looking at a business. People that could match his style of leadership: autocratic and one-way, with a large helping of fear. I wear my Touchy-Feely tag like a badge of honor.

CPA 150
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Safeguarding Your Business Profits

Strategy Driven

It’s always worth checking how to gain the best advantage, as long as you stay within the law – if there’s one agency renowned for its tenacity, it’s the IRS! Or your cash flow may require you to have a reserve fund to cover any shortfall caused by slow-paying customers or other short-term drains on resources. Clearing debts.

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Laskey Shares Her Insights On Mentoring

Eric Jacobson

While they may question suggestions, most of the time, they have an open mind, and this characteristic often leads to long-term success. And, how long should the mentor and mentee continue to dialogue? Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Debbie Laskey Mentoring' Three months? Six months?

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Debbie Laskey On Mentoring

Eric Jacobson

While they may question suggestions, most of the time, they have an open mind, and this characteristic often leads to long-term success. And, how long should the mentor and mentee continue to dialogue? Mentees have no agenda and no time for unnecessary drama. Is one objective how to develop strategic partnerships? Three months?

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Raising Capital Through Angel Investors

Women on Business

Paying it back over a period of time at low interest could be cheaper for you in the long run because once the bank is paid back you do not owe them anything. Understand that you may need to be flexible on some of the terms. It is easy to forget this step and do the simple things like documenting and providing your sources.

Finance 180
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Distinguish Yourself from the Market, Not Just Other Applicants

Harvard Business Review

She was a training manager for a large corporation, advising middle and senior managers on career development. Located at the home office, she developed long-term relationship with her clients. You might think you are immune to this shift if you are a manager, but that's not the case. Find a market niche.

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The Timeless Strategic Value of Unrealistic Goals

Harvard Business Review

Strategic intent takes the long view: the act of such intent is to operate from the future backward, disregarding the resource scarcity of the present. Many of these children become CEOs, but the same people sometimes blame the need to deliver short-term results for their inability to think in the longer term. It is valid today.

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