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Outsizing Strategies to Grow Your Business Potential

Skip Prichard

My research led me to develop the six-step process that allows companies to outsize: (Copyright Steve Coughran, Used by Permission). Poor customer service is a killer of customer loyalty. Business school often teaches us to conduct SWOT analyses and determine how we can capitalize on our strengths and build on our weaknesses.

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The 5 Skills That Innovative Leaders Have in Common

Harvard Business Review

When risks do present themselves, they develop plans to minimize the risk and identify where it is needed most. To develop better risk management behaviors, CEOs need to: List a minimum of eight ideas for new initiatives. Identify, document and plan for risks as part of developing strategic alternatives.

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Creating a Buzz Around Your Brand: Targeting as Many Potential Customers as Possible

Strategy Driven

You haven’t had the opportunity to gain their trust and loyalty yet and competitors are reluctant to let them test the waters with your newly posed competition. Corporate PR forges the potential for relationships to develop between your brand and your customers. So, it’s time to start swotting up! Photo courtesy of Pexels.

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