Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 2, 2015

As I have continued my education, personal and professional development, and matured I realized I was missing something. To create one, start by writing down areas that are important to you such as health, family, career, finances. For example, under career you could list “get promoted” or under finance “save more money.”

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Self-aware Finance Maturity Guidelines 120

Terry Starbucker

MAY 29, 2014

They can’t shop in the mall – where there’s all teen and mature stores. You can do it without outside financing. We financed it with personal loans – just a little credit and a little faith. Pick the right target demo in a crowded market. I noticed there was a big demographic missing for women between 35-55.

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Succession Merchandising Finance Learning-by-Doing 396

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

You should definitely look for available options of personal financing if you are ready to take risks and comfortable with the potentially bad consequences. For instance, you can ask for some debt financing and then pay it back with interest, or simply you add them on as partners in your business. Or Venture Capitalists.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Rather than radio, television, automobiles, or wars defining their worldview, the Millennials matured in the age of the internet, social networking, and the pursuit of individualism via consumerism (more on this later). Millennials matured during the era of super-celebrities and reality television.

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Leadership Tactics Management Maturity 296

HR Digest

MAY 6, 2021

To make a success of digital transformation, effective leadership and a mature organization culture is required. The most challenging decision had to be leaving the finance organization to accept a position to lead a newly formed enterprise operational function.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 10, 2020

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. That’s not a sign of weakness for a CEO, it’s a show of maturity. To some degree, I always knew I’d launch my own business. I just didn’t know which field of study the company would rest in.

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Real Estate Productivity Products Company 94

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 23, 2012

Admonished by my mother and father for unsportsmanlike behavior, I eventually matured and forged a stiff upper lip in defeat. The companies that employed me were generally the underdogs in battles against bigger, better-financed organizations. I ’m an extremely competitive person. Against mounting odds, we did more than survive.

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Power Sports Competitive Advantage Advertising 208

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

In mature markets, banks are rushing to play catch up with this kind of mobile service before smart new competitors outwit them. Finance should by definition be a risk-averse business. In Africa, some telecoms providers have bypassed traditional banks completely. Willingness to fail.

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Banking Leadership Business Model Competitive Advantage 251

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 29, 2013

My personal advice is to pay him adequately where he can provide for his family, without taking energy away from ministry while worrying over finances. Depending on the person, he may even need help from someone with more experiences in the area of budgeting and finance. Commit to mature in your walk with Christ.

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Maturity Finance Edmondson Budgeting 83

CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

VC can often: 1 - Provide more money and more follow on rounds of financing. 3 - Provide more mature views on business, exits, growth etc. I find Angels do not give up as quickly and that can add value to the VC. This added cash is often needed to get the company to profitability. 2 - Provide introductions.

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Blog CEO Due Diligence Leadership 190

Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 4, 2022

3 challenges for every church planter: Finances. Yet, look at it this way, the time you spend jumping through hoops for a few dollars from a denomination that often come with multiple strings attached, you can spend building maturity in your people who will support you financially. The challenges are the same almost every time.

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Maturity Edmondson Budgeting Finance 58

HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

As these technologies mature at record-speed, they will only be as powerful as the training available to help employees understand how to deploy, use and manage them. We put them in the driver’s seat of their experiences and empower them with the infrastructure, guidance and tools to help them grow.

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Diversity Career Globalization Learning-by-Doing 52

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 31, 2012

These decisions arise from the clarity of both a mature manager and the language that they speak. All internal development is the attempt to remove unconscious or reactive barriers from the decision making process. All execution involves minute-by-minute decisions.

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Apparel Leadership Maturity Execution 236

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

I have witnessed disruption occur at every level of corporate maturation and I believe it's important to note that disruption isn't necessarily reserved for the privileged or mature entity. While I'm a big fan of Claytons, I don't always agree with him – I'm sure he feels the same way about me.

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Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 316

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It is my opinion that when you start to define your personal success by the value you add to the lives of others you have arrived as a mature human being who possesses true influence and has become a person of significance. I concur that it is of no use to sit in judgment of others, and applaud you for the maturity that position displays.

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Blog Succession Influence Brand 409

Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Despite maturity, confidence, and by all external accounts, success, I still really, really want to be liked. All other childhood aspirations have gone by the wayside–marrying Shaun Cassidy, winning Wimbledon, living on a horse ranch. Why does this one refuse to fade? The answer is obvious. And I am not alone.

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Press Release Discount PR Magazine 180

Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

What resources do you have – human connections, material, knowledge, expertise, experience, finances, etc. In some ways, mature leaders understand that the world is a playground. Smart Experiments involve four steps: 1) DESIGN. Look around and assess your available resources. The more possibilities you have, the better.

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Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing Open-book Resources 93

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Some may be engineers, marketers, finance directors, or salespersons. It’s important to make clear that traditional leadership development—the philosophies and tactics that for decades have been used to grow and mature organizations—has produced some very positive results and made the workplace better for many.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Self-aware 277

Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2016

If you work for a small firm or a giant organization, in fashion or finance, in Texas or Tanzania, you are competing in a ruthless, globe-spanning Expectation Economy. As the trend matures expectations for on-demand delivery of products and services across all categories heighten.

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Trends Supply Chain Innovation Human Needs 50

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Only the mature and those who have a measure of success truly learn the niche to proper branding. Thanks Deborah. pastortom2022 Great post Mike and especially to many of us who have not experienced a great level of success or notoriety. Many of us are victims of our own over-branding and actually have little to offer.

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Brand Brand Management Blog Media 339

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team.

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CEO Blog Delegation Covey 306

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

The business absolutely needs energetic and emotionally mature leaders for it to prosper. Strategic Plan includes provisions for refinancing, equity and debt financing. Finance charges are negotiated. Focus on excellence. When a company is content with being merely mediocre it may survive but it will never do extremely well.

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Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

All great leaders develop a sense of their blind-spots and weaknesses as they mature. Most of us when going through our academic years simply aren't experienced enough to understand the gravity and totality of what we're being fed, or not fed as the case may be…Thanks as always for sharing Dan.

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Blog Leadership Brand Crisis Management 315

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

This is something where a lot of small businesses fall into murky waters because they either don’t invest the time or finances into their imagery. You can smell a primitive company from a mile off because their images are not mature and, more importantly, do not sync well into their business brand.

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Marketing Strategy Marketing Strategy Brand 52

Chris Brady

MARCH 29, 2010

How dare they think formative thought and maturity of mind Are substitutes for platitudes and posters. Thanks for empowering formative thought and maturity of mind so we learn to rise about the platitudes that have gotten us into this mess. It is us against them, who think they are beautiful. How dare they? Is our rally cry!

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Maturity Letter Blog Ryan 125

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

He is extremely mature emotionally and described his ability to separate from the emotions of a situation. link] mikemyatt Hi George: Agreed with one caveat, which is the ability to separate yourself from emotions. I was actually having this conversation last night with a man that I hold in high regard.

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Ron Edmondson

MAY 3, 2018

When the issue, however, has an undetermined solution, especially if the decision could alter the direction of the organization, impact other people or require a change in the organization’s finances, then the leader needs to learn to think strategically in the moment. How do we make fast decisions and still be strategic?

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Learning-by-Doing Maturity Finance Morale 35

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

It sounds like a supportive, mature environment you are describing; where ego isn't the main thing but doing the right thing is. Everything I know of Dan indicates he is a mature, supportive leader with his ego in check. silence) … great then lets move forward. That's consensus."

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Consensus Team Building Blog Team 349

Ron Edmondson

MAY 7, 2013

Here are 3 challenges for the church planter: Finances – I get asked if my established church will be a “strategic partner” in a church plant about once every couple of weeks. I want to share some thoughts based on my personal experiences planting two churches. I really do.

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Maturity Follow-up Learning-by-Doing Edmondson 61

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2011

Finally, reaching profitability quickly ensures that when outside financing dries up, the venture can succeed on its own. The financial results of Groupon's traditional business continue to deteriorate, especially in mature markets, and new ventures such as Groupon Now also have failed to drive profits.

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Christensen Fixed Costs Metrics Venture Funding 19

Ron Edmondson

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

When the issue, however, has an undetermined solution, especially if the decision could alter the direction of the organization, impact other people or require a change in the organization’s finances, then the leader needs to learn to think strategically in the moment. How do we make strategic decisions quickly? Discipline Mouth.

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Learning-by-Doing Maturity Edmondson Finance 30

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

At the company level, it is quite clear that digital maturity is synonymous with stronger economic growth and a higher level of well-being for employees. We found that the more digitally mature companies grew revenue at six times the rate of their less mature counterparts. This change is happening more commonly than we think.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

One of the things I look most forward to is watching Chris continue to develop and refine his thoughts as the medium advances and matures. His concepts on social media modeling exemplify the best in blending of new media and common sense. link] Allan W. Your comment got me thinking, which grew long enough to warrant a blog post: [link].

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Media Blog Tools Influence 339

Chris Brady

OCTOBER 18, 2010

They are the tools of the mature, reserved for individuals committed to maximizing their gifts and making a difference in this world. Conversely, bad choices also compound over time. What one does in the little moments show up in big outcomes over time. These three components explain the greatest achievements of mankind.

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Letter Blog Travel Definition 122

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

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Cost Decentralization Finance Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

The loss of the investment-grade designation also accelerated other debt maturities. Were the rating agencies aware of Enron''s oft-maligned financing structures? Did the rating agencies understand that the acceleration of debt maturities brought on by a downgrade could cause a bankruptcy? Ethics Failure Finance'

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Price Credit Rating Finance Chief Financial Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Maturing debt could be repaid by issuing new debt in the same amount — so this would not change the total debt outstanding and not affect the debt ceiling. Thus there should be no risk that debt won’t be paid upon maturity. Cutting costs Finance Government' Clearly this would be a major event.

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