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Family Business Handbook

Eric Jacobson

January brought the new Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook , a comprehensive guide for how to build and sustain a successful enduring enterprise. If you are in a family business, serve as a silent partner or board member, or are contemplating becoming part of a family business, this handbook is essential reading.

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Create The Future And The Innovation Handbook

Eric Jacobson

Flip the book over, and you have Gutsche’s updated and expanded, bestselling, Exploiting Chaos , book now called, The Innovation Handbook , featuring memorable real-world case studies and plenty of thought-provoking questions to inspire next steps for innovation. It's the ideal guide to turn your big idea into a reality.

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AMA Handbook of Due Diligence

CEO Blog

Recently, I read a great book by William Crilly and Andrew Sherman called, The AMA Handbook of Due Diligence. The book lays out very clearly the information that is necessary to understand where a specific company fits with regards to market share, barriers to growth, etc. Analysis of the industry in which the company operates.

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Business Owners: Are You Guilty Of Negligence?…

Strategy Driven

From there, you need to think about your HR, marketing, IT infrastructure and a whole host of other factors. The Employee Handbook. By taking the time to draft an employee handbook, you’ll protect yourself from all kinds of costly litigation and disputes. Your big idea is just the start of it. A Good CRM.

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How To Navigate The Ever-Changing Public Relations Landscape

Eric Jacobson

Today brings a book that is an indispensable resource for public relations practitioners who want to learn how to navigate the ever-changing landscape of public relations – which has become a far cry from primarily writing press releases and establishing media contacts. This new installment, edited by Robert L.

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How To Build A Strong Family Business

Eric Jacobson

A few months ago brought the new Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook , a comprehensive guide for how to build and sustain a successful enduring enterprise. If you are in a family business, serve as a silent partner or board member, or are contemplating becoming part of a family business, this handbook is essential reading.

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Are You Falling for the Myth of "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail"?

Great Leadership By Dan

succeeded in meeting the original planned resource expenditure. A bestselling author, he is best known for The Truth Seeker’s Handbook (2017). For instance, a 2002 study of major construction projects found that 86% went over budget. In turn, a 2014 study of IT projects found that only 16.2% Of the 83.8%

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