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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

That’s what Stan Silverman has preached in his hundreds of columns for years. ” -Stan Silverman. There is one universal principle that determines the degree of success of all businesses: Be the preferred provider to your markets. ” -Stan Silverman. ” -Stan Silverman. Become a Preferred Provider.

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

Dr. Robyn Silverman ( Leadership Expert ) Number #1 leadership competency a person must possess or learn to succeed? Just for fun, I’ve attached a few of my Business Tools: Tool #A-9: ‘Rate Your Leadership Ability.’ After all, if you're not serving others, you are self-serving and that's not leadership.

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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business Review

This has been a remarkable year for the markets. The problem with giving division managers control of R&D, is that their compensation is typically based on division profits (which they largely control), rather than on the company’s market value (over which they have little control). MirageC/Getty Images.