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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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Q&A With Best Selling Author And Expert Storyteller, Paul Smith

Eric Jacobson

Being a new author, you don’t really know what to expect in terms of book sales, marketing efforts, media exposure, translation rights, etc. For example, “(Context) The last company I worked for almost went bankrupt because the plastics we used in our products were too weak and fell apart after a few months’ use. Any surprises?

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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

by David Silverman. Silverman's basic philosophy on cover letters? Do you perpetuate these productivity-destroying falsehoods at your company? What Venture Capital Can Learn from Emerging Markets. A lesson in accurately valuing yourself -- from the stock market. You don't have to sell Apple products.).

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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? Deb Calvert ( People First Productivity Solutions ) The master skill for leaders is ability to learn. Just for fun, I’ve attached a few of my Business Tools: Tool #A-9: ‘Rate Your Leadership Ability.’

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Morning Advantage: Ben Stiller's Search for Digital Gold

Harvard Business Review

As comedians like Ben Stiller, Sarah Silverman, and Michael Cera start production companies to develop and sell original content to digital distributors like Yahoo!, Stiller’s Red Hour Digital is making money, but so far almost all of it is coming from product placements. A LIGHT IN THE FOREST.

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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.

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Morning Advantage: Ben Stiller's Search for Digital Gold

Harvard Business Review

As comedians like Ben Stiller, Sarah Silverman, and Michael Cera start production companies to develop and sell original content to digital distributors like Yahoo!, Stiller’s Red Hour Digital is making money, but so far almost all of it is coming from product placements. A LIGHT IN THE FOREST.