When faced with risks, organizations have two basic possible responses.
Rita McGrath shared her thoughts in blog post on The Harvard Business Review. Most organizations are heavily biased toward risk prevention. An alternative is to focus on building resilience so that when the unthinkable happens, you’re better prepared to face it. Look at all the risks [...]
A Gallup poll found that the number working Americans expecting to retire at 65 or older has risen from 44% to 61% over the last 15 years, while the number predicting retirement before 65 has fallen from 50% to 29%. The reasons may be related to shifting views on the rewards of working, as well [...]
The Harvard Business Review’s Daily Stat republished information from the McKinsey Quarterly about how people over age 55 will drive two thirds of all growth in consumer spending in France over the next 20 years. These findings can offer implications for other developed countries.
French Consumers
Consumers do respond differently to different types of media. While [...]
Just the title got our attention. BNET posted an article with this title that made us want to pass along the key ideas.
Ultimately success and effectiveness comes down to people, and more specifically: you. As chief executive, you impact every aspect of your business. Even when you delegate, your personality and decisions influence everything. It [...]
The Harvard Business Review offered this advice in its “Management Tip of The Day”.
When making a sales or other pitch, no one wants to hear no. In the absence of a yes, you may think that maybe is preferable. But when maybe is a long prelude to no, it can be a waste of time [...]
BNET posted an article in its leadership section titled, “What to Do in a Double-Dip Recession? Grow!” This may sound counter intuitive but it isn’t. There is evidence and research everywhere to support the notion that if you invest in gaining market share when your competitors are just trying to hang on, you will be [...]
The Harvard Business Review offers great short tips in its “Management Tip of The Day”.
These were offered as tips for new fragile ventures. They suggested that knowing these three things would help to manage through this precarious time.
How many days you have to live? Businesses fail because they run out of cash. Knowing exactly how [...]
Business Week published an article titled, “What Should You Spend on Advertising?” Instead of seeking a rational answer to the question, many just ignore it and hope it will go away.
Most emerging companies focus most of their time and talents on meeting the needs of customers, which is a great strategy. If they don’t take [...]
In a blog post titled “Does doodling make you smarter?” the author presented some facts from: “What does doodling do?” from Applied Cognitive Psychology, Volume 24 Issue 1, Pages 100 – 106
Doodling is a way of passing the time when bored by a lecture or telephone call. Does it improve or hinder attention to the [...]
The Wellesley Hills Group published a study about trends in Lead Generation. They found leads generated by companies fall into one of three categories, 25% were ready to be contacted by a salesperson, 50% of the leads need more “nurturing”, and 25% were not really qualified to be leads.
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