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Align Your Equation for Success. How to Make Your Equation Greater than the Sum of It's Parts

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Michael MacNair |
Strategy - Small Business - Entrepreneurship - Leadership - Management - Sales - Marketing |
Fri, 02/03/2017 - 22:56

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts – Aristotle.

What will make your life whole? What does this equation look like? The whole of your life done well makes for exponential happiness. Its greater than the sum of its parts! Take for example the great Steve Jobs. He achieved amazing success in business, yet he believed his life was a disappointment. What if the sum of a great life, great family and great business achievements were all his?

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Why Sustainability Is Fast Becoming The Ultimate Competitive Advantage – And How To Get Stakeholders To Embrace It

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Strategy - Management |
Thu, 02/02/2017 - 20:38

Suhas Apte & Jagdish N. Sheth, Authors, THE SUSTAINABILITY EDGE: How To Drive Top-Line Growth With Triple-Bottom-Line Thinking

Ensuring long-term sustainability, whether it’s a start-up or an ongoing business, should be a top priority for every entrepreneur and CEO. With the growth stagnation seen in mature markets, resource availability in decline, the pace of innovation accelerating while the life-span of innovation shortens, the demographics scenario of mature to developing/emerging markets changing with the rise of millennial and Gen X consumers - a new paradigm is emerging.

Are You Telling Stories--Or Anecdotes?

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Dianna Booher |
Strategy - Self Governance - Entrepreneurship - Leadership - Management |
Wed, 01/18/2017 - 02:58

The new CEO wanted to slug it out of the ballpark at his first all-hands meeting. Employees were watching the broadcast from around the globe. Obviously, engaging those assembled in the auditorium in front of him would be much easier. But he didn’t want to miss the first opportunity to gain their confidence that he could handle the job vacated by his predecessor.

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Preventing a Founder Feud

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Strategy - Entrepreneurship |
Fri, 01/06/2017 - 00:13

Andrew Eisenberg, Partner, Lee & Hayes

When a company is set up, there are many aspects to consider; one such aspect is the allocation of company shares.

Many founders dislike the idea of vesting shares to founders, themselves, and, instead, grant shares outright. The problem is that it’s very common for at least one founder to leave a company early on – whether it’s a disagreement, a change in circumstances, or a dream job.

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CEOs Shine by Owning Organization’s Reputation Risk

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Strategy - Leadership - Management |
Sat, 12/31/2016 - 01:33

Keri Calagna, Principal, Deloitte &Touche LLP

Empower a culture that seizes crises as opportunities to drive brand resilience

A familiar story is on the front pages every few months — a CEO ousted from a company, a tarnished brand and customers flocking away to their competitors. The untold story is of the thousands of CEOs that excel at managing and cultivating a company’s brand and reputation. They strategically make sure they avoid scandal, and if a crisis does spring up, they are prepared to tackle it.