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Rethink this Leadership Belief: The Purpose of Business Is to Make Money

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Leadership |
Wed, 11/05/2014 - 18:51

Susan Fowler, Senior Consulting Partner, The Ken Blanchard Companies

What if you changed the belief that the primary purpose of business is to make money to a different belief: The purpose of business is to serve.

Hard-nosed businesspeople push back on this idea with a traditional argument: “You can serve all you want, but this soft stuff doesn’t make you money, and if you don’t make a profit, you will go out of business. Then you won’t be serving anyone.”

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Multi-Million Dollar Business Principles for Any Entrepreneurial Vision

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Entrepreneurship |
Mon, 11/03/2014 - 21:42

Armando Montelongo, Founder and CEO, Armando Montelongo, Inc.

“It takes years to become an overnight success.”

This is a statement I offer with unabashed pleasure when people assume my ascendance is manufactured from a reality TV show. Malcolm Gladwell’s assessment of requirement for success being 5,000 hours of practice is spot on. I would add that an unwavering amount of intestinal fortitude is essential in parallel.

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What Will Make the Next Generation of Leaders in your Organization Successful?

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Leadership |
Thu, 10/30/2014 - 22:15

Gerry Reffo, Co-Author, Leadership PQ

What will they need to do?

Predicting the future is risky; nonetheless the following trends offer some clues.

Financial and Social Profit

Many global business leaders know that delivering for society also delivers for the business. Some consider this cynical. Others see it as liberating. Most people much prefer to work in a business, or buy from one that makes a profit and helps others.

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How to Hold a Productive Virtual Meeting

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Management |
Thu, 10/30/2014 - 19:55

Bill Rosenthal, CEO, Logical Operations, Inc. & Communispond

Want to improve your company’s productivity? Hold a series of virtual meetings that allow employees to suggest ways to help you meet a goal such as identifying new ways to generate revenue, controlling costs or recruiting needed talent.

You'll let employees up and down the line and across all functions provide their ideas. You’ll eliminate the travel and accommodations expenses that come with holding a traditional on-site meeting. You’ll generate ideas from people who haven’t been encouraged to offer them --and let the workforce understand that you want everyone to participate in improving the company’s performance.

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Motivating Employees with NLP

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Management |
Wed, 10/29/2014 - 22:57

NLP is a series of techniques that can help individuals and businesses achieve better results faster. For CEOs, NLP can be used in all day to day activities, including negotiation, selling, leadership, team management and employee engagement, as well as staying fully motivated as CEO. Given that CEOs need to inspire and motivate those around them, let’s look at how CEOs can create the environment where all staff are engaged.