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The Business Owner’s Personal Journey - Embracing Your Aloneness

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Self Governance - Entrepreneurship |
Thu, 04/10/2014 - 00:36

David Wimer

Some of the most enjoyable and creative moments as a business owner have been when I’m quiet and alone. Why? Because aloneness is a state where I can contemplate and reflect. My hectic schedule of client appointments, speaking engagements and a sundry of other business and family commitments, including deadlines for articles and advice provide for a demanding owner’s schedule to produce something of value.

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Failing Gracefully: How to Learn From Your Mistakes to Become a Better Leader

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Management |
Fri, 03/28/2014 - 22:30

Bob Farrell, CEO, Kewill

In the business world, failure is too often thought of in negative terms. But, failure is a normal, even inevitable, part of any executives’ journey. Mistakes can often be some of the best business lessons learned in disguise. Here are a few tips for how you can start thinking of mistakes as opportunities and embrace failure to improve your business.

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Critical Success Factors in Going Global

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Strategy |
Fri, 03/28/2014 - 22:05

Albert Subbloie, CEO, Tangoe

The last decade or so has been a major tipping point in the globalization of the business market across all technology sectors and verticals. Many factors have contributed to this, including the emergence of China as a major economic player in the world market, the introduction of the Euro, and the rise of mobile and social technologies, leading to an increasingly connected business landscape.

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Communicate and Collaborate - Or Crumble

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Management |
Thu, 03/27/2014 - 20:51

Steve McIntosh, Chief Fan Ambassador, Fanhub

Everyone seems to know the ‘secrets’ of entrepreneurship—so why are successful businesses so rare?

Nearly 90 percent of businesses in the U.S. have less than 20 employees, and half of all businesses close within five years. In tech, the stats are especially grim: Henry Blodget, founder of Business Insider, calculated that only 1 in 200 companies that apply to Y Combinator becomes a “success.”

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Saving “Mad Scientists”

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Management |
Thu, 03/27/2014 - 20:12

Chip R. Bell

James Cameron is a “mad scientist”—and the director of the two highest grossing non-franchise movies ever made—Titanic and Avatar. Apple Computer founder and CEO Steve Jobs was a “mad scientist.” So were Ludwig Beethoven, Booker T. Washington, Henry Ford and Amelia Earhart. Yet, who could deny their gigantic contributions or their incredible gifts?