management
Hiring the Right #2; Hiring the Right #3; Hiring the Right #4; etc
Twitter It!By Verne Harnish
“…keeping you great”
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Hiring the Right #2 — “Jemma is a great barrier to protect the team from my overzealousness and enthusiasm,” notes Naomi Simson, founder and CEO of [...]
When Your Business Becomes Your Life
Twitter It!By: The New York Times/ Jennifer Walzer
I recently lost a longtime client, who was also a dear friend and valuable mentor, to prostate cancer. He was 52 years old and left behind his wife and two children. The other day I learned that another good friend was found to have skin cancer that had [...]
The Genius of not Knowing
Twitter It!By: Harvard Busines Publishing/Bill Taylor
The Economist owes much of its popularity to its knack for challenging conventional wisdom. In a recent column, it applied its contrarian mindset to the question of what kinds of leaders make the best CEOs, making the case that what the world needs now are more “raging egomaniacs” and [...]
Embracing lifetime value
Twitter It!By: Seth Godin
If you walk into a company-owned cell phone store to sign up for a contract, what are you worth?
Given the huge gross margins at AT&T and Verizon and the standard two-year contract, I think it’s easy to figure on more than $2000 in lifetime value.
If you ran a business where a customer [...]
How to lose an argument online
Twitter It!By Seth Godin
Have an argument. Once you start an argument, not a discussion, you’ve already lost. Think about it: have you ever changed your mind because someone online started yelling at you? They might get you to shut up, but it’s unlikely they’ve actually changed your opinion.
Forget the pitfalls of Godwin’s [...]