As businesses grow people get left behind. They can't grow at the same pace the company demands. New talent needs to be brought in. But these loyal servants were there with you at the beginning. How do you manage their expectations and disappointments?
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Senior Talent Recruitment & The Loyal Servant Dilemma
Posted by IanDSmith under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4339 days ago
The Reason Behind Flat Growth is Leakage
Posted by IanDSmith under StrategyFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4342 days ago
Flat growth is caused by leakage. Which part of your organization leaks? Only by analyzing your business for leakage, will you able to identify what is holding you back. This post explains how to find it.
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What Is Your Essential Execution Item for 2013?
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4344 days ago
What is the one big project under your control that would make a difference to your organization? The one project if completed in 2013 would make a difference. In this post I list some possibilities for you to choose.
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Public Speaking
Posted by IanDSmith under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4345 days ago
It's a nightmare for most people. Speaking in public whether it's 20 people in a room or 500 in a ballroom can be a crushing experience. After 20 years of practice I'd like to offer 10 quick tips I hope will help.
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Reducing The Mystery Of Sales
Posted by IanDSmith under SalesFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4345 days ago
Everyone wants to predict their sales better. Everyone running a business from the one man band to the $100m market leader needs to improve the visibility of sales. If you can't secure 10 year contracts, what can you do?
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Training a World Class Sales Team – 3 Simple Categories
Posted by IanDSmith under SalesFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4345 days ago
Training sales teams requires a holistic approach to optimize the performance of the team. Think in terms of 3 big buckets. Customers & Markets, Product Knowledge and finally Sales Process.
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Sales Price Increases (and decreases) – Issues To Consider
Posted by IanDSmith under SalesFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4357 days ago
Its time to consider sales prices again. What are the issues worth considering. This post offers some practical tips in helping to set the correct pricing strategy
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Raising Money – Exceptional Preparation
Posted by IanDSmith under Raising CapitalFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4358 days ago
Raising Finance is an impossible task. How do you change the odds? I've listed in this post the key preparation tips that will make a huge difference but they take courage and patience to execute.
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Are Your Brilliant or Just Lucky?
Posted by IanDSmith under StrategyFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4364 days ago
Are you brilliant or just lucky? Do we audit our successes? Do we know why we succeed? We often bet on fund mangers to deliver above average returns but why do we choose them?
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