On May 15th the WSJ posted a piece called Wanted: More Directors with Digital Savvy. The first line read: “Nearly every facet of corporate life has gone digital. But many public-company boards remain stuck in analog mode.” Forget public companies, what about all companies.
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Digital Savvy – 10 Tips to Shape Your Strategy
Posted by IanDSmith under Online MarketingFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 3984 days ago
Know-How – 20 Tips To Help Owners Save Time
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 3986 days ago
Made Hot by: steefen on May 30, 2013 3:16 pm
Ram Charan wrote the best selling book Know-How – 8 Skills that separate people who perform from those that don’t. I see entrepreneurs struggling with know-how every day. You know what you know. So I’ve assembled 20 laconic tips acquired during my 30 years in business. I hope they help you.
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The Art of Prospecting is Dead – 15 Tips to Change That!
Posted by IanDSmith under SalesFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 3989 days ago
Made Hot by: ioncannon on May 30, 2013 5:22 am
I was chatting to a good friend the other day who leads one of the leading Sandler Sales Training Practices in the US. His key takeaway from the last 5 years – sales professionals have lost the art of prospecting! This post suggests 15 tips that will change that.
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Incentives – The Secret of Success
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 3993 days ago
Made Hot by: LadySophy on May 25, 2013 4:52 am
We’ve all been touched by incentives at one time or another. Sales commissions, fixed bonuses, a prize, an earn-out deal when you sold your business. You might have received a bonus as part of a team achievement. So why don't they work?
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My Daughter’s Graduation – Two thoughts
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 3998 days ago
Last weekend sitting watching my daughter Emily graduate from St Joseph’s University in Philadelphia I had many thoughts going through my head but two stayed with me. One came from Dr Elizabeth A. Hagen Under Secretary for Food Safety the Commencement speaker and the other a general point.
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When the CEO Burns Out – (or how to fix it before it happens)
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4003 days ago
Made Hot by: jamiesteinberg on May 16, 2013 2:47 am
Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement yesterday. At the same time the WSJ published a great article – When the CEO Burns Out. Reading about Sir Alex’s retirement and the WSJ article reminded me of the pressure and expectations placed on today’s leaders. And the pressure mounts.
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Why Scaling a Business Fails
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4005 days ago
Scaling a business is not the same as growing a business because there’s more to it than that. Otherwise everyone would scale! Scaling implies alignment, control, predictability, fast growth but with safety. I highlight in this post the reasons why owners fail to scale.
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Presentation Tips
Posted by IanDSmith under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4006 days ago
It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but presenting in public is an acquired skill and an essential one if you hope to influence people. So many great authors are average public speakers. So it’s not about the words, it’s about how you make the audience feel. Here are 16 quick tips worth considering.
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Checklist to Transform Your Meetings
Posted by IanDSmith under ManagementFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4011 days ago
We are awful at meetings. They are often too long, unproductive, not fun, and have lost their reason to exist. So let me help you with 10 quick actions to transform them.
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Storytelling: The Art of Moving People
Posted by IanDSmith under MarketingFrom http://www.portfoliopartnership.com 4012 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on May 3, 2013 6:03 am
I attended a very interesting discussion group last week on Storytelling organized by the American Marketing Association. This blog post summarizes the takeaways worth considering.
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