Consultant Consortium, Linked In 18 June 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 6/14 This week our nation is once again celebrating “National Small Business Week” (NSBW) 17-21 June. We honor & recognize business innovations, successes, & milestones. It is a time of inspiration & motivation for all our nation’s Small Businesses. …
Consultant Consortium, Linked In 6/18/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 6/14 2. Employee Retention increases due to job pride & satisfaction – which in turn creates a loop that reinforces “Customer Retention” through friendliness and better service to the customers. Customers like doing business with people they know and your employees …
Who make America great !!! compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 6/14 “I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent it – Thomas Edison “Luck is matter of preparation meeting opportunity” – Oprah Winfrey “Put the product into the Customer’s hands. It will sell them, if it’s of …
from Management.Fortune.CNN.com 5/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 6/14 Larry Page has spent his entire career at Google, and while he remains something of an enigma, his leadership style & ideals are becoming increasingly clear. He talks about them in Commencement speeches, in talks to Faculty, and to co-workers & Google …
Review of the Book 17 July 11 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Seth Godin’s book, “Linchpin: Are you Indispensable? is a very easy read, and enjoyable at that. This is a significant piece of marketing. Who is a “Linchpin? According to the Author Seth Godin, it’s an employee that holds a …
from Managing American.com 05 Aug 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 What’s most important? When we talk about being strategic we focus more on thinking & planning, than on leading & achieving. The reality is that “being strategic” requires both; it’s the full transformation from your Dream to Realization. It’s …
from Managing American.com 06 Aug 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 05/14 Why are these Important? It doesn’t matter if you are a Founder, CEO/Company President, Operations Manager, Customer Service, Sales & Marketing Mgr/Director or “name your title”… the need for “continuous improvement” in any position is universal, so is the …
Streamlining Tasks to Improve Efficiency from Mind Tools.com 9/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 Since Operations (processes) are 80% of your Business [BusinessInsider.com], they should be high on your Priorities for Improvement. Step 2: Analyze the Process continued. First use Root Cause Analysis, Cause & Effect Analysis, or The 5 …
How we can Succeed – to Reach our Goals !!! by Author Heidi Grant Halvorson 04 July 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 No matter who they are and what they are trying to do, we find that successful people not only have confidence that they will eventually succeed, but …
From Forbes Magazine 09 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 The wide Variety of Management Style. Excellent managers come in all shapes & sizes. They can be loud or quiet, extroverted or introverted, Type A or calm. Their management style can be as unique as their personalities. But while …
. . . to have a winning Team !!! Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 Published 5/14 8. Check Independent References – depending on the importance of the position – by going past their List of References. Do at least 1 of the people who worked “for them” & 1 “they …
From Forbes magazine 23 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz3biz 5/14 Leadership Re-Boot. People desire a “leadership reboot” in their organizations. Employees want leaders that are likeable, understand their needs, can authentically motivate people &know how to “energize” a workplace culture to generate the best results for the organization. Just …
from Linked In 10/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 Success isn’t just about hard work. We hear about hard work all the time—it’s what Olympic champions talk about, when they get to the top of the podium and it’s what the media credits as the sole force behind $Billionaire entrepreneurs. …
20 Tips to Make your Marketing Endeavors Successful !!! from Facebook Fan Marketing 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 Tip 6 – Posting “attention-getting” Pictures/Images Images speak a thousand words, and even more on the Internet. Catching the users’ attention is easier when you have a visual image. Instead of …
from Strategic Business Stream,com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 Larry Ellison – Oracle 16. “If your cash is about to run out, you have to cut your cash flow. CEOs have to make those decisions and live with them however painful they may be. You have to act & …
Women starting small businesses at torrid pace SJ Mercury News 16 May 14 & Assoc Press NYC, enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Fast Starts. If you go to work for a newer business, there’s a better chance you’ll be working for a woman. Women are starting companies at a torrid pace. …
from Huff Post 9/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 Search for 10 Successful Founders. As Startup & Small Business owners, we work hard to develop ourselves as leaders and seek role models, of who can help show us the way. When I became a Huffington Post blogger, I decided I …
from Think Grow Think.com 3/08 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 . . HARD WORK vs. LUCK 10) “Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration.” – Thomas Edison, founder of General Electric (GE) 11) “I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And …
from Harvard Biz Review 9/08 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 Social Skills Research. The idea that leaders need social skills is not new, of course. In 1920, Columbia University psychologist Edward Thorndike pointed out that “the best mechanic in a factory may fail as a foreman for lack of social …
from USA Today 25 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 5/14 3. Amazon’s 3 part Strategy starts with: 1) Amazon selling Premium products at less than premium prices”. 2) make Money when people use the devices, not necessarily when they buy them, since Amazon sells the products at roughly break-even …
A talk by Ralph Patterson, BAE Workshop at Entrepreneur Meetup 08 May 14 • On-line CFs: Angel.com (Angel List) & Caplinked [Both are loose communities of accredited investors & entrepreneurs] + Funders Club & Equity Net • Super Angels / Micro VCs: Mainly ex-entrepreneurs, who got bought out & Invest …