Happily compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 Law Of Computer Programming: 1) Any given program, by the time you get it running, is obsolete. 2) If a program is useful, it will have to be changed. 3) If a program is useless, it will have to be documented. 4) Any given …
from Pragmatic Pricing.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 Pricing is the most Powerful Lever continued Action: How much revenue does your business take in? How much profit is generated by that revenue? What if you could increase your revenue by 5% without increasing your costs? How much additional profit …
Here are some Strategic Thinking Skills that all Leaders must possess, if they are to be successful at forging a strategy for their organization to succeed !!! from Buzzle.com 11/10 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Take Criticism. One of the most important abilities of strategic thinkers, is the ability to take …
[Modified to be applied to Business by Wiz4biz] from Basic Officer’s School, US Marine Corp 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz DECISIVENESS. Ability to make decisions promptly and to announce them in a clear, forceful manner. Significance. The quality of character, which guides a person to accumulate sufficient facts in a …
to Succeed in your Small Business from Epinions.com 04/04 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 05/13 Engaging the Customer. How many times have you been into a store and a salesperson asks you “May I help you?” E-Myth author Michael Gerber suggests that this is a dead-end question because most say “I’m …
9 Lessons in Leadership from a former “not-a-car-guy”. from USA Today 8/05/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz CEO’s Background. Daniel Akerson, EE & Finance by training, Naval officer by decree, Executive by design – and – since 2010, General Motors CEO almost by default. Akerson, 64, spent years atop Tele-communications & …
Transform your Business by being Remarkable !!! a Book Review by Seth Godin, No-Tears Marketing 04/10 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 How does a Brand manage to grab Attention in a society were: · Numerous product/brand choices are available (and increasing daily) · Consumers have less time than ever before …
from Shane Snow thru Linked In 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz “Pleasure in the the job puts “Perfection” in the work”. Aristotle “Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard …
from LA Times 5/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Say “delight” in Silicon Valley, and most people will immediately think of Apple. I note that much of the valley’s current obsession with the word can be traced back to Steve Jobs embrace of it. But there’s another company in the valley …
from USA Today 12/01/06 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 It’s the birthplace of the Transistor, the Laser, & the Solar Cell. Its researchers were the first to hear the echoes of the Big Bang. Bell Labs was founded in 1925 as the research arm of AT&T’s national Telephone business. Sixty …
from Linked In 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 When we make a choice that doesn’t work out, we find it remarkably difficult to cut our losses & walk away. Example: You hired an employee who struggled to master the key skills for the job, and after several months of …
by Author Malcolm Gladwell 2005 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 How can the Tipping Point help me? Look at the world around you. It may seem like an immovable, implacable place. It is not. With the slightest push — in just the right place — it can be tipped. Author …
Why Things Catch On !!! by Author Jonah Berger 8/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz Attention-Getting. Jonah Berger is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. This smart fellow and his publisher know how to get our attention at the bookstore: Contagious stands out …
from PC World Magazine 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 Apha listed 5. COLLABORATION: Vyew With Vyew, anyone can host an Internet session that lets scattered colleagues work together on a project in real time. This Web-conferencing platform gives you a very simple whiteboard where you can upload documents for …
from Entrepreneur magazine 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Like a marriage, a Business Partnership often begins with enthusiasm & high expectations — only to end in bitterness & legal proceedings. It’s important to know as much as possible about a potential partner, including how his or her finances & family …
from their Website & Wikipedia.com 8/13 compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Overview. From a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, to far-off places with names we sometimes mis-pronounce, what began over 35 years ago (1978) with 2 guys creating wild Ice Cream flavors has turned into a taste bud-boggling odyssey of …
. . . for your New or Small Business from SV SCORE 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Why SM? In a world where Social Media marketing gains power by the minute, earning “social currency” for your local business is critical to success. In short, Social Currency is what your business …
Forbes Women: Young Entrepreneur Council 7/11 Enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 Shama Kabani (26) is the award winning CEO of MarketingZen.com, a full service Web Marketing firm in Dallas. She is also the author of the best-selling “The Zen of Social Media Marketing”; and hosts her own Web TV show. …
from More Business.com 5/11 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz 8/13 A new entrepreneur starting a business needs a great deal of direction & helpful advice. After all, no entrepreneur can do it alone. In addition, depending if the new business form is a Corporation or LLC, the business may be required …
Take a super simple Idea and Perfect it !!! [Wiz4biz] from Wikipedia.org 2012 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 Angie’s List is a US-based website that aggregates “verified” Consumer Reviews of Services Companies. Angie’s List has about 1.5 million subscribers throughout the United States & Canada who post an average of …
from INC magazine 9/10 enhanced by Peter/ CXO Wiz4biz 8/13 (an Exec Sumry expert) The First Paragraph. Just like a movie might begin with a fight scene or a magazine article opens with a funny anecdote, you’ll need a strong “hook” for your Executive Summary. The most important part is …