By Andrew Syrios Back in business school, I was subjected to several long lectures on the dreaded evils of fluff. Boil down your corporate memos to the raw essentials. Get rid of all those filler words and colloquial phrases. Write as if an automaton was generating TPS reports that were intended to put to sleep […]
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By Ratmir Timashev Sometimes you may not want to share that you’re an entrepreneur. And it’s not because you want to hide what you do, but because you’re trying to avoid all the helpful advice people feel compelled to offer once they know you run a business. The advice might be well intended, but rarely
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As the founder and CEO of Garnysh, a Silicon Valley-based fitness and technology company, I know a thing or two about surviving in business. And as a woman entrepreneur, I’m even more knowledgeable about the challenges female entrepreneurs face in that cutthroat world. Here are what I consider to be three rules for business success
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By Andy Bailey Effective time management ranks among the more challenging, and often exasperating, aspects of being a successful leader. It requires the flexibility to respond to unexpected challenges and the self-discipline to block out distractions and complete daily tasks. In my experience as a business coach, I frequently hear leaders express frustration with how
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Running a business is often about setting goals and putting in the long hours and hard work to achieve them. Regardless of what type of business you run, it’s likely that “selling more” has a frequent, if not long-term, place on your to-do list. It’s a goal that requires staying up to date on new
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When people think of an entrepreneur, they may think of someone happily moving from one pitch meeting to the next. The truth is there is a lot of varied work that keeps entrepreneurs constantly busy. As soon as one question gets answered, another one crops up; when one fire is put out, another comes roaring
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While selling can be considered an individual activity, it also relies heavily on the support of others. You need help from people in multiple areas in order to be successful: operations, accounting, manufacturing, human resources, and especially your customers. Great salespeople know it’s important to get help from others to ensure their sales success. How
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By David Pierce In January, my wife and I completed a successful summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania along the trail known as the “Roof of Africa,” which reaches a height of 19,340 feet at its peak. Kilimanjaro, as you may know, is the tallest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the
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By Chip Gallent I have been playing in bands off and on for more than 25 years, or about as long as I have been in the business world. Though the parallels of being an entrepreneur and playing in a band may not seem obvious, believe me, the two have a lot in common. Some
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“Looking back on your career 20, 30 years from now, what do you want to say you’ve accomplished?” That’s a question Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn, often asks prospective employees. And how would you answer that question? Take a minute and think about it. In other words, what matters to you as you are
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