Entrepreneurs are constantly deluged with challenges and problems day-in and day-out. As a business person, you need to make decisions everyday -- from getting customer orders fulfilled, deciding on buying a new equipment, getting a bank loan approved, extending your working hours, increasing your office space, and strategizing how to get more customers. Whatever decisions … [Read more...] about How to Make Better Decisions: Tips for Entrepreneurs
Leadership Skills
Top Companies and Business Leaders That Have Mastered Global Business Strategies
Being a successful global business brand takes more than just a great product or service. Taking your business global also means you'll need more knowledge about how marketing works beyond your country's borders. Success in the international market requires a lot of understanding of local customs, marketing trends, and world events. Here are some inspiring examples of brands … [Read more...] about Top Companies and Business Leaders That Have Mastered Global Business Strategies
What Qualities Make You Stand Out as a Leader?
There are many ways that a person can reach a senior, management, or other leadership role without having strong leadership skills. Some companies tend to promote technical staff based on years of service, expertise in another area, or vacancies needing to be filled. You may find yourself in a leadership position without the skills and experience that would help you to truly … [Read more...] about What Qualities Make You Stand Out as a Leader?
Understanding How Leaders Think
Textbooks on strategic planning describe actions taken in the marketplace by competing companies to gain competitive advantage. Major types of strategies are cataloged and given various names by different authors. Often these strategies and tactics are so bold and innovative that they "change the rules of the game." Leaders are increasingly being advised to seek that objective … [Read more...] about Understanding How Leaders Think
How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization
Book Excerpt Below is an excerpt from the book How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organizationby Jeffrey J. Fox. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved Always Take the Job That Offers the Most Money After you have decided what you want to do--whether it is banking, advertising, manufacturing, or something else--go to work for the company … [Read more...] about How to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization