Do Business Well

Getting focused on outcomes is one thing. Figuring out which outcomes _are right is something else entirely. So how can you define the right outcomes? Of all the things your people could be doing, how can you know which are the few things they should be doing?

Well, as you would expect, we can’t offer you a step-by-step solution. First, it takes a certain talent to hear the siren song through the clamor. Second, even if you have this talent, this talent to focus, to discriminate, then you will undoubtedly have your own way of deploying it. What we can offer you are some deceptively simple guidelines from some of the world’s great managers. Continue Reading »

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If you are going to be an actualizer and maximizer of human potential you need to be a PWB —

A Person Without Borders

There is a social tidal wave sweeping over the world. It’s caused by technology, democracy, mobility and our common humanity. It’s the wave that is washing away national and cultural boundaries. The best talent and ideas rule. It doesn’t matter where the talent or the ideas come from. So the new class of successful entrepreneurs will be PWB — People Without Borders. They will go where the opportunities are greatest and they will take from where the talent and ideas are most plentiful. They do not limit their vision to industry or geography. They are open, adaptable and mobile. Continue Reading »

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Maximizing and actualizing the potential ofeveryone and everything around you.

The ultimate human tragedy

There is nothing more common in this world than wasted talent. Every day, talented people trudge through life being less than they can be. They are miserable, bored, unfulfilled and frustrated. They know that there must be more to their life but they just can’t seem to find the path to a better one. Maybe it’s because they’re not really looking.

Or maybe it’s because they’ve given up. Or maybe it’s because they don’t believe there is a better way. Continue Reading »

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“He who has saved one life has, as it were, saved the world entire”

In almost all the motivational literature on offer, readers are encouraged to become Go-Getters - to go out there and grab all they can as fast as they can. We are advising you to become a Go-Giver — someone who always gives more than they take.

We are not telling you to give all you can because we want you to become a charity. We are telling you to give generously because one of the most valuable attributes of any entrepreneur is an extensive, close- knit network of associates. No matter how successful you become, you will always need allies to help you out of a difficult situation. Or you will need partners to help you exploit a specific opportunity. Or you will need people to vouch for you to prospects or clients. Or you will simply need a favour. Continue Reading »

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JOLT — Just-One-Last-Try — because the world is filled with early settlers

Despite everything that we’ve said so far, there is one thing that really separates the great-ones from the also-rans: The great- ones give it Just-One-Last-Try while the also-rans go home. The great- ones know that the very last call is the call that delivers the results. You know why? Because that’s when the competition has given up for theday.

It’s the last try that builds the physical and mental muscle. It’s the last try that impresses the customer. It’s the state of the store or the state of the team at the end of the game that determines ultimate success or failure. Continue Reading »

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