Only a few business management books still ring true after 10 years, much less 50 years. But The Effective Executive, by Peter Drucker is still a relevant, concise, and compelling guide for any key member of an organization. First published in 1967, this book, still in print, is now 50 years…
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Nancy Lyons, CEO, Clockwork delivered thoughtful comments on this question at a recent event hosted by Minnesota Business Magazine. I will quote Nancy below and add a few comments of my own. Everything in quotations below is from my notes on Nancy’s presentation. “Preparing for the future is all about…
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Sometimes a phrase will deeply resonate with me. “The sedative of misdirected frenzy” did so for me on a recent Sunday morning in church. This phrase succinctly captures a common yet avoidable problem in many aspects of our lives. In companies or organizations Haven’t we all observed the “sedative of…
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Are you stuck trying to figure out how to create some recurring revenue for your business? You know those automatic sales will make your business more valuable and predictable, but the secret to transforming your company is to think less about what’s in it for you and more about coming…
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Several years ago, my colleagues at Thomson Reuters in the Government Segment, Law School Libraries, and Global Legal Products helped me articulate some important assumptions about the way we approached our business. The entire document fit easily on one page — and none of the statements had more than nine…
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