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Your personal development plan includes imagining where you are in 10 years’ time, and breaking that down into 1 year and quarterly blocks. It challenges you to think about your core values and your purpose. You can find a quick, free course on building your personal one page development plan (including templates and downloads) here
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Brand promises focus you on what your business consistently delivers on to find and keep customers. Your customer base appreciates your brand promises, and is prepared to pay for them too. People who you don’t want as customers may be repelled by what you offer, or at least unwilling to pay a premium to you
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Most companies spend a lot of time during the hiring process, only to let the new hire flounder once they’ve started the job. This leads to the new employee wondering if they made the wrong choice coming to this new company. Often the choice to stay or to leave is made within the first week.
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History of Play It Again Sports Some of the best businesses begin because someone somewhere was trying to solve a simple problem. This was the case for Martha Morris. In 1983, she was trying to sell her nearly new backpack for $200. To solve her own problem, she started Play It Again Sports in Minneapolis.
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History of Publix Pharmacy and Grocery stores In 1930, George W. Jenkins set out to open a retail store that provides the type of friendly customer service that drives loyalty. Along with five other employees and their specialized knowledge of the grocery business, the group started a new type of grocery store. They started Publix
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Modern businesses have taken a beating in the last 10 years. From black swan events with long lasting repercussions to technology that becomes obsolete before a newborn becomes a toddler, organizations are having to adapt at a rate that they never have before. Old tools for identifying and developing business unit strategy are slowly falling
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What is PS or Postscript? PS is originally derived from the Latin word, post scriptum, which translates to “written after.” In English, PS stands for postscript. The existence of postscript comes from pre-internet days when people sent handwritten and or typed letters to one another. Postscripts were added after the initial letter was composed as
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If you run a business, or lead a team, eventually you’re going to fire someone. There’s no easy way to say it. You will make a hiring mistake. Someone who was once great will sink in their attitude and performance. A position will become redundant and the person not needed. Someone will commit an outrageous
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