Choosing entrepreneurship means you have control of your life. That is, unless a customer makes unreasonable demands, a vendor fails to supply as promised, or an employee doesn’t show up for a critical task. If a new business owner makes it through the gauntlet of competition, changing markets and
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The Entrepreneurship Meritocracy
Posted by cbrendlinger under StartupsFrom http://www.awakeat2oclock.com 2706 days ago
Made Hot by: profmarketing on December 8, 2016 1:55 pm
Exit Timing and the Global Economy
Posted by cbrendlinger under GlobalFrom http://www.awakeat2oclock.com 2713 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on December 1, 2016 3:12 pm
How much will your exit timing be affected by the global economy? Most small businesses serve local markets. Their owners, if they have thought about it, plan to sell to a local individual. If the local market is healthy, why worry about the rest of the world?
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Millennial Employees: Why Their Opinion Counts
Posted by cbrendlinger under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.awakeat2oclock.com 2719 days ago
Opinions offered by Millennial employees aren’t a criticism of you or your company. They don’t have appropriate respect for your experience because they have little of their own to measure it against. It will come, but in the meantime take a few minutes to listen to them. You may see it as panderin
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Dear President Elect Trump
Posted by cbrendlinger under ManagementFrom http://www.awakeat2oclock.com 2727 days ago
Congratulations on your election. Clearly there is a strong sentiment for change in the United States, and it appears that you are the beneficiary. I hope that supporting small business, the engine of job creation and innovation in our economy, is part of your plan to make America great again.
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Business Buyers: The "Buy Now, Pay Later" Generation
Posted by cbrendlinger under ManagementFrom http://www.awakeat2oclock.com 2755 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on October 19, 2016 12:02 pm
If you are preparing to sell your business, your buyers will likely be members of the “buy now, pay later” generation. Generation X is the first demographic group to be raised in a culture that put little emphasis on savings. If you have built a business worth a million dollars, it will be hard to
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Time Bankruptcy and Communications Technology
Posted by cbrendlinger under TechnologyFrom http://www.awakeat2oclock.com 2762 days ago
Made Hot by: NolanGreen on October 14, 2016 2:10 am
A friend says that she hasn’t been able to tackle any new projects because she is in “time bankruptcy.” It expresses very well how she feels about her ability to control her schedule, but she has been claiming bankruptcy for over a year now. Even Chapter 11 reorganizations end sooner or later.
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Ownership Transfer and Employee Security
Posted by cbrendlinger under StrategyFrom http://www.awakeat2oclock.com 2776 days ago
When we start planning for the sale of a company, many owners ask me about sharing information with employees. They are naturally concerned that an ownership transfer will cause their workers to seek more secure positions elsewhere. This is true whether you anticipate an external or an internal sal
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Generational Differences and Identity Politics
Posted by cbrendlinger under ManagementFrom http://www.awakeat2oclock.com 2783 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on September 24, 2016 9:05 am
Generational differences are a hot topic for organizational behaviorists. Is this a real issue, or is it just the current management fad? “Never in history have we seen four generations together in the workplace.” That line starts thousands of articles and hundreds of presentations.
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Employee Gratitude isn't Loyalty
Posted by cbrendlinger under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.awakeat2oclock.com 2791 days ago
Most of us have heard something like this expression of employee gratitude. “I’ve enjoyed working here. You taught me so much, and you’ve always treated me well. But the company down the road is paying a lot more for people with my skills and training. I’m sorry, but I just can’t turn them down.
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Is Your Business Built on Individual Heroics?
Posted by cbrendlinger under ManagementFrom http://www.awakeat2oclock.com 2791 days ago
Made Hot by: bloggerpalooza on September 14, 2016 6:06 am
Great employees are a wonderful gift, but individual heroics aren’t healthy for your business. Someday, you will start thinking about leaving the business. When you begin planning for your transition, what will your company systems sound like when you describe them to a critical buyer?
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