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Lesson #3: A Clear Focus Will Take You Where You Want to Go
“We wanted Nike to be the world’s best sports and fitness company,” says Knight. “Once you say that, you have a focus. You don’t end up making wing tips or sponsoring the next Rolling Stones world tour.” From day one, Knight has had a clear vision about what he wanted his company to be, and where he wanted it to go. There have been many setbacks along the way, but it was in focusing on the larger end picture that Knight was able to keep Nike on track.

Lesson #4: “Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in men.”
The introduction of television might have come following the conclusion of one of the most deadly wars in human history, but with it came an entirely new war – the war to dominate the burgeoning communications industry.

Three Simple Ways to Get Job Satisfaction From a Job You Hate
If you are stuck in a job you hate, you are making a fatal mistake that can sink your career plans. There are 3 simple ways to energize yourself and your career. Without them you will remain in limbo with no way to save yourself.

RecessionProof Your Real Estate Career
Many newer real estate agents are struggling to make money now that the market has slowed so considerably. The Staging Diva® says there’s money to be made as a home stager and here she explains why.
How to Flood Your Dealership with Customers
There is a revelation that is shocking and, quite frankly, scary. A dangerous and potentially fatal mistake is being made everyday in businesses. The mistake is the confusion between strategy and tactics. Strategy is your overall goal for your business and your overall marketing philosophy to achieve those goals.

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Plan for the Unexpected
Companies often face unanticipated challenges like these. Do you have a business plan ready to execute next week for an interruption in your supply chain, recession, terrorist attack, sudden drop in the stock marketing, or a spike in oil prices? The best businesses are ready. Many have even profited from events that destroyed or damaged their competition. For companies that want to turn fatal blows into near-fatal blows, they must plan for the unexpected.
How to Flood Your Dealership with Customers
There is a revelation that is shocking and, quite frankly, scary. A dangerous and potentially fatal mistake is being made everyday in businesses. The mistake is the confusion between strategy and tactics. Strategy is your overall goal for your business and your overall marketing philosophy to achieve those goals.
Three Simple Ways to Get Job Satisfaction From a Job You Hate
If you are stuck in a job you hate, you are making a fatal mistake that can sink your career plans. There are 3 simple ways to energize yourself and your career. Without them you will remain in limbo with no way to save yourself.

FATAL TRAPS OF NEGOTIATING EXPOSED
Negotiating is the most highly paid workyou will ever do. You are generally making more per hour when you negotiate than anything else you'll ever do! Here are the most common mistakes made in negotiations. How to avoid these "fatal traps". Why poor planning can lead to a disaster. Why rushing is a big mistake. Why it's important to understand what the person you are negotiating with wants before you open "your big mouth!!!
The Impact of Culture on Acquisitions
In another article, I talk about the rate of failure of mergers and acquisitions being 91%. What I did not talk about was the primary cause of these failures. It is actually quite simple. Most of these transactions, commonly referred to as M&A, are driven by finances and financial calculations. Unfortunately that has nothing to do with the daily business of doing business for any organization. It is the people that matters, and it is a failure of recognizing the people, or culture, that cause most M&A transactions to fail. In this article, I talk about how to avoid this fatal mistake.
Hire Smart: Hire Attitude - Train Skill
The most common - and fatal - hiring mistake is to find someone with the right skills but the wrong mind-set and hire them on the theory, “We can change them.” Hiring smart is productive, not doing so is unproductive.
Financing your start-up - tranche your funding requests!
One fatal mistake that nearly all new small businesses make when seeking capital is asking for too much up front. You must lower the risk by demonstrating your business and capital management skills. Find out how …
The Single Biggest Mistake That Salespeople Make
Ask 10 people and you'll get 10 different answers about the biggest mistake that salespeople make. Ask the question a bit differently and I will give you a different answer too. But ask the question in the title - "What is the single biggest mistake that salespeople make?", with the key word being mistake - something they do incorrectly rather than due to a weakness - and I can provide data to back it up. There are actually 3 mistakes that are nearly always made but 2 of them happen as a result of the single biggest mistake.

Developing Talent on a Shoestring: Five Strategies to Cultivate Future Leaders In Tough Times
OnPoint’s 2011 Execution Gap Survey found that although succession management and leadership development programs are strongly correlated with key predictors of organizational success, many companies have pulled the plug on these mission critical activities. How do the best companies avoid this potentially fatal mistake?

Are you selling too much on your blog?
A few weeks back, I wrote about the top mistakes that business bloggers make that can hurt rather than help their business. After quite a bit of discussion in the comments from readers wondering what constitutes overselling, I thought it would be a great subject to dive a little bit deeper into. The thing is, it is kind of a touchy subject, because the promotional limits of one blog may not be the same as another. At the end of the day, it's all about what appeals to your readers and that can lead to big variations in strategy from one blog to the next. There's no way to give you a guidebook to avoid the potentially fatal mistake of overselling on our blog, but here are a few things you need to think about.
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