Like this article? PLEASE +1 it! Evan Signature
Evan Carmichael Top Header about About Home Profiles articles Tools forums inspirational quotes About facebook Twitter YouTube Blog

mavericks Tagged Articles



Creating Intelligent Action Takers
You need "Risk Takers." You need "Mavericks." Identify every employee in that category and empower him or her to go out and get the job done. So what if they bend the rules sometimes. As long as they don't break the law, violate corporate core values or embarrass the company, "Turn Them Loose." You have everything to gain and nothing to lose. The employees will see this as a demonstration of trust and empowerment. Word will travel fast. Promote that concept. Send a monthly memo to everyone praising individuality that result in improvements. Title your memo, "OFF the CUFF" for it's informal straight talking honest feedback from the top. Reward and recognize the risk takers. Commend the change agents. Then align both management and the employees behind the new vision.
Lesson #3: Do It Because You Love It
“I’m a geek,” says Cuban. “I love technology. I would be online working with technology regardless of what my day job is.”

Lesson #5: Use IT to Interact
Unlike the owners of most other sports teams, Cuban chooses to sit courtside along with the rest of the Mavericks’ fans instead of in luxury boxes. This is characteristic of Cuban, who, throughout all of his businesses has strived to maintain open channels of communication with the people that matter – whether they are the fans, staff or customers. And, because he is a self-professed technology geek, Cuban chooses to use the Internet as his means of keeping in touch.

The Message Behind the Man: How Ogilvy Achieved Success
Thirty-three years after he first began his own advertising agency, Ogilvy wrote a memo to his staff entitled “Will Any Agency Hire This Man?” In it, he wrote, “He is 38, and unemployed. He dropped out of college. He has been a cook, a salesman, a diplomatist and a farmer. He knows nothing about marketing and has never written any copy. He professes to be interested in advertising as a career (at the age of 38!) and is ready to go to work for $5,000 a year.” Fortunately, a London firm did hire him, and there was no looking back for Ogilvy. How he did someone with no advertising experience end up shaping the entire industry?
MySpace Mavericks: How Two Friends Found Their Fortune
“It's certainly nice to make money off of it and become financially successful,” says DeWolfe, “but really the fun of it was to build the site and that continues to be the fun of it.” Anderson echoes the sentiment: “I’d like to do this as long as it’s fun, and that could be a long, long time.” They started off as two men who shared nothing but a love of indie music, a distaste for authority, and a simple idea for a website. So, how did these fast friends find themselves not only in the pages of Fortune magazine but also at the forefront of an Internet revolution?

Lesson #5: Do Not Trade In Just Because the Chips are Low
“You’ve got to start with your gut, with something you are really passionate about, for a good reason,” says Schwab. “You won’t get there by sitting in a closet and thinking, ‘Boy I know the world must want this.’”
Ten Questions with Polly LaBarre
Polly LaBarre is the co-author (with Bill Taylor) of the newly released book called Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win. The strategies, tactics, and advice in Mavericks at Work grew out of in-depth access to a collection of forward-looking companies. These maverick companies are attracting millions of customers, creating thousands of jobs, and generating billions of dollars of wealth.

What is an Internet Entrepreneur ?
Breaking free of the confines of "busines as usual" the Internet Entrepreneur is an unique individual. Self motivation, drive and the belief in themselves to create positive change is the driving force that comprises the maverick called the Internet Entrepreneur. Find out more in this light piece from up and coming sales motivitaion and marketing strategey consultant, Corie Wallace...

Other mavericks Related Articles

The Virtual Virtuoso: Mark Cuban Is Born
To sports fans across America, Mark Cuban is the well-known outspoken and brash owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team who wears his heart on his sleeve and, as a result, is prone to many well-publicized outbursts. But, the billionaire Cuban is also an entrepreneur at heart, having created more startups in his early years than most others in a lifetime.

Lesson #5: Use IT to Interact
Unlike the owners of most other sports teams, Cuban chooses to sit courtside along with the rest of the Mavericks’ fans instead of in luxury boxes. This is characteristic of Cuban, who, throughout all of his businesses has strived to maintain open channels of communication with the people that matter – whether they are the fans, staff or customers. And, because he is a self-professed technology geek, Cuban chooses to use the Internet as his means of keeping in touch.

Ten Questions with Polly LaBarre
Polly LaBarre is the co-author (with Bill Taylor) of the newly released book called Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win. The strategies, tactics, and advice in Mavericks at Work grew out of in-depth access to a collection of forward-looking companies. These maverick companies are attracting millions of customers, creating thousands of jobs, and generating billions of dollars of wealth.

Creating Business Wealth: The #1 Trait of Top Achievers
What do Ted Turner (CNN), Anita Roddick (The Body Shop), Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Armani (Armani Fashions) have in common? Aside from being CEOs of multi-billion dollar corporations, they all have created such mega-success BECAUSE they are business ... **Mavericks** ... **Revolutionaries** ... **Rebel Thinkers**. These wealth-creating companies aren’t simply “executing "better." They’re radically changing the rules of the game. Whether you’re a small business owner or mega-corporation, today’s highly changing, highly competitive times *REQUIRES* you to become an “rebel thinker” to survive and thrive. Read this article and learn three simple strategies for creating this wealth-creating mindset.
Quick Checklist-Is Your Firm Ready For Success In The Coming Economic Rebound?
This article provides a quick checklist for a company to use in beginning to rethink and plan its management and operational strategy for the economic rebound ahead. It touches on changing a company’s orientation from “defense” to “offense,” attempting to move away from price only relations with customers to price and long term relationship connections with customers, re-establishing training throughout the organization, bringing in some mavericks, creating a new company mission statement, and locating a new top management recruiting resource to bring in top notch executive resources as the market for these individuals tightens in the rebounding economy.

Innovative Opportunities: A Byproduct of Unemployment
Unemployment may not be a welcomed situation, but we are learning that it is not always a bad situation either. Remarkably, we are seeing a recent trend where some top managers of large companies are up and quitting their jobs without having another offer lined up. These mavericks are announcing to the business world that they have higher aspirations and they have the courage and self confidence to pursue them. “The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional, to say the least. For years executives and headhunters have hewed closely to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached.” (McGregor, 2009) Changing the rules of the game and making it your game- that is exactly the type of attitude I strive to uncover in people.
Creating Intelligent Action Takers
You need "Risk Takers." You need "Mavericks." Identify every employee in that category and empower him or her to go out and get the job done. So what if they bend the rules sometimes. As long as they don't break the law, violate corporate core values or embarrass the company, "Turn Them Loose." You have everything to gain and nothing to lose. The employees will see this as a demonstration of trust and empowerment. Word will travel fast. Promote that concept. Send a monthly memo to everyone praising individuality that result in improvements. Title your memo, "OFF the CUFF" for it's informal straight talking honest feedback from the top. Reward and recognize the risk takers. Commend the change agents. Then align both management and the employees behind the new vision.
Never Give Up!!!: Seven Secrets to Creating More Success In Your Life
NEVER GIVE UP!!! Anyone who saw the Dallas Mavericks play the Miami Heat during the 2011 NBA Finals, witnessed how inner will and determination results in triumph. In Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat was ahead by 15 points with seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but when the final buzzer rang, they had lost. This was unheard of-Dallas went from embarrassment to triumph. The Miami Heat was primed to take a commanding 2-0 lead in Game 2. Yet, the Dallas Mavericks gained confidence and went on to win three more games in the series and became the NBA World Champions in 2011. I say to each of you---No matter what you are going through-Never give up! Believe and You Can Achieve! And your dreams can come true

Featured Article

Bottom Footer



Newsletter

Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!
Name:
Email:
Popular Articles

Looking for an Easy Online Business Opportunity?

Severance and Separation Agreements

Providing Feedback
Suggestions

Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.