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Lesson #3: Be Hands-On
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| Aside from surrounding himself with the best people, Hughes had a secret weapon that allowed him to be more hands-on with his projects than many other entrepreneurs. What was it? Sneakers. Hughes had a habit of wearing sneakers, which would allow him to walk about very quietly and enter his work areas stealthily to monitor his staff without being detected.
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Lesson #4: Think Big, Act Small
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| When Hughes said as a child that he wanted to be the richest man in the world, he had a clear vision about where he wanted to go, but he did not yet know how he was going to get there. That is, until, he began taking one step at a time towards achieve his dreams. Hughes recognized the importance of setting high goals and thinking about long-term possibilities, all the while taking small steps in the short-term to achieve those goals. |
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Fred Smith Quotes
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Making your customers uncomfortable
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| Tomorrow is the ridiculous Black Friday ritual, gaining in steam every year, in which large American retailers run big sales that start at 6 am. People line up even earlier to get in first. Kids are stampeded. Muscles are pulled. Friendships frayed. Credit cards exhausted.
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Planes, Trains, and AutomobilesShare
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| By the time you read this I'll be in New York (right now I'm on a plane.) If you follow me (or any of my partners) on twitter, you will quickly understand why a Boulder entrepreneur recently referred to twitter as the "Foundry Group location / travel finder." |
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Lesson #2: Grab the opportunity whenever you can
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| “When we launched Kingfisher [Airlines], we had certain very clear-cut parameters, brand-new planes, commonality, fuel bases between fuel efficiency and controlled costs, and then of course we did a huge market research on the name, the brand, the consumer expectations,” recalls Mallya. And yet, despite all of his hard work, the company is struggling to turn a profit. So why does he continue to put so much into it? |
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8th of the 10 Kurlan Sales Competencies That Are Key to Building a Sales Culture
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| Key Performance Indicators or KPI's abound for sales. However, most companies choose to pay attention to the wrong ones. They look at lagging indicators like:
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Does Age Matter?
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| There is a lot of talk about age these days. People talk about the X and Y Generation, the Baby Boomers and recently I have heard the expression, igeneration!!! Then there is the ageism debate and Governments bringing in legislation to make employers employ people of all ages. |
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ROAD WARRIORS Managing your Time Away from Home
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| On the road again? Here's some expert advice on how you can make the most of your travel time. |
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Take Your Dog and Pony Show on the Road
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| There are obvious disasters in a business plan presentation, especially in a strange location. Things like broken projectors, bad lighting, lousy sound system -- these are all normal disasters, and ones you will of course plan for. Then there are the non-obvious disasters. |
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Coach Pete's: Tip You Are Already Rich
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| Have you ever stopped and thought how rich you really are? Most of us live lives that couldn't have been imagine by even the wealthiest person living in the 1900's. |
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Travel Savvy: What new security measures will mean for travellers
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| Alleged terrorists planned to use liquid explosives concealed as sports drink bottles and common electronic devices to bring down as many as 10 planes in a nearly simultaneous strike. What impact does this have on the way you travel, today? |
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Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity
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| Being an avid aviation fan since childhood, planes (especially general aviation) have always had a special place in my heart. And I remember very clearly the time when I had an opportunity to work for Boeing. I was invited for the interview and result was that they liked me but they did not like my skill level for the particular role I was supposed to execute. So what happened? The opportunity passed by. But did I give up then? No. I kept learning and training myself more and more. I didn’t give up on the dream of working for a dream-company like Boeing. And it paid off, but almost a year from the initial interview. I was finally given the opportunity to work for one of my dream-companies.
Now, what do you think happened there? Why was I given the role later? The reason is simple and it’s right there. It’s because |
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Lesson #2: Grab the opportunity whenever you can
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| “When we launched Kingfisher [Airlines], we had certain very clear-cut parameters, brand-new planes, commonality, fuel bases between fuel efficiency and controlled costs, and then of course we did a huge market research on the name, the brand, the consumer expectations,” recalls Mallya. And yet, despite all of his hard work, the company is struggling to turn a profit. So why does he continue to put so much into it? |
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QR Codes - 5 Useful Applications in eCommerce
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| QR codes or Quick Response codes are a new variety of barcodes, which are used to transit more information than traditional barcodes. The traditional barcodes having vertical striations are designed to encode data based on a horizontal plane in between the lines. However, QR codes can store data on horizontal as well as vertical planes. When used appropriately, QR codes help in giving e-commerce an expanded reach in terms of consumers |
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How To Reduce Your Holiday Stress
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| Holidays can be one of the more stressful times of the year - planes to catch, traffic jams, delays, change from the normal routine… Here are a few tips on making the most of your holiday. |
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