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Affluent Market May Disappoint Retailers by Spending Less for December Holiday Gifts
About 25% of the total estimated December holiday (Christmas and
Hanukah) gift market will be produced by the wealthiest 10% of
U.S. households, despite a reduction of 1.6% in their spending
to about $57 billion.
Approximately two-thirds of...
Book Summary: Mind Your Own Business
This article is based on the following book:
Mind Your Own Business
A Maverick’s Guide to Business, Leadership and Life
Doubleday & Company, Inc., 2003
ISBN 0-385-50959-6
208 pages
A maverick is an independent person who will...
Five Strategies To Strengthen Your Company’s Financial Management
Too many businesses wait until a crisis occurs before they start to focus on improving their financial management. Often, by that time, it can be too late. By setting aside an hour now to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your...
Management Span of Control and The Power of Models
There isn’t a steadfast rule in determining a proper Management to Staff ratio. However, there are some guidelines that can assist in establishing a ratio that allows Upper Management to efficiently assess and evaluate a department, department...
Tips to maximize the sale of your business
Question: How can I maximize the amount of cash I receive when I
sell my business? Answer: Acquire every last after tax dollar
and get paid in cash. Also, follow three critical steps before
proceeding:
1. Preplan the sale of your business....
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A Strategy for Success
In the quest towards achieving success and accomplishment in our
lives, a systematic plan of action is needed. Without a plan
even the greatest of efforts will be ineffective, eventually
degenerating into frustration and wasted time. A guided plan
allows one to utilize his/her talents and competencies to the
fullest, by focusing them in a coordinated and strategic manner
upon a specific outcome. The power of concentrated effort should
never be underestimated. A strategy that one should immulate
from the world of sports, is that in competition one should
always seek to "play his/her game". One should never be forced
into the position of trying to be successful by operating under
conditions strategically benificial to the opposing team. In
other words, in seeking to achieve success in today's
competitive environment, a professional should design an action
plan around his/her personal strengths and competencies. Play to
your strengths and not to your weakness.
There is always more than one way to the mountain top; a
striving professional should ensure that the path he/she
chooses, is the one which utilizes his/her talents and skill
sets to the fullest.
The acronym A.I.D.E can be used as a tool for the striving
professional, in the drafting of a personal action plan. A.I.D.E
stands for: Analyze, Identify, Design and Evaluate. A
professional should first analyze his/her situation. What are
one's professional aspirations and goals? What stage of his/her
career is the professional currently in? What are the future
prospects of current and prospective career paths? It is
important to fully know the landscape before any journey can be
undertaken. Before embarking upon the adventure of a lifetime
one should take time to learn the terrain.
The next step in action planning is to identify those skill
sets and core competencies one wishes to utilize. For example if
a person possesses excellent analytical and mathematic skills
one should seek opportunities which require these proficiencies,
such as engineering or systems analyst. The identification stage
involves much soul searching and should be undertaken in a
deliberate and patient manner.
The design stage of the planning processes puts the "gears into
the dream". The design phase is the actual creation of one's
plan of action. During this period the professional determines
the specific: Activities Time Frames
Outcomes Methods ,that will be utilized in the action
plan.
The final stage of the A.I.D.E process is the evaluation phase.
During the evaluation phase the striving professional reviews
and monitors the progress that has been made. This stage of the
action plan is very important, for it allows for the rethinking
of strategies and the ability to capitalize upon immediate
opportunity.
The courage to boldly go, to undiscovered realms of your
potential should be rewarded with that which your heart desires.
Ensure success by effectively planning for it. Your plan will
work, if you work your plan.
-Make it Happen!
About the author:
Regi Adams is a business coach, educator and writer for Bascom &
Adams Business Solutions. Regi's philosopy on exceptional
business performance is that "all success starts with people".
Thus Regi's approach to creating high performance organizations
is by creating high performance teams, made up of high
performance people. For more information please visit the
company website at www.bascomadams.com
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Basic Description of Strategic Planning (including key terms to know) |
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Strategic Planning Society: Strategy Development and Implementation |
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Strategic Planning Tools |
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Center for Simplified Strategic Planning, Inc. |
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LEADERSHIP: Strategic Planning and Strategic Management |
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HEFCE : Publications : 2000 : 00/24 - Strategic planning in higher ... |
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The Association for Strategic Planning |
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Amazon.com: Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A ... |
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