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EO Entrepreneurs Share Strategies for Failure-Proofing Small Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Join an executive group: It empowers you to develop leadership skills and knowledge, which is nearly impossible to do alone. This article originally appeared in the USA Today Small Business Insert that ran on 31 December 2019. . Leverage others’ experiences. Learn from the successes and failures of others.

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BE 2.0: Self-Correction is Vital – Recognizing When Change is Needed

Paul G. Silva

Building Your Self-Correction Toolkit Based on Collins’s principles and my experience, here are tools to build self-correction into your leadership: 1. Learn More For more on building self-correction into your leadership, see Chapter 9 in BE 2.0, particularly pages 140-147 where Collins discusses the power of facing reality.

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How Entrepreneurs Can Prevent Problems In Their Work-From-Home Strategy

Entrepreneurs' Organization

When Pete approached me for advice, I recommended the “Failure-Proofing” strategy, which is a pragmatic and easy-to-use technique to defend against planning and project disasters. 3 Key Steps to Preventing Disasters in Implementing Decisions.

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From sales to CEO: A female entrepreneur’s journey in the beverage alcohol industry

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The progress women in leadership have made over the past decade is energizing and generates hope and excitement for the future of female entrepreneurs. This notoriously complicated beast can make or break a business depending on how its members confront conflict and develop strategies for success. percent by February 2021.

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The Curse That Causes Promotions to Fail

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Fortunately, recent research in these fields shows how you can use pragmatic strategies to address these dangerous judgment errors , whether in your professional life , your relationships , or other areas in life. Then, newly promoted supervisors were expected to pick up the skills on the job, without training in leadership.

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8 Steps to Making Better Business Decisions

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Boeing’s leadership made some terrible decisions to cover up problems and rush production of the 737 Max. Good decision making is the essence of successful leadership, which is why the term “leader” is often equated to “decision-maker.” It’s a learnable strategy based on a distinct sequence of eight simple steps.

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Want to Build Employee Engagement? Invest in Your People Holistically.

Entrepreneurs' Organization

His company, Acceleration Partners, was honored with Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award , recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2019. Here, he shares his thoughts on capacity building as a leadership strategy. . I have gone all-in on capacity building as a leadership strategy. Invest in Your People Holistically.