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Archive for April, 2008

Advice to Stream Line Your Business Is More Important Than Ever

Posted in Avoiding Mistakes, Cost Control, News, tagged , , , , on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This article from “in-Business” weekly newsletter highlights the importance of streamlining your business, keeping efficiency firmly at the forefront. Business confidence fell in the March quarter after consecutive interest rate rises, according to the latest Commonwealth Bank Business SA Survey of Business Expectations. Business confidence fell 15.9 points to 92.2 points and the slump follows [...]

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Negotiation Tactics: Smart Ways to Gain the Upper Hand in Business

Posted in Articles, tagged , on April 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »

The reality of any negotiation is that it is an exercise in psychology. Realistic market factors play their role, but final decisions are usually made based on perception. How the seller perceives you, the investor, will influence the deal. Here are some tactics to tip the scales in your favor. Successful negotiators are always one [...]

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How To Simplify Your Business

Posted in Articles, Process Improvement, tagged , , , , on April 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

7 Steps To Streamline Every Area of Your Business For every step you introduce into a process the complexity increases exponentially. Actually is increases by the ‘square’ of the number of steps involved. That is one step has a complexity factor 1 squared = 1. A two-step process has a complexity factor of 2 squared [...]

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Why Leadership is the Most Important Job

Posted in Leadership, Team Building, tagged , , , on April 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I constantly here people saying they cant find people. But I say you get the people you deserve. To attract the better people, first you must become a better leader. Leaders are always working on themselves and refining their skills. They lead by example. Leaders are strong, but they are not rude. People mistake strength [...]

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Notes on Warren Buffett Q&A Video

Posted in Investing, Success Factors, tagged , , on April 3, 2008 | 16 Comments »

This is my notes from a fascinating Q&A session with Warren Buffett. There are many insight here about not just investing, but how live a good life, and be successful in general. You could apply these to your business operations as well as investing. The main points to think about. Look for integrity in people. [...]

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