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Business Growth Is A Leadership Issue. Not A Sales Issue.

Eric Jacobson

When you lead results, you avoid the micromanagement trap and instill a sense of trust throughout the organization that helps people accomplish the tasks they own. Company strategies overwhelmingly focus on competitive advantage in the form of the attractiveness of products and services or operational objectives.

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Fear of Loss of Group Membership is More Powerful Than Management

Mike Cardus

Management must be OK with the team changing the steps, as long as the change goal is met you cannot micromanage the process. The district managers operated under a control and command system and asking them to switch to coaching & feedback was met with great resistance.

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Growth Is A Leadership Issue, Not A Sales Issue

Eric Jacobson

When you lead results, you avoid the micromanagement trap and instill a sense of trust throughout the organization that helps people accomplish the tasks they own. Company strategies overwhelmingly focus on competitive advantage in the form of the attractiveness of products and services or operational objectives.

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5 Steps To A Running A Better Business

Strategy Driven

The five steps below will give you more insight into what you can be doing on a regular basis to improve your office environment and run a smoother operation overall. Track Your Finances. Be aware of what money is going out and coming in by consistently tracking and monitoring your finances. Monitor Your Employee’s Actions.

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How to Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption

Skip Prichard

and is an expert on risk, strategy, and finance. It is a new, more advanced way of studying environments, making decisions, building cultures, and operating on a day-to-day basis. For example, they many fail to detect or assess profound changes in operating landscapes, like Bear Stearns or Blockbuster did. Northern Command.

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What 20 Years as a Remote Organization Has Taught Us About Managing Remote Teams

Harvard Business Review

More than 80% of our work is done by teams of consultants and staff who operate out of their home offices. Less micromanagement leads to more choice, decision making, freedom, and accountability at the individual level. The advisory firm we work for is one such company.

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Mexico Needs a Venture Capital Industry

Harvard Business Review

Many LPs are also still learning how best to be effective investors by providing support and demanding accountability, without micromanaging. The challenge is that senior experienced operational talent in Mexico usually isn't interested in bearing the risk and hardship of working in the still-struggling VC industry.