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Habit 4: Think Win/Win—7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Habit 4: think win/win is all about finding resolutions. Interactions between people constantly include some sort of negotiation, big or small: Where are we going to dinner? What movie are we going to watch? How much will you sell your product for? How much will you buy it for? Habit 4: think win/win is one of the 7 habits that aims to find a solution that benefits both sides, where everyone is happy with the decision and committed to the plan. People with a habit 4: think win/win frame of mind value cooperation over competition and believe that there is

Habit 3: Put First Things First (7 Habits)

What is Habit 3: put first things first of the 7 habits? What are the tools you can use to achieve it? Habit 3, “put first things first,” discusses self-management, leading the effort on the ground to hack your way through the underbrush and reach your destination. Habit 3 encourages you to use time management and emotional awareness to work toward finding what’s important to you and following through.

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind (7 Habits)

What is Habit 2 of the 7 habits of highly effective people? What does Habit 2: begin with the end in mind mean? After tackling Habit 1 in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, you should be ready for Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind. Beginning with the End in Mind prepares you for the task of writing your own destiny, and give you the tools to plot your chart.

What’s a Concierge MVP? How Do You Build One?

The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is one of the most important concepts in Lean Startup methodology. A well-designed MVP tests your core business hypotheses with a dramatically simplified product that saves you a huge amount of time and effort. The Concierge MVP, and its sibling the Wizard of Oz MVP, are clever techniques that replace a complicated technical product with humans. With minimal engineering time, you’ll be able to test the key question of your business: “does anyone even want what you’re building?” In this guide we’ll learn: what the Concierge MVP and Wizard of Oz MVP are examples of effective MVPs which MVP type to

Validated Learning: What Is It? (Lean Startup)

The Lean Startup uses the term “Validated Learning.” What does this mean? How does it differ from normal learning, and what does the “validated” mean? Learn from Eric Ries how to conduct validated learning in your startup.

What Happened to Votizen? (The Lean Startup)

Votizen was a civil participation startup based around politics. It’s a key example in Lean Startup. But what happened to Votizen the company? Learn more about the lessons learned from Votizen’s near-failure and how it improved its way to success.

Yellow Tail Wines – Blue Ocean Strategy Example

How did Yellow Tail Wines use the blue ocean strategy to become a market leader in the ultra-competitive wine industry? Learn how Yellow Tail built a unique strategy canvas and used the eliminate/reduce/raise/create actions to build a truly unique wine.

Cirque du Soleil – Blue Ocean Strategy, Explained

Cirque du Soleil is one of the key examples given in Blue Ocean Strategy. How did a circus performer create a blue ocean outside of the red ocean of circuses, and create an incredibly valuable company? Learn more about Cirque du Soleil’s Blue Ocean Strategy here.

Pioneer-Migrator-Settler Map (Blue Ocean Strategy)

What is the Pioneer-Migrator-Settler Map? What does it mean for your business and Blue Ocean Strategy? Learn how you should have projects in each stage of the lifecycle, from pioneers to migrators to settler projects.

10 Red Ocean Traps You Must Avoid

Blue Ocean Strategy ends with ten Red Ocean Traps that can deter you from creating blue oceans or that jeopardize your execution. These will be phrased as myths that are then debunked: