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What’s the best way to maintain your calendar, and how can the GTD calendar system help? A GTD calendar is a little different than your standard organizational calendar—for good reason. The GTD calendar also involves other tools and tricks to stay organized.
How do Getting Things Done (GTD) lists help you stay organized? Can lists really keep you on track? Getting Things Done lists are some of the most important parts of the whole GTD system. There are several types of Getting Things Done lists, all of which serve different purposes, but work together in one larger organizational system. Read about the types of Getting Things Done lists and how they work.
What are the best management practices for running a company? Can you learn to follow these management practices? And will they work? As a CEO, you have a lot of responsibility: you’re in charge of the whole company, as well as increasing value and generating profit for shareholders. But no matter what size business you run, you can benefit from learning the best management practices of CEOs at the most successful companies of all time.
Who is Jim Mellor, and how did he contribute to the success of General Dynamics? Jim Mellor became the CEO after Bill Anders stepped down from the position in 1994. Mellor had worked closely with Anders as his COO, and continued the practices and strategies they’d put in place.
What is the Virtuous Cycle, and how does it work? How did the Virtuous Cycle improve TCI’s value? The Virtuous Cycle, often called the virtuous circle, as a system in which business executives can use the idea that making money leads to more opportunities to invest and therefore make more money. Read about how CEO John Malone used the Virtuous Cycle strategy to pull TCI out of bankruptcy and grow the company like never before.
What if you’re not a CEO of a large public company, and want ideas on small business financial management? Are the decisions made by CEOs relevant to everyday managers and business owners? The author of The Outsiders argues yes—that small business financial management has principles that are tied into being an Outsider CEO. You can think about your small business financial management in terms of capital allocation and cash deployment too- and it just might help your business grow.
What makes a Top CEO? Is it their business strategy, or is a Top CEO an inventor? William Thorndike argues that the Top CEOs of all time are ones that went above and beyond what their competitors did, and successfully grew their businesses. These 8 Top CEOs followed smart, but unorthodox business strategies that made them the best in the business.
What is EBITDA, and what does it stand for? What’s the importance of EBITDA in business management? For many top CEOs, EBITDA is one of the most vital metrics in business. EBITDA’s meaning in finance is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, can affect operations and spending power. Keep reading to find out the importance of EBITDA, and one huge EBITDA example.
Have you ever wondered what management top CEOs use to run their companies? Or do you need advice on how to implement them? What are the best business strategies? In The Outsiders, William Thorndike outlines some of the management practices common amongst “outsider” CEOs: top CEOs that clearly succeeded far beyond their competitors. These CEOs all had unorthodox business strategies and practices, and their management practices led to growth and profits.
What is decentralization, and how can it help businesses succeed? What are the advantages of decentralization, and what can they teach you about business strategy? Decentralization is a business practice where executives develop a system to keep decision making limited to a few people. Typically, these businesses don’t have a headquarters with thousands of people in decision making roles, and instead limit decision making power. Read about the advantages of decentralization, and how it worked for top companies.