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What is the Law of Navigation? What do you think distinguishes a leader from a regular person? The Law of Navigation is John C. Maxwell’s fourth law of leadership. At its core, the Law of Navigation is all about having a vision for your business and navigating towards it, correcting the course along the way. Keep reading for Maxwell’s guidelines on how to implement the Law of Navigation.
How can you improve the abilities of your team? How do Knowledge Multipliers encourage employees? What Diminishing behaviors inhibit growth? Knowledge Multipliers use employee encouragement tactics to increase their team’s intelligence and abilities. The three practices they use are to spark direction, challenge people, and create conviction. Knowledge Diminishers, however, tend to show off, test others, micromanage, and create boredom. Continue on to learn the best employee encouragement practices and what behaviors to avoid.
Do you want to implement Multiplier leadership practices into your workplace? How do you foster a Multiplier culture? It’s one thing to have one Multiplier Leader, but when you implement Multiplier leadership practices on a large scale, you create a Multiplier culture. Here is what to do and what not to do when creating a Multiplier culture. Keep reading for advice on how to implement Multiplier leadership on a large scale.
What is the Law of Victory? What do you think all victorious leaders have in common? The Law of Victory is the 15th law of leadership by John C. Maxwell. According to this law, true leaders aspire to victory, so much so, that they don’t even bother with a Plan B because they are that confident Plan A will work. Read about John C. Maxwell’s Law of Victory and how to put it to work for your business.
What is the “bullets before cannonballs” approach to innovation? What are the three characteristics of a good bullet, according to Jim Collins? The “bullets before cannonballs” is a concept developed by Jim Collins to describe an empirical approach to business innovation. A bullet can be a new product, service, technology, process, or even an acquisition, as long as it has the following characteristics: 1) it doesn’t cost much, 2) it has minimal consequences, and 3) it doesn’t disrupt the enterprise. Keep reading to learn about the “bullets before cannonballs” approach to innovation.
What is the tragedy of the commons? How can mistrust in corporations lead to the mistrust of our peers? How can we work on becoming more trusting in the future? The tragedy of the commons is the concept that everybody shares common resources and if we all respect them, then everybody can prosper. But, inevitably, a minority of the population will take advantage of the trust system and ruin the commons for everybody. Companies everywhere do this to us every day and it causes inherent mistrust of others. Keep reading to learn what causes trust issues and what we can
What is productive paranoia? Can being paranoid about the future of your business do you any good? There’s no telling what kind of unfortunate event is going to happen, but given an unstable, constantly changing world, disruptions are inevitable. When disaster strikes, there won’t be time to think—you need to act fast. This is where productive paranoia— comes in. Here is how productive paranoia can shield your business from sudden disruptions.
What is the difference between a multiplier leader and a diminisher leader? What are the traits of multipliers and diminishers? According to the authors of Multipliers, there are two types of leaders: Multipliers and Diminishers. Multipliers bring the most out of their team’s abilities and they inspire and push them to do their best. Diminishers only access a small portion of their team’s abilities and prefer to rely on their own intelligence. Keep reading to learn more about Multipliers and Diminishers
Do you have a business idea in mind? What are some business startup questions you could ask yourself as you plan its execution? The startup stage of any company is one of the most uncertain, but at the same time, most exciting periods in the business life cycle. You should use business startup questions to help you flesh out your idea and articulate a plan for its execution. Here are some business startup questions to take your idea from conception to inception.
Are you looking to increase your business revenue? What are some of the most effective strategies to amp up your revenue numbers? Revenue is the backbone of your business. Your company’s survival depends on your revenue numbers. Below, we will highlight five strategies that can help you increase your business revenue, and consequently, profit. Here are five surefire strategies to increase your business revenue.