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5 Strategies to Drive Business Innovation

What makes a business innovative? What can you, as a leader, do to trigger innovation at your organization? Innovative companies regularly introduce new products/services and revise their processes to affect positive changes in their business. From shifts in the economic environment to market research insights, there are many ways to spark innovation. In this article, we’ll look at a few business innovation strategies you can use to generate innovative ideas to adapt or create your own business models.

No More Mr. Nice Guy: Chapter Analysis

Are you looking for an analysis of the chapters from No More Mr. Nice Guy by Robert Glover? What can you learn from this book? Dr. Robert Glover’s self-help book involves his step-by-step method that claims to increase confidence and reduce insecurity in men. Each chapter of No More Mr. Nice Guy contains Dr. Robert Glover’s advice for improving your life in many different areas, including your relationships, career, and mental health. Here’s an analysis of all the No More Mr. Nice Guy chapters to help you better understand the book.

Jeffrey Sachs: Bolivia’s Shock Therapist

Who was Jeffrey Sachs? What was the role of Jeffrey Sachs in Bolivia’s shock therapy? Economist Jeffrey Sachs played a major role in implementing economic shock therapy in Bolivia under president Paz. Upon re-election, Paz set out to correct Bolivia’s spiraling economy with policies based on Jeffery Sachs’s recommendations. In this article, you’ll learn about Bolivia’s shock therapy, how it was implemented, and what happened in its aftermath.

Business Momentum: Faster Isn’t Always Better

Is strong momentum good for a startup? How can momentum derail your business from its intended direction? All entrepreneurs are excited to see their venture grow. However, as your business’s momentum picks up, it’s easy to lose sight of which activities are worth your while. To ensure your business isn’t derailing from your intended direction, follow these principles.

6 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Skills

Looking to improve your leadership skills? What steps can you take to become a better leader? Improving leadership skills can help you move up the corporate ladder, get a raise, gain the respect of your colleagues and employees, and more. In the process, you may even find that you’re not only improving as a leader, but as a person as well. Here are six ways to improve your leadership skills.

The History of Human Sexuality: The Standard Narrative

Why do the authors of Sex at Dawn say the standard narrative of the history of human sexuality is incorrect? What do the authors claim is the standard narrative? Do other scientists agree? In their book Sex at Dawn, Ryan and Jethá argue against the standard narrative of the history of human sexuality. They begin their argument by laying out the supposed standard narrative in preparation to refute it. However, some scientists claim that what Ryan and Jethá are using is actually the cultural narrative. Keep reading for Ryan and Jethá’s version of the standard narrative of the history of

How to Create and Maintain a Healthy Sales Culture

What makes a good sales culture? What can you, as a sales leader, do to foster a healthy culture in your business’s sales department? A healthy sales culture is one in which salespeople feel respected, passionate, and happy in their roles. They communicate openly and respectfully with their manager and each other, and they’re willing to help out their colleagues in the pursuit of shared goals. In this article, we’ll take a look at some tips on how to create and maintain a healthy sales culture, according to sales expert Mike Weinberg.

How to Lead by Example: Show, Don’t Tell

Why is it important to lead by example? What’s the best way to exemplify what your organization values and stands for? Leading by example is the best way to communicate what’s truly important to your organization—its values. By nature, values are elusive, so explicitly stating them will never be the most effective way to instil them. Moreover, it’s easy to say you believe in certain values, but harder to follow through and live them, so when others see you doing just that—practicing what you preach—you gain credibility, and people will more enthusiastically follow your lead. Keep reading to learn how

Dissolving the Emotional Pain Body

What exactly is a “pain-body”? What experiences trigger your emotional pain-body to activate? In The Power of Now, the emotional pain-body is an abstract entity composed of all the negative and painful emotions you’ve experienced throughout your life. Your pain-body is triggered when you encounter a stimulus (e.g. a conversation, a thought, a situation) that hits a nerve with a familiar pain pattern from the past. Keep reading to learn about the concept of the pain-body. We’ll discuss what the pain-body is, what triggers it, and how you can separate from it.

The Top 4 Business Model Evaluation Strategies

How to Have an Effective Strategic Discussion

Why is it important to evaluate a business model? How do you know your model will actually work given your product/service and your target market? Once you’ve defined your business model, you’ll need to evaluate if your organization is prepared to move forward with it. There are a number of tools that you can use to evaluate the viability of your business model. In this article, we’ll explore four business model evaluation strategies you can use to analyze and optimize the effectiveness of your business models.